Best inexpensive gifts for newborns
by Renee Grimes
Who can resist buying all of those beautiful, lace-filled, frilly dresses for a newborn baby girl? I received a lot of these dresses at my baby shower, and my daughter wore maybe two of them; for pictures. They are beautiful, yes, they are just not very practical. My daughter spent her first months in onesies and sleepers. Having had a cesarean section, it was hard for me to lift my eight pound twelve
How to avoid overmedicating your child
by Vicki Phipps
With so many children on constant antibiotics for chronic ear infections, I sometimes wonder how effective the vital antibiotic would be if the child faced a life
As children we've all shared this common experience: you start feeling yucky and go to your mom for comfort. Mom's first maternal
Breastfeeding is a beautiful bonding experience between mother and child. As natural as breastfeeding is, it can sometimes seem unnatural
Here are some basic tips and tricks for caring for your newborn baby.
Umbilical Cord Care: Some doctors and midwifes advise cleaning
When you take your baby home for the first time, all of your previous priorities will be thrown up into the air. You will still catch
- What to expect and how to care for yourself after giving birth
- Simple ways to record your baby's first year
- The benefits and challenges of naming babies after relatives
- Tips for winning a baby photo contest
- Tips for choosing girl baby names
- Tips for swaddling your baby
- Tips for traveling with babies
- Tips for making your baby feel secure
- Tips for buying baby swings
- A look at forms of child safety identification
- Hair/thread tourniquet syndrome: Protecting your baby subtle circulation dangers
- How to decide upon a confinement nanny
- How to prevent hot car deaths in children during the summer
- How age-appropriate gifts and toys ensure child safety
- Ways to get your baby on a proper sleep schedule
- How making your baby feel secure encourages good sleep habits
- Baby sleeping patterns
- How to help a baby to sleep better
- The Ferber method for developing sleep habits in babies
- Why bedtime rituals are important to preschoolers
- The possible risks of co-sleeping with a baby
