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Get the inside scoop on all things giggle from our very own CEO and Founder, Ali Wing.

A-List Interview: Dipali Patwa, Masala Baby Founder & Creative Director

Dipali Patwa, founder of Masala Baby

I love Masala Baby’s kids’ clothes, with their bold colors, global inspiration, and eclectic styles handmade by artisans in India. (Check them out, if you haven’t already. They make great, unique gifts!). So when I had the chance to sit down and chat in-depth with the woman behind the designs — founder, creative director, and mom of one, Dipali Patwa — I was thrilled. After speaking with her, it’s so clear that the contemporary global feel of her brand is a direct result of the places Dipali has traveled, the people she’s met, and the experiences she’s had. And after hearing a bit of what inspires her, it’s easy to imagine that at the heart of each piece of clothing is its own story. More »

9 Months

Expecting? We've got some great advice to prepare you for your pregnancy and the birth of your child.

Popular Baby Names On-the-Rise in 2013

Popular Baby Names on the Rise

Popular baby names aren’t always replaced at the top by similar names, though sometimes it feels that way.  Emily moves down, Emma moves up.  Jason slips, while Jacob and Mason rise.

With the new US popularity list due out in less than a month, we thought it would be fun to look at today’s most popular baby names and guess which similar choices might move in to replace them — if not at the next tally, then at some point in the future. More »

Nursing Know-How

Start your breastfeeding off right with helpful information from non-profit Best for Babes.

Gearing Up to Breastfeed: 5 Tips for Moms-to-Be

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Best for Babes knows that breastfeeding can be challenging in the beginning, and that more than anything new moms deserve to be cheered on coached and celebrated. Here are our top tips for how to beat the Breastfeeding Booby Traps(R) so you can achieve your personal breastfeeding goals.

1. Get your game face on. Treat planning to breastfeeding like planning a wedding, or interviewing for a job. Pregnancy lasts nine months, the benefits of breastfeeding last a lifetime for you and your babe. Take a good breastfeeding class, find an excellent lactation counselor (IBCLC), and put their number in your speed dial. More »

City Mom

Learn strategies for navigating public transportation, crowded streets and small living spaces from Manhattan mom Monica Storch.

4 Small Ways to Save Big in the City — with a Baby

Tips & Tricks for Parenting in the Big City — on a Budget

City living may be many things, but it’s definitely not cheap. Between housing costs, taxi fare and grocery prices that leave us shaking our heads in disbelief, it seems we’re constantly engaged in feats of financial acrobatics. Throw a baby (or two) into the mix and things get even trickier. Fortunately, urban parents are a resourceful bunch, and most city moms and dads have more than a few tips and tricks up their sleeves when it comes to navigating the expensive wilds of the concrete jungle.  Here are some of my favorite wallet-friendly tips: More »

Healthy Home

Build a healthy environment for your baby with practical and easy tips from national nonprofit Healthy Child Healthy World.

5 Tips for Eating Safer Seafood

Fish Market

Raise your hand if you have a hard time figuring out which fish and seafood are safe to eat.

I really want to give my family all the good things about fish (omega-3’s, protein!) without any of the bad (mercury, PCBs, antibiotics – yuck).  To eat fish that’s good for you and isn’t fished in a manner that’s destroying the oceans, you have to be an informed and conscious consumer.

Don’t give up on fish and seafood just because it’s complicated to know what to buy. Follow these tips to get the safest seafood for your family.

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Parent Talk

Get tips from the trenches with this information-packed blog from the authors of The Rookie Mom's Handbook and Stuff Every Mom Should Know, Heather Flett and Whitney Moss.

My Very Strong Opinions about Mother’s Day Gifts

My Very Strong Feelings About Mother's Day | Parent Talk

A friend on Facebook boasted today that she had saved not one, but two marriages this week by pointing out that Sunday is Mother’s Day, and “what we like is brunch and jewelry.”

I beg to differ.

First, dining out with small children is not everyone’s idea of a good time, especially not during one of the most crowded brunch timeslots of the year. I would rather have coffee brought to me in bed, and eat pancakes and fruit prepared by my husband in the lazy state of my own house. That way, I’m not obligated to shower and primp on my “day off”.

Second: Wait? Is this a good platform for me to go on my feminist diatribe about the tradition of men buying women jewelry?  It is? Okay, then. More »

Hip Baby

Get fun fashion advice from blogger Nadia Carriere for the 40 weeks before and after your baby is born.

What I REALLY Want For Mother’s Day…

What I REALLY Want for Mother's Day...

For me, Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate my family; because without them I wouldn’t even be a mother. Those sweet children of mine have changed me in more ways than I can count, enriching my life and filling it with endless amounts of love. More »

Grab Bag

What's happening at giggle? Get the latest, learn about promotions, and read posts by some giggle friends and special guests.

8 Unspoken Truths about Motherhood

8 Unspoken Truths about Motherhood

They told you you’d be tired. You knew to expect all those middle-of-the-night feedings. But no amount of Googling or talking to friends or thumbing through parenting books will totally prep you for all the little ways life changes when that tiny person of yours arrives. This year, in honor of Mother’s Day, we asked mom bloggers and friends to weigh in on all those little-known and rarely discussed parts about being Mom.

Here’s what they had to say.

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