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Holding your infant is one of the most amazing feelings in the world. You can snuggle them close to you, inhale their scent, and feel the warmth of their little bodies. It’s so sweet and cozy… until you realize you can’t get anything done. Babies love to be held by their parents, but it can make it difficult to do, well, anything. That’s why baby carriers are so helpful.

December 21, 2024, marks the winter solstice — aka the first official day of winter. And if you have a baby conceived or born around the solstice, or the day just means a lot to your family, it could be really cool to give the child a name with connections to solstice.

Giving your baby boy or girl a meaningful name can be a tough task. There are seemingly endless options and homages you can make. But how about considering the baby’s conception or birth month or season when deciding on a moniker? Babies with some sort of connection to the last month of the year have a ton of December names to choose from. There are options related to Christmas, the cold, snowy weather, the baby’s star sign, and so on.

If you’re a parent, you know all about at-home date nights. When it comes to the holidays, though, it can feel difficult to come up with new ideas for dates. Looking for a date idea on Christmas? Get cozy with a holiday movie!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… but for new moms it can also be the most exhausting. Hey, we’re Alix and Ileana, Mom.com editors who just had babies. We are not only parenting experts with years of experience in the industry, we’re also moms with recent hands-on experience!

This past year was a major one for pop culture, with new memes to share, the rise of several celebrity and musicians’ careers, and plenty of movies and events worth celebrating. Now we can relive 2024 with these pop culture baby names that reference some of the biggest moments of the year. We can even take these memories into the future with us if we have a baby boy or girl we want to give one of these monikers to.

Documenting the magic of the holidays with photographs is a great way to keep the memories alive long after the season ends. Whether you’re planning to send out Christmas cards with some family pics, or you just want to make sure to document your kids at this stage in their lives, it’s easy to take professional-looking, dynamic pictures even if you don’t have a fancy camera. The portrait mode setting on your phone and a couple of these TikTok Christmas photo ideas should be enough to produce some truly epic shots this holiday season.

There are so many different ways to think of a baby name for your soon-to-be child.

January is the perfect time for fresh starts, and what better way to begin 2025 than by cultivating healthy habits that benefit your entire family?

When it comes to baby name inspiration, looking at the month the baby is born in (or conceived in) is a great place to start. If January is that month, parents have a plethora of January baby names that they can choose from. There are monikers that pay homage to the fresh start that January brings, names that honor the baby’s January star sign, options that take note of the season, and more.