How do I Achieve Safe Bed-Sharing? There’s a helpful La Leche League-designed infographic, here, highlighting the seven key recommendations for keeping bed-sharing safe for baby. The most important of these, in light of what was mentioned above, would be that mother is not under the influence of any substances, including tobacco-use. Due to the physiological…
As mentioned in the first part of this series, our society tends to work against us in parenting. New mothers are not well-supported by governmental and employment policies. Because of this, the early return-to-work often often leads to total exhaustion and desperation. This, in turn, leads to desperate measures such as allowing baby to cry-it-out…
If you’re a parent, you know sleep-training is a hot topic. Fueled with passion from both sides, some swear by it and claim that it’s the only thing that can be done to teach a child to sleep, while others say it’s not necessary and that baby will learn over time, without it. There’s so…
We all covet time. We often feel like there isn’t enough time in our day to get the important things done and then the “extras” usually wind up ignored. “It’s all about prioritizing,” is what we’re told and that tends to ring true. For instance, engaged couples, working without a wedding planner, are estimated to…
As a new parent, you anticipate losing some sleep, you anticipate night-feedings, and you accept a level of sleep deprivation. Once you’ve settled in though, things become so hard, so fast. When that sleep deprivation compounds, you might find yourself vulnerable to all the noise that all-too-often blares in the ears of new parents. The…
One might think there’s little mystery to the umbilical cord, but it turns out there’s a lot to learn about the lifeline connecting mother and baby. Here are 5 interesting facts about that special life-giving link. Umbilical Cord Forms Shortly after Fertilization Soon after an egg is fertilized, it splits in two, half that becomes…
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