First Time Mom

Self-care is just as important as any homemaking, motherhood, or wifely task. But as moms ourselves, we know how difficult it can be to make time for it. After all, we feel like we don’t have enough time for everything else on our plate! Here are a few self-care ideas for the busiest of moms.

Mama, you need friends. This isn’t a suggestion mirroring the messaging behind “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (although there may be some truth to that), but rather a non-negotiable component of motherhood. Mom friends are good for the body, heart, and soul. Read more about the health, social, and emotional benefits of friends in motherhood.

When practiced regularly, research has shown that yoga poses offer a multitude of health benefits for infants—primarily concerning digestion, stress/mood, and sleep patterns. Try incorporating baby yoga into your little one’s daily schedule to see if certain poses make a difference.

This is your sign to remember to treat yourself this Mother's Day! To celebrate you and all that you do, we’ve put together a Mother’s Day Gift Guide highlighting a few mom-favorite products in self-care, mama-themed attire, affordable in-home experiences, and health and wellness. With these gift suggestions, we hope you’ll luxuriate in something special.

Easter Sunday is just around the corner, which means eggs full of candy are too. While treating your little one to PEEPS® and REESE'S Peanut Butter Eggs is a fun tradition, it’s important to be cautious of your child’s sugar intake. Added sugars have an extremely negative impact on gut health. Since the gut affects digestion, the immune system, mood, heart health, brain functions, quality of sleep and more, limiting your child’s sugar intake is in his or her best interest. 

The most commonly gifted items at baby showers are diapers, wipes, clothing, and blankets. If you’ve ever had your own baby shower, you likely walked away—still grateful, of course—with a plethora of these four items and few other newborn essentials. Next time you attend a baby shower, help a mother out!  

Rather than gifting the usual baby items, try these instead.

We've put together a guide of our favorite baby bath products. Try incorporating one (or more) of these into your little one's daily bath time routine.

The benefits of daily reading start long before a child enters grade school, in early infancy. To help spread awareness on the importance of making reading a habit from birth, we’ve put together a list of the top five benefits of reading to your baby. 

Tired of lugging around an oversized diaper bag? Moms are taking a more minimalist approach to prepping for mama-and-baby outings. Fanny Packs are the new diaper bags! This small, trendy bag is finally making its way into motherhood culture—and for good reason... 

What a re-leaf, the spring season is finally here...break out the rain boots and gardening tools to start prepping for this year’s April showers and May flowers. You and your little one can relish the wonders of springtime with blooming seasonal activities that promote age-appropriate development and endless fun!