Baby Shows on TV
Sunday April 30, 2006
A Baby Story just won a daytime Emmy for a special class series. I'm actually more fond of the House of Babies. What's your take?
Reading to Baby
Saturday April 29, 2006
Do you like to be read to? I do. Okay, not always, but sometimes. Supposeldy we're supposed to read to our babies to help them be intelligent. ... Read More
Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Low Birth Weight in Babies
Wednesday April 26, 2006
Having a low birth weight baby is a bad thing. A new study shows that you need Vitamin D to grow your baby well. Currently you are advised to ... Read More
Silent Birth = Epidural?
Friday April 21, 2006
Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise and baby Suri are home now in their mansion, less than 24 hours after giving birth. The big question of the day is whether or not ... Read More
Is it Postpartum Depression, or a Thyroid Condition?
Thursday April 20, 2006
Both Brooke Shields and Katie Holmes -- Tom Cruise's fiancee --
delivered their babies this past Tuesday. An interesting coincidence,
because Tom and Brooke also have in common a very public feud ... Read More
TomKitten is a...
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Girl! Suri, which can mean rose or princess, weighed seven pounds seven ounces. She was 20 inches long.
She will share a birthday with Brooke Shields' new baby born today, ... Read More
Will Cruise eat placenta or crow?
Tuesday April 18, 2006
The latest rumor has it that Tom is considering eating Katie's placenta. While this is not an uncommon practice in the wild, it certainly isn't a common practice in ... Read More
Big Brother and Big Sister Stuff
Sunday April 16, 2006
I love shopping for my kids. I found some cute shirts this weekend, online, for my three year old twins. I got one for Owen and one for ... Read More
Will Katie Holmes EVER have this baby?
Sunday April 16, 2006
I always go over due. I consider myself pretty patient about waiting on babies, but I have to admit I'm getting awfully anxious for Katie Holmes' pregnancy to be ... Read More
5 Things to Bring to Your Prenatals Appointments
Friday April 14, 2006
There is a lot of talk about responsibility in pregnancy and birth. Mainly this centers around the responsibility your practitioner has to you. Consider what responsibilities you have ... Read More
Epidural Quiz
Wednesday April 12, 2006
You've probably heard friends tell birth stories featuring epidural anesthesia. Everyone talks about epidurals. What do you know about them? Try to figure out what is fact or fiction. ... Read More
NOW supports VBAC
Tuesday April 11, 2006
The National Organization of Women (NOW) issued a resolution in support of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). I find it a really sad state when women who are good ... Read More
Baby Friendly
Monday April 10, 2006
Baby friendly. The name makes you wonder who is not baby friendly. But the truth is that when it comes to newborns, only 53 hospitals and birth centers ... Read More
A = Apple
Monday April 10, 2006
Speaking of Apple, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin welcomed a son today. No word yet on their baby name of choice yet. Their daughter, Apple, is 23 months old.
Edited: They ... Read More
(Not Quite) Silent Birth
Sunday April 9, 2006
There is a lot of hoopla right now about Silent Birth. Basically there are those saying that Tom Cruise is forcing Katie Holmes into having a Silent Birth because of ... Read More
Homebirths on the rise?
Friday April 7, 2006
I was talking to someone the other day about homebirth. They were telling me about increased number of homebirths in Wales. Then she added, "Yuck. I bet that's very ... Read More
Baby Shower Gone Wrong
Thursday April 6, 2006
I'm sure you've known that baby showers aren't fun places to be at for everyone. Well this week a baby shower got totally out of control and left the ... Read More
Picking a Baby Carrier
Wednesday April 5, 2006
I love to carry my babies around, because there is nothing as snuggly as a warm baby. This also helps your baby be more calm. My kids always loved ... Read More
Is my baby hungry?
Tuesday April 4, 2006
I remember when I had my first baby. The nurse came in to check on us several hours after her birth. She wanted to know if I had ... Read More
Am I having Twins?
Monday April 3, 2006
Do you throw up more than you thought? Maybe your AFP or hCG lab values are out of whack. You could be having twins! When I was pregnant with ... Read More
How to Swaddle a Baby
Saturday April 1, 2006
Swaddling a baby is an age old remedy for calming a newborn. New parents would do just about anything to limit crying. There are a couple of techniques ... Read More