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Costumes for Kids
creative Halloween costume ideas
Looking for a fun and inexpensive costume to make for your child? Our Halloween costume gallery has ideas from a Halloween bat to an adorable and so simple pumpkin face. Check it out! Read more...
Halloween Costumes
11 inexpensive costumes for baby
Baby's first Halloween is especially fun for parents. But nobody wants to spend a fortune on a costume that will only be worn once before it's outgrown. So what's a thrifty parent to do? Read more...
Halloween Activities
16 halloween crafts and activities
Looking for some fun, spooky and family-friendly Halloween crafts, activities and games? Look no further! These Halloween activities are sure to please all your little goblins. Read more...
Halloween Recipes
14 spooktacular halloween recipes
Halloween brings out children's imaginations and the inner child in adults. But don't let it stop at the costumes and candy. Impress your friends and family with these easy recipes! Read more...
Week by Week
your 40 weeks of pregnancy
Want to see your baby’s fetal development week by week? Follow along for a full 40-week pregnancy as you learn about changes to your body and your new baby! Read more...
Calming Baby
22 ways to calm a crying baby
A 10-pound mass of human creates a lot of noise, and new parents feel pretty inadequate when they can't stop the crying. There's help! Get tips from experts and parents in this informative gallery!
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Mayim Bialik
meet our mom of the month
Actress Mayim Bialik had a plan for raising her children even before they were born. She wanted to go back to basics, supplying as natural, nurturing and environmentally healthy a setting as possible. Meet this holistic mom! Read more...
Let’s Twitter!
follow along with pregnancy today
PregnancyToday is on Twitter! Follow along for even more of the great information and inspiration you know and love. We’re the real deal on what to expect from preconception to postpartum! Read more...
Birth Stories
my baby i’ve waited for all my life
"I finally became pregnant at 30 years old. My husband and I were going through a divorce when I came up pregnant. I never thought that I could have children and was really shocked that I was." Read more...
Harlan Cohen
meet our dad of the month
Harlan Cohen has a little advice. Actually, he has a lot of advice, for anyone who writes to him. Cohen, who lives in the Chicago area, is the author of the syndicated advice column, "Help Me, Harlan!" Read more...
Create a Birth Plan
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A birth plan is a list of all of preferences and choices for your delivery that you share with your doctor, nurses and midwife. Make yours today, print it out and share it with your doctor and loved ones.
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