Posts tagged: Health + Wellness

Between tablets, smartphones, endless TV programming and kid-friendly movies, you may find it really tough to keep your toddler away from screens — but here's the thing: You don't have to completely avoid them!We spoke to our go-to pediatrician, Dr. Payal Adhikari, to learn about how much screen time little ones should really be getting...and her thoughts might surprise you. Spoiler alert: The rules are not set in stone...and contrary to popular belief, they don't say you need to keep your kiddos far away from screens at all costs. Here's...

If you have a toddler on your hands, you’re probably thinking hard about what to feed your little one. After all, milk alone probably won’t cut it these days! With all the snack options out there, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of choices. That’s why we enlisted our go-to pediatrician, Dr. Payal Adhikari, to suggest a few kid-friendly snacks your toddler will gobble right up — the best part? They’re healthy enough to earn the doctor’s stamp of approval. And since we know you're a busy...

If you can't get enough of the sweet sound of your baby's heartbeat, you may have considered buying yourself a fetal doppler so you can listen to it from the comfort of your own home. At first glance, fetal dopplers seem pretty great: They can be relatively affordable, readily available on sites like Amazon, and put the ability to check up on your baby right at your fingertips. But before you prepare to order one of your own, you may want to hear an OB-GYN's take on the fetal doppler...

There's this idea that pregnant women need to keep their news under wraps during the earliest weeks — some say they can start spilling the beans at 12 weeks, others use the 14-week-mark (aka the start of the second trimester) as the benchmark. Our take? You should reveal your pregnancy whenever it feels like the right time for you, whether that's five minutes after you see that positive test or post-birth a la Kylie Jenner. But while your personal preference may be to remain tight-lipped for a while, it's also...

It's completely normal to feel nervous from time to time when you're pregnant — particularly if you're pregnant for the first time and finding yourself in unfamiliar territory. Those fears can strike especially hard in your first trimester when there are a lot of unknowns and few people even know you're expecting. But it's important to remember that above all else, pregnancy is exciting and truly worth enjoying. That's why we suggest taking a few simple steps that'll help you curb the first-trimester fear and focus instead on how amazing...

Wait, there's more to life than milk?! Most babies are ready for real food between 4-6 months. Key clues that they’re ready is when they’re sitting well with little support, have good head control, and can't keep their eyes off what you're eating! We asked Dr. Payal Adhikari, a board-certified pediatrician and expectant parents teacher at Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, to tell provide us with her favorite first baby foods (Note to your mother: it’s not rice cereal!) as well as the info we actually need to know before...

There’s so much to do and remember in the months leading up to baby. Paint the nursery. Pick a stroller. Practice swaddling. The list goes on and on. So if you hear the word “doula” and wonder if you can register for one of those, know that you’re not alone. We’ve all been there. And we get by with a little help from our mommy friends. By definition, a doula is: (noun) a woman experienced in childbirth who provides advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before,...