It seems like no matter how much of the postpartum baby weight I lose, I'm still stuck with the loose belly skin. And since I'm not ready to go under the knife for a tummy tuck, I remain committed to giving topical options like Mama Mio'…
The best part of bathing my baby is breathing him in afterward -- but it does call into question exactly what's in those bubbles and that bum cream anyway. The skin care artisans at Sweet Knee keep no secrets -- all of their carefully-se…
When my local supermarket carries twenty different baby skin care lines, it's clear there's a lot to choose from out there. I can't keep track of what should or should not go on my baby's skin and who is or who isn't using the most envir…
When I was in Maine a couple of years ago, I found the most incredible handmade goats' milk soap at a farmer's market. I'm such an idiot for not scribbling down the name, because I haven't been able to track it down again. But recently, …
I dug into my Mother's Day stash of bubble baths recently only to realize that they are filled with tons of artificial chemicals and additives. Hardly a relaxing thought. Cyan Bonacci must have felt the same way since she created Lee-Lai…
Don't you love 20-something models advertising anti-aging creams? And yet, I fall for it every time. I have the drawer full of cosmetic jars to prove it. Admittedly I'm a sucker for hope in a bottle so when I had the chance to review the…
There is nothing quite like the feeling of having everything you need in your purse. Tissues? Check. Crayons? Check. Emergency first aid for all aiments both real and imagined? Check. That's why I am a huge fan of the Plein de Vie On-the…
The way I see it, with every baby I have my boobs drop a centimeter. That's not so bad when you're wearing a super duper mama bra, but not so great when you're letting them hang free for those precious 15 minutes before going horizontal …
I'm conspicuously absent from photos taken after the birth of each of my babies. I know a lot of you mamas knows what I'm talking about. But it wasn't even my complexion and weight that were making me camera-shy; it was my lady parts--my…