Babies

Dear Gigi, Our 2.5-year-old daughter is having a really hard time sharing me with her two-month-old brother, especially during breastfeeding. Any time I need to focus on the baby, my daughter suddenly can't do anything without me and will often...

We were so thrilled to bring the 2nd Annual Bloom event for new and expecting moms back for 2022! About Bloom: BLOOM was an event for new and expecting moms in the Fargo-Moorhead area held on April 23, 2022 at the...

When I was pregnant, I heard talk about milestones, but didn’t really give them much thought. At that time, my main concerns were getting to my due date, managing the nasty pain in my pelvis, trying to stay awake past...

From the moment a woman discovers she is pregnant, she's faced with so many new decisions. And one of the most important decisions is choosing who will care for her during pregnancy and labor. In recent years, an increasing number...

The very last bag of breastmilk. I'm holding it in my hand. I'm staring down at it. I feel a knot growing in my throat right above my collarbone. How could this possibly be it? How is it over already? I spent...

Second and third-time mamas generally have all the essentials — diapers, nursery furniture, books, you name it. And so it can be a little daunting to think of gift ideas for second-time moms. Thankfully, gift giving is my love language...

Get ready to set your clocks ahead on March 10, because daylight saving time is right around the corner! I’m sure you're just as bummed as I am about losing an extra hour of sleep. And the process is even...

As I write this, my baby will only be a baby for six more days. I've simultaneously dreamed of this transition and dreaded it. I've dreamed about this one year milestone because I have learned I'm not good at the baby...

It was just another routine pregnancy check-up in October 2020 when Stephanie Thompson’s care team at Essentia Health noticed what initially appeared to be an irregular heartbeat. Additional testing revealed her unborn baby had a rare condition known as...

When I found out I was expecting twins, I was in shock. Amazed, excited, nervous, but completely shell-shocked. After those initial emotions subsided, I found myself in panic mode wondering, “What does a baby actually need? Wait, scratch that, what do...