September 1st, 2010 After birth, immediate and prolonged skin to skin contact is essential for you and your baby. It is a time to not only bond, but give your baby comfort in transitioning from the warm womb to the cold world.
This skin to skin contact will help you recover as well.
It gives you and your baby a [...]
August 20th, 2010 In studies being conducted by UC Davis, breast milk sugars that cannot be digested are shown to play a vital role in your baby’s health.
This large part of breast milk has been debated for years as to its usefulness. Some have said it plays no role.
But now we are finding different. Since your baby is [...]
June 10th, 2010 Are you a new mother with no experience with babies? Don’t panic. Most is instinct and be sure and have good conversations with your pediatrician. Don’t think that you will be an expert or even need to be. You just need to get to know your baby. Here are some ways that you can tell [...]
May 17th, 2010 The JAMA has reported that maybe some food allergies are non existent. That people are telling and convincing their doctors that they have food allergies, but after testing, not really.
For years, we have told mothers to not give certain foods to their babies until the appropriate age.
Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend [...]
May 12th, 2010 The rough weather season is coming up. Rain, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, even normal summer blackouts can zap your electricity source.
This can have health care repurcussions.
First and foremost is your food supply. Your refrigerator is where you store a lot of perishable food items. You may even have frozen breast milk, formula, or other baby food [...]
May 6th, 2010 After about 2 months, it will be easier to care for your baby. The first few weeks can be rough. It also is hard to understand everything your baby wants and does. Believe it or not your baby will sleep longer eventually.
Speaking of sleep, you can get more sleep at night from your baby if [...]
April 5th, 2010 The journal Pediatrics has just announced the results of an analysis they have done on some benefits of breastfeeding.
The journal reports that if 90% of American women breastfed their babies, then up to 900 babies would be saved from death. This benefit of breastfeeding results from doing it for at least the first six months.
Since [...]
March 24th, 2010 The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned mothers about using baby slings. These are over the shoulder slings. Three babies have suffocated.
The baby slings in question are from the company Infantino under the brands of SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo. Some slings were already recalled and people are told not to use them anymore.
If you turn your [...]
March 18th, 2010 Today the government announced the recall of over a million high chairs.
This is a voluntary recall from Graco Children’s Products.
The recall is in relation to screws holding the front legs. The screws can loosen and fall out.
Also, some of the plastic brackets can crack, causing the high chair to tip forward.
These strollers, Harmony models, were [...]
March 16th, 2010 If your family made some major purchases, you may be in for some tax credits on your 2009 tax form. There are other credits for families as well.
If you bought your first home, be sure and take the $8,000 tax credit.
Did you get a new car? If you itemize, you can take a deduction for [...]