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We all know women “nest” while waiting for their baby to arrive. Nearly everyone has a story about an expectant mom going a bit crazy preparing for baby — obsessively washing and rewashing mountains of tiny socks, dismantling doorknobs to bleach the interior parts or, in my case, deciding the future

Heidi Bruch of Seattle and Michelle Razore of Clyde Hill became friends in college. Though the two remained in touch following graduation, primarily through Facebook, they would never have imagined that what would reunite them years later would be the traumatic shared experience of almost losing a b

Fifteen-month-old Elijah Jones knows when things aren’t fair. If everybody else gets a regular chair, he doesn’t want a booster. If everybody else gets peas, he wants some, too. If he has a lollipop, he likes to trade licks, and often shoves a half-finished, spit-covered lollipop into his surprised

Your baby is crying — again. You rush to her side. What does she want? Milk? A diaper? A hug? You wish you knew. Feeling helpless, you try it all: feeding, changing, hugging — until you’re on the verge of tears yourself. By the time you think you’ve got it figured out, she stops crying. Some paren

“What’s for dinner?” “Ugh, I hate green beans!” “Can I have dessert yet?” “I’m not hungry." The list of mealtime complaints can go on and on. And not many parents can forget the mayhem that ensued before your little one can even talk: the thrown food, the mess of the yogurt in the hair, or the game

More couples than ever are looking to medicine and cutting-edge technology to help them conceive. Today, more than 1 percent of the babies born in the United States are conceived using the latest fertility treatments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dubbed “assist

We’ve all heard about toxic toys. But, is your child playing with them? And just how dangerous are they? Bellingham mom Lisa Campbell always looks for playthings that seem safe. “I’m a huge fan of Melissa and Doug’s wooden toys, because I know I don’t have to worry about harmful toxins in or on the

Your best friend’s daughter is talking up a storm while your child is taking a bit longer to become so verbal. Doctors and experts are quick to reassure parents that there’s a wide range of timing for developmental milestones, but many parents can’t help but wonder: Does it matter when kids learn t