You’ve consulted books, logged onto web sites and asked your friend, but you’ve still got niggling questions about feeding your baby safely that no one seems to know the answer to—until now. To help you sort through the confusion, we rounded up top pediatricians and baby safety experts to answer some of your most burning baby food questions. Bonus: Their answers might even save you money!

Pregnant women are often told to “sleep now, while you can”—but sleeping during pregnancy is easier said than done. Just ask Emily Waggoner, who was surprised to find herself sleepless while pregnant with her daughter Sarah, now 1. “Before pregnancy, I would get in bed, fall asleep easily and wake eight hours later,” she says. That changed around her sixth week of pregnancy, when she started waking multiple times every night. “I was sleepy at work and desperate for uninterrupted sleep.”

You’re strolling with your baby regularly and deskinning your chicken--but you’ve still got leftover pregnancy pounds that just won’t budge. What’s going on? One possibility is that you’re expecting too much too soon. “To get back to your old weight, give yourself a year,” says Fran Grossman, a registered dietitian at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. It can take that long, especially if you’re not nursing and you gained more than the recommended 25 to 35 pounds.

By looking at this month’s cover you may be able to tell that our February issue has a special focus...BABIES! We know many of you are new or expectant moms and have questions and concerns about caring for your little one. Or you may be a “veteran” mom who is expecting another baby and need updated information to help you through this time around. You’ll find plenty of help in our first ever Baby Issue!

Winter is upon us and consequently, you and your children are in the house more often. Yet, life inside your home does not have to be dull during the wintry, dreary days. If you are a tired-from-too-many-things-to-do mom or just need some help with ideas, here are some easy ways to inspire your kids to have fun and create memories at the same time.

The following five common admission mistakes can and should be avoided. With a little advance planning and organization this is quite doable.