Liz Chalmers, co-owner of Puget Sound Midwives and Birth Center in Seattle, has an excellent teaching tool that is taking the internet by storm, and it involves only a single balloon and a ping pong ball. Read More
Hospital’s ‘ICU Grandpa’ Cuddles Newborns When Their Parents Can’t Be With Them
An angel in an 82-year-old man’s body, David Deutchman volunteers his free time at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s ICUs, coming in to snuggle babies whose parents are away from them. Read More
Grieving Mother Creates the Empty Photo Project to Show the Reality of Child Loss
The thing about living through grief is that, often, the most cathartic action you can take is to help others through their own suffering. And that’s exactly what Susanna did with the Empty Photo Project. Read More
Weekly Roundup: Pregnancy Pillow, Safety Items and Educational Children’s Books and Toys! 8/27 – 9/2
This week’s Weekly Roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features a pregnancy pillow, safety items and of course educational children’s books and toys! Read More
Celebrity Couple Plans a Month Unplugged After Baby: What Do You Think?
It is my opinion that we, as new parents, are pressured into way too much after our babies are born. Well-meaning relatives and friends are practically knocking down the door of our hospital rooms to watch our children come into the world, everyone and their mother wants to come visit you at your house to snuggle the baby, and, for many, maternity leave is non-existent or shorter than ever. Read More
Preparing For Baby To Come: How to Include Your Kids in the Process
When you’re pregnant and waiting for baby number two, three, or four to arrive, it’s every parent’s thought, “What will my other children think when they hear another baby is on the way?” Read More
Pregnant Doctor Delivers a Baby Right Before Birthing Her Own
Just after Dr. Hess saved the day and brought the littlest Johnson into the world, she returned to her own room where her induction began and was completed with the birth of her daughter, who she named Ellen Joyce. Read More
The CDC Has Issued Important New Breast Pump Cleaning Guidelines
The CDC also found in their investigation that there was little information on how to properly clean breast pump parts based on current studies and science. As a result of this, they wrote their own guidelines. Read More
Should I Be Working Out During Pregnancy?
Exercising during pregnancy is a great way to keep yourself and your growing baby healthy. Working out will give you a healthy body that can cope with… Read More
Study Shows That Second Children Really Are More Difficult
When the study was said and done, it came to the conclusion that second-born children presented more “challenging” behavior than the others. Second-born boys were far more likely to be in trouble with the school system, and were far more likely to be incarcerated. Read More