Clockwise from top: Planet Jill Horizontal Photo Ornamentwith Ribbon, $48 Nelle and Lizzy The Double Mother Rings, $72 Imprint on My Heart Custom Baby Footprint Keychain and Heart-Shaped Key Ring, both in Sterling Silver, $425 and $45 Go Belly Go Due Date Maternity Necklace, …
Clockwise from top left: Rag & Bone Handmade Journal in Apricot is beautiful and blank to adapt to your story, $29 The Belly Book, by Amy Krouse, provides space for quick and fun weekly recaps—with photos, too. $12 Track workouts and diet, as well as your daily thoughts, with The …
Clockwise top left: Brooks Pond Perennial Buggy Blanket in Chocolate/Pink, $135 7 A.M. Enfant Blanket 212evolution in Royal/Black, $189 Outside Baby Windproof Baby Bivi in Spirograph, $69 JJ Cole Urban Infant Bundle Me in Lagoon, $46
By Amy Henry Say goodbye to the nausea and exhaustion that dimmed your desire during the first trimester—you’re heading into a time of renewed sexual energy. Research shows that expecting couples make love an average of 1.2 times per week in the second trimester. Your hormonal changes make …
By Vanessa Geneva Ahern During my daughter’s infancy, I would make mental to-do lists of tasks I’d get done during her afternoon power nap…only to get stuck in a “nap trap” if my transfer to her crib was the slightest bit clumsy. Co-founders of Dream Team Baby, a company that …
By Eve O'Neill As if being pregnant hasn’t already given your body a thorough workout, along comes the cold. Before you know it, last-minute shopping, social activities, and the chilly weather have done a number on your skin—especially your lips. Because they lack oil glands, your lips dry …
Unlike some visits to a doctor’s office, a prenatal appointment is usually quick and pleasant. It is primarily designed for you and your health-care provider to receive updated information regarding you and your baby, listen to your baby’s heartbeat, and rule out any complications. To …
Spiraling inward from top left: Warmbar Gecko Grip Flurry Sheepskin Boot in Chestnut, $60 Keen Betty Boot in Slate Black/Grayed Jade, $110 Ulu Makea in Brown, $175 Yellow Box Clasic in Tan, $68 Sugar Origami Crowded Garden Green Boot, $58 Earth Summit in Bark Nubuck, $168 Merrell Women’s …
By Lisa Fields Twice as many diapers to change; two babies wailing at once; double the laundry. As soon as you’re handed two—or more!—bundles of joy at the hospital, you’ll realize you’re about to have a very different experience from the other moms you know. To create some order …
With all the gear options available, even diapering can seem confusing. Simplifying baby prep is the inspiration behind The Baby File, a book of lists and worksheets by Amanda R. Dobbins. She hopes to save other moms-to-be from her own inefficient system—sticky notes with shopping lists, …
