Alpha Mom’s Blog

Remember when you were a tweenage girl and all you wished for, was that your parents just understood you? That of course, included the impossible, like reading your mind. And that included buying you the right Holiday Gifts, too.

What we now have, is knowledge of the hottest products for tweenage girls this season and a reality check into what moms are planning on buying (and not buying) in these hard economic times, and why. Read on.

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Several of our readers have written and commented about the "smell" of one of our favorites, Philosophy's Hope in a Jar. I've heard it described as "weird" and "fishy" and now..."spoiled." We give you the scoop. Read More »

I am a vegetarian. I have been for thirteen years now (I'm 27). I don't eat anything that was once an animal (that includes fish). I do eat dairy and the occasional egg, but on the whole my protein comes from plant sources. My husband (a meat eater) thinks I need to see a nutritionist when I do get pregnant, because he believes that I should not be vegetarian while baking a baby. The opinion that I should start eating meat again once knocked up has been echoed by several co-workers and many members of my family. Further destroying my confidence was my vegan friend who, upon learning she was pregnant, started eating poultry "for the baby." What do you think? I really don't want to make any sort of switch. Read More »

Among the many, many, MANY little quirks that crop up during pregnancy, skin changes are one of the most common and the most annoying. Breakouts are really common at first, as your whole body kind of goes kablooey with the pregnancy hormones. (Lemme know if I start getting too TECHNICAL about this, or anything.) Read More »

One mom-to-be wants to know whether it's okay NOT to have a baby registry. What do you think? Read More »

As a pregnant woman who looks like she swallowed a beach ball, you can probably take my advice with an extra grain of salt, but...most people don't notice, no matter what your belly looks like. People forget, people are rude, people need constant reminding that certain activities are outright forbidden or just not a great idea or HI, I DON'T WANT TO SPEND 45 MINUTES ON THE HOT CROWDED SUBWAY AT RUSH HOUR JUST TO MEET YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AT A BAR AND WATCH YOU DRINK ALL NIGHT WHILE I SQUEEZE MY PREGNANT BUTT ON A BACKLESS BARSTOOL AND THAT'S IF I'M LUCKY AND SOMEONE GIVES UP THEIR SEAT AND HAAAAAA, LIKE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. Read More »

Oh dear girl, welcome to pregnancy. It's all so normal. And awful. And NORMAL. The hormones that are coursing through your body right now. They are vicious. They are unlike anything on earth, and everyone reacts to them differently. Read More »