Let’s Talk Babies

The Today Show this morning featured a segment on a research study that found some additional benefits of folic acid in pregnant women.  As many of you know, or should know, folic acid when taken prior to and during the early stages of pregnancy helps to reduce the risk of neural tube defects such as [Read the rest]

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Family Life is now available.  The host of this week’s carnival is Confessions of a Novice.  I can’t believe how big the carnival has gotten lately.  There are a ton of great submissions this week including my article, Breastfeeding and Chocolate.
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Suddenly when you become a mother poop takes on a whole new meaning and you find yourself inspecting your baby's poo, talking about your baby's poo, and researching poo to make sure what you find in the diaper is normal.  I never would have imagined when I was younger that one day I would be [Read the rest]

Sleep challenges are par for the course when you have a newborn.  Every baby is different and finding what works best for your little family takes time as you try out different routines and schedules.  I've been lucky though, my daughter has been a pretty good nighttime sleeper from the very beginning.  In the first [Read the rest]

There is an old-wives tale out there that you shouldn't eat chocolate while you are breastfeeding as it can result in a very fussy and gassy baby.  I hadn't heard about this old-wives tale until I heard someone mention it on an episode of TLC's "Bringing Home Baby" that I was watching the other day.  [Read the rest]