Modern Parents Guide & Tips | KeaBabies Blog

A new baby, another experience, and life seems to be so different now. There will be surprises and unexpected twists. You’ll come to see that what worked for others may not work for you. So, to prepare for this exciting journey of parenting, we have a checklist of the basics for a newborn! Consider this your guide. 

Pregnancy is a wonderful and life-changing experience, but you'll have to carry a child for approximately 40 weeks. This means certain body parts will get stretched and strained as it accommodates another human being. A belly band eases discomfort and pressure so you can continue to walk around and do things you want.

When you're pregnant, you need to be concerned about your nutritional needs and be as safe as possible. This is because your baby depends on you for sound health. So, your primary aim is to work on staying healthy until your baby arrives.

Labor and delivery is hard work - but it shouldn’t just be the mother’s job to bring a new baby into the world! Spouses, partners, friends, or family members can be great assistants during a mother’s labor, and it’s important to rally around a mother as she faces the momentous task of birthing a baby.

As the number of positive cases of COVID-19 continues to fall, and more people have access to adequate healthcare and the vaccine, it might be time for your family to resume many of the activities that have been put on hold for the past year. Bridging the transition from home life to social activities will be an adjustment for everyone, but it might be a particularly challenging one for kids.

We all have to deal with some level of accepting advice about parenting we can't take due to various reasons. Our society tethers often between polarities when it comes to certain parenting choices.

Morning sickness includes nausea and vomiting and could also include aversion to certain foods. Many women have a keener sense of smell which makes morning sickness much worse. Morning sickness is not restricted to the first half of the day either – it could hit at any time.

"Taking it one day at a time and one moment at a time is all we can really do. Some days are harder than others but you are always doing your best and that’s all you can do."

Whether you’re a nurse, law enforcement officer, engineer, or plant operator, it’s crucial to understand everything you need to know about working while pregnant. As your belly grows and your body changes, you must put in place certain measures to ensure your comfort, health, and well-being of the baby growing inside of you.

I'm not ashamed or apologetic in saying I wish my family had more generational wealth, but I don't love the self-sacrificing energy it takes to make it happen. In some sense, it can breed discord between the sacrifice-r and those who benefit from the "blood, sweat, and tears" that went into creating these assets.

I started setting my own milestones that excited me just as much but I would have overlooked if she hadn’t had special needs. Her first year taught me a lot and there are a few regrets I wish I had done prior to having her.

While ultrasounds and pregnancy tests are the main approaches to find out whether you're pregnant, there are different signs and symptoms of pregnancy you can pay special attention to.