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...

7 Adorable Mom.Life Bump Photos

One of the most exciting parts of being pregnant is watching your belly grow. The baby bump in all it's glory through each trimester is a reminder of just how amazing a woman's body really is in it's ability to carry and protect a human being until it is born. We asked our mom.life moms to share their baby bumps and stories and there was an amazing response! We wish we could share them all, but we managed to find seven adorable bumps and lovely stories from our a...

Finding out that you’re pregnant can be the happiest or scariest moment of your life. But whatever you’re feeling, it’s important to take a deep breath and acknowledge the fact that it’s completely normal. Whether it be doubt, shock, or nervousness, it’s definitely comforting to know that you’re not the only one going through it. So here’s what some of the moms from the mom.life community thought/did when they first found out they were pregnant! 👶🏻

“I was completely shocked. Totally scared and s...

Once you become a mom, it’s wonderful to share your amazing birth story!👶

We asked moms in mom.life to share their unique experiences. Here are 52 moving birth stories!

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I was 38 weeks & 2 days when my beautiful girl decided to come. It was at 12:30am when I got my first contraction. I try taking a bath to be sure I was contracting & it wasn't Braxton hicks. When I realize how frequent the pain was coming I knew that it was the day she was coming. I called the hospital after two hours of cont...

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I'm either pregnant or my body really hates me. I want to be pregnant so bad, but I hate to get my hopes up. I feel exactly how I did with my first little one. I have to nap every day because I am beyond tired. I'm not hungry when normally food is my favorite thing. I keep having light cramping but my af probably isn't due for a while since I stopped bleeding from mc on the 21st. We've been BDing lots and I will test on the 7th. If I'm not pregnant I'm going to be pretty frustrated be...