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From Best for Families: Moms and Babies to local moms’ must-haves, find all the Dallas-FortWorth area baby-related resources, news, features and profiles for pregnant, first-time and second-time moms.
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New Mom and News Anchor Jenny Anchondo
The CW33 reporter on life after baby
Run On
The truth about running while pregnant
The Name Game
The local baby name trends dominating North Texas in 2018
Mom-To-Be: Jillian Terrell
A trend manager talks styling for baby
What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag
Whether you’re Miss Girl Scout or Miss Fly-by-the-Seat-of-Your-Drawstring-Pants, you’ve probably put a little thought into your hospital bag, or maybe…
New Mom: Katey McFarlan
Amid traveling and blogging, Katey makes time for the important things like raising her daughter with husband Paul and never missing a manicure
Before Baby To-Do List
All the prep work involved in welcoming your new bundle is enough to make anyone’s head spin. To help you stay organized, we’ve created a checklist of basic baby to-dos before the big day.
My Body, Her Baby
A look at surrogacy from both sides of the womb
Diagnosing Autism in Infants
A new study is the first to show that it may be possible to predict which high-risk infants (those who have an older sibling with autism) would be diagnosed with autism at 24 months.
Jayme Ditto
Now, the 29-year-old spends her days designing and nesting (collecting vintage furniture for the nursery) with husband and fellow designer Mitchell until the arrival of their baby girl in April.
Catherine Harrell
After years of responding to midnight pager alerts as a medical resident, Fort Worth dermatologist Dr. Catherine Harrell, now welcomes waking to the sound of her crying baby Samuel, who arrived in December of last year
Why Three Mothers Placed Their Babies For Adoption
Women with unplanned pregnancies face difficult decisions as they contemplate their abilities to parent as well as their educational prospects, financial situations and personal aspirations. Often, adoption is a logical, albeit heartbreaking, solutio
Baby Block
These days, my long, contemplative commutes have been replaced with 45 minutes in the car, some of which is spent singing nursery rhymes with a 2-year-old on our way to day-care drop-off.
18 Dallas-Fort Worth-Based Businesses Catering to New Moms
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to a bevy of businesses focused on helping new moms stay empowered and productive as they attend to every coo and cough.
Teach Your Infant a Second Language
The best time to teach your child a second language is at the same times she’s learning the first.
The Meal Plan to Tackle Gestational Diabetes
Nearly 1 out of every 10 pregnant women has gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that causes high blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
Doula Distinctions
Since doula services are so individualized, there’s a large range in the type of help they provide.
NBC 5’s Samantha Davies Talks New Motherhood
In January, NBC 5 Meteorologist and Traffic Reporter Samantha Davies gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Anna-Sophia.
Katy Lopez
Katy and her husband, Josue, a technical recruiter in IT whom she met in high school 17 years ago, are anticipating the arrival of their baby boy with well-documented and barely-contained glee.