Ask the Experts
Welcome to your experts section! Whether you're looking for a midwife, doula, lactation consultant, or even have basic questions about work and family, pets or fitness, here's where you'll find a panel of experts to address your questions, challenges, and concerns.
On each expert’s page, you’ll see the current links to answers so you can see what has been asked already. We ask that you please take a moment to read through what we have first before submitting a new question to one of our experts. If you don't find the answer you're looking for, click on one of the experts to submit a question, taking care you select the correct one. We can't guarantee that they'll answer your particular question, however, all our experts do the best they can at any given moment.
Ask Mr. Dad
Fatherhood...there's no question that dads are important. Kids with active fathers are happier and better adjusted than those without.
Ask the Child Psychologist
A good relationship with your children gets you through the hard times and creates more frequent good times. It helps you listen to, learn from, and meet the unique needs of your growing child.
Ask the Doula
Ask our doula about your upcoming labor and delivery, what you can do to get prepared, and get empowered!
Ask the Family Activities Expert
At your wit's end after hearing "I'm bored" one too many times from your kids? Looking for ways to inspire imagination and creative play?
Ask the Family Pet Expert
Now is your opportunity to ask our family pet expert about all your concerns and worries. Do you wonder exactly what is involved in getting a new pet?
Ask the Fitness Expert
Our fitness expert can answer questions about your exercise routine, nutrition concerns, what you can do to get prepared for labor, and creating a healthier lifestyle for yourself and for your family.
Ask the Lactation Consultant
Now is your opportunity to read what our lactation consultant has answered.
Ask the Legal Expert
Brette McWhorter Sember is a retired family attorney and mediator and nationally known expert about divorce and parenting after divorce.
Ask the Midwife
Now is your opportunity to ask our midwife all your health concerns and worries, questions about your pregnancy, nutrition or whatever is on your mind that's related.
Ask the Nutrition Expert
Choosing foods and initiating a healthy lifestyle for your family can be a weighty (no pun intended) obligation. What should you buy? Does it matter how it is prepared?
Ask the Relationship Expert
Happily Married...with kids! If you are like many parents, that phrase feels like a long lost dream.
Ask the Ultrasound/Dreams Expert
Ask our ultrasound expert about what to expect or what your results mean, what you can ask your doctor, or what's on your mind about ultrasounds and your dreams!
Anai Rhoads: Researcher/Writer
From the politics of the body, to the politics of food, Anai has contributed some thought provoking articles that will stimulate and educate.
Ann Douglas: TTC to Teens
You'll find resources dedicated to preconception, conception, fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged kids, preteens, teens, and, of course, their moms and dads.
Cathy Winks and Anne Semans - Sex Experts
Wondering how to add some spice to those cold nights? Seeking advice on how pregnancy and parenting will affect your relationship, what sexual positions to try? Look here.
Chick Moorman: Parenting
Chick Moorman provides practical, entertaining, and thought-provoking workshops, seminars, keynote addresses, and coaching for parents and educators.
Davis and Stein - Pregnancy Infancy Crisis
If a crisis occurs during your pregnancy or your baby's infancy, your emotions can be intense and overwhelming. Crisis encompasses loss and grief at a time when you expected only joy.
Dr. Mark Moore: Pregnancy and Pediatrics
Dr. Mark Moore is an experienced, private practice Anesthesiologist, delivering anesthesia services and pain management to patients at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
Elizabeth Pantley: Babies and Sleep
Get advice, solutions, links and books about parenting. Raise children with love, compassion, respect and consistency and learn to be a confident and joyful parent.
Healthy Child Healthy World: Green, Clean, Safe Living
Bisphenol-A in baby bottles, lead in toys, mercury in fish -- You want a healthy, safe home for your family, but where do you begin?
Jack Newman: Breastfeeding
If you're having difficulty breastfeeding, there are many places that you can get help. Jack Newman gives excellent advice.
Kimberly A. Tessmer - Nutrition
Our contributing nutrition expert will help you sift through it all and find the best balance in food choices for you and your situation.
Melissa Stanton: Stay-at-Home Motherhood
Being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) in today's world is filled with challenges and expectations that you have time to "do it all." Read what advice Melissa has for you!
Michele Borba: Behavior and Development
Michele Borba, Ed.D., is an educational psychologist, former teacher, who's recognized for offering research-driven advice culled from working with over one million parents, educators, and children.
Pregnancy Partners: Blokes, Babies and You
Being a dad is the most important job in the world and starts the minute you find out that you're pregnant. Times have changed and men want to be better dads and great birth partners!
Rick Hanson: Mother Nurture
Rick and Jan Hanson give you practical help for parenting, lowering stress, increasing energy, lifting your mood, building teamwork with your mate, and staying intimate friends.
