By Jillian Lauren Baby J. came to stay with us again, for a week this time. Yesterday morning I kissed him on the head and buckled him into someone else’s car seat and watched him drive away. Afterwards, God and I had a big long chat and let me tell you, it was not polite. […]
Spotlight Series: Kristen and Krista
Returning to Work Without Weaning
By Wendy Wright- IBCLC Co-Founder and Lactation Consultant of the 16 Minute Club Going back to work doesn’t have to end the beautiful breastfeeding relationship you developed with your new baby. In fact, continuing breastfeeding after returning to work is highly beneficial for both you and the baby. If your baby will be in daycare, then your […]
Every Milestone Reached by Year 1…Check!
By James Muscolino One whole year on August 7th. Can it possibly be that one year has passed since our tiny, quiet bundle miraculously entered into our lives and is now that same one running around our house, scratching up the walls with her push toys, pointing(a.k.a. wanting) at everything in site, and tossing her bath […]
The Controlling Parent…
An Inevitable Truth
By Henry Amador So our son will soon be two and I was recently asked why I have never written about his birthday,not the cake filled, balloon type of birthday,but his actual day of birth.Sure, I have written many pieces leading up to his birth,the meeting of the birth mom,learning to navigate our legal system,the fears […]
High-Tech Baby Items for the Nursery
By Jason Holling Working in the technology field, I enjoy the latest cell phone, gadgets, and being the first to have the newest tech toys or software. This weekend I noticed a trend in the nursery — lots of baby gadgets! We really have a high-tech nursery started between making bottles, to iPod connected white-noise […]
FDA Bans BPA, But Alternatives May Be Worse
By: Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Could this be the source of serious hormone-disruptors? Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, has been a rallying point for parents everywhere. Once we found out about problems associated with the industrial chemical, which is used to harden plastics used in food storage containers, water bottles, toys, and other consumer goods, […]