After declining steadily between 2014 and 2020, birth rates in the United States have fluctuated in recent years. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of births rose by 1% to reach an estimated 3,622,673, according to an April 2025 report from the National Center for…
Taking a breastfeeding course or class is the most critical thing you can do to prepare for your baby’s arrival. If you are thinking about breastfeeding and pumping, taking a breastfeeding course should be at the top of your list…
Two best friends sat at a small wooden table planning a party on the phone. Would they have cake or cupcakes? Both, they decided. But the dessert, like the party, was pretend. The girls were 4 years old, the table…
There is no better way to document your pregnancy journey than by keeping and maintaining a journal that contains pregnancy journal prompts. A pregnancy journal is a personal diary used by expectant mothers to document their experiences, emotions, and milestones…
Home-schooling is the fastest-growing education setting in the United States. More than 3 million students were educated at home in the 2021-22 school year, up from 2.5 million in the spring of 2019. Current estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that there are 3.62…
If you are a mom-to-be, chances are you have been immersing yourself in all things baby and childbirth. As it stands, there are plenty of resources out there to learn from and plenty of people who are willing to share…