What's mombeat? Who's your mommy?

Welcome to themombeat.com, the stretchmark-scarred underbelly of parenthood, kid products and more.   

If Boppys and breast pumps, playdates and PTA are part of your everyday life, you are indeed "home." (And don't EVEN get us started on chicken nuggets, mac & cheese or Goldfish crackers!)

About Felicia Pinkney, the queen mommy:

While pregnant with Child No. 1, when her "Mommy senses" kicked into high gear, our resident writer ate, slept and breathed all things mom, dad and baby.

More children came – four more, to be exact. And it was only a matter of time before her two passions, parenting and writing, merged. Thus, that became her "beat."

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a journalist by trade, having worked for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, The Dallas Morning News, Arlington Morning News (TX) and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She also dabbled in copywriting at J.C. Penney's corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Her stories have appeared in publications and Web sites from Hawaii to Canada to the Middle East.

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Felicia lives in Texas with her husband Matt, who is a creative genius. (Sure, she's biased, but the proof is in the portfolio). They have five children, who range from toddler to tween to college-age.