A Statement from Mom.Life:

Hey everyone!

Last night, a new user began messaging our moms asking for private pictures of toddlers and young children. This is obviously unacceptable behavior, and the account was banned immediately. Although thankfully extremely rare on Mom.Life, several users were understandably upset by this, so we wanted to clarify a few things:

First off, Mom.Life has an absolute zero tolerance policy for child abuse and those who would prey on children. We strive to ...

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Moms,

Our new groups this week are:

Litchfield Survivors | @romeowhiskey

Survivors | @romeowhiskey

C-Sections beyond the scar | @x_storm

NV Moms | @brownsugarluv

Tag the mom who's the Admin in the comments to be added to the group! 💕

Send us a message if you would like your group added next week, or if you are the Admin of a group and you have changed your username. If the admin of a group becomes inactive, the group is subject for temporary removal from our list. ☺

Please ...

“You look too young to be a mom!”

Or how about …

“You have a BABY? No! You look like a baby yourself!”👶

Oh wait, here’s a good one …

“Are you the nanny, ooor … ?”

“No, yeah I’m his mom,” I’d reply. “Yes, I am young,” I’d agree.

Considering I got pregnant straight out of college, I was certainly on the younger end of the parenting spectrum. (No one was more surprised than me, I assure you.) And yet, I wasn’t exactly a teen mom. I wasn’t juggling school courses and motherhood, like so many s...

Mamas,

Morning sickness is one of the most common pregnancy symptoms, and unfortunately it can strike anytime of day and beyond the first trimester 😷 What helped you? What really worked for your nausea? Please post your replies in the comments below and we'll add them to our new blog post.💕

Thanks,

mom.life.usa🇺🇸

Today’s topic: introducing solids.

I’ll do another about what is ok for feeding, but for now let’s focus on the *when*.

Solids are anything beyond breastmilk or formula. This includes: cereals, juices, purée, etc.

Not only is 6 months an important milestone, but there are also other factors that should ALL be met before introducing: sitting unsupported, loss of tongue thrust, pincher grasp are huge. These ensure your baby isn’t at risk for, amongst other things, choking. Baby being intereste...