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“Why Does My Baby Smell Like Maple Syrup?”

Does your baby smell sweet? Possibly like maple syrup? If you’re like me, you probably assume that your little one got into the pantry again. Declan is always getting into something, and for about two weeks recently, I could swear I was smelling maple syrup. As any mom would, I chalked it up to him exploring the kitchen. But something kept happening. Day after day, he kept smelling like syrup. I was pretty sure I put the syrup out of...

6 Myths Of Motherhood: How You’ll Eventually Turn Into “That Mom”

There was a reason I waited ’til 30 to become a mom. I knew I was selfish. I had a lot I wanted to do, places to see and events to attend. When I started to go to bed at 10 PM no matter if it was a Monday or Saturday and I was too tired to go out on a Friday night, I knew that I was getting to the point where having kids wouldn’t change my life too...

How To Cope With A Vestibular Migraine Attack With An Infant

Prior to having a baby, I could easily kick my feet up, shut the blinds and pray for my migraine attacks to pass. However, I never understood how real parenthood was until I recently experienced a 10-day stretch of constant dizziness, light sensitivity and headaches. You know that Nyquil commercial where the parents are sick and go ask their child if they can take the day off? I relate to that commercial on a whole different level. I wanted to...