Raising a Baby

Dear Diary, Welcome to the first edition of Ask Alpha Mom. My name is Deborah Mills, a.k.a. Alpha Mom. I am the mother of three adult minute of it. Motherhood provides the greatest joys and also the...

Dear Diary, As a child, I would push a dining room chair into the living room to build a makeshift television set. I would then  instruct my cousins to sit on the white couch--the one we weren't allowed to...

Let’s play a guessing game. 5,475. Is that the number of times I told my little love bug how much I loved her when we cuddled on the couch? The number of bedtime stories I recited? Or the number of...

LaToya Maddox always wanted to become a mother. But she didn't think she could have children. About 14 years ago, she had a miscarriage and underwent a D and C surgery. Her doctor told her she would...

Disclosure: Diary of a First Time Mom is excited to be a member of the 2014 Playtex Baby® Mom Trust Panel. I’m teaming up with readers to share stories and review products as part of the compensated...

Disclosure: Diary of a First Time Mom is proud to partner with Little Remedies® as a Mom Blogger Ambassador. Although I receive some form of compensation for the collaboration, all opinions expressed about...