While nearly everyone knows the dates of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, even the most with-it moms may not know this Sunday, September 13, is Grandparent’s Day. That doesn’t mean you have to break the bank on a pricey gift, but it is nice to remember the people who love to spoil your child.
Handmade gifts, [...]
Tags: crafts, Grandparent's Day, grandparents, scrapbooking
Posted in: Holidays
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I’m sure I’m not the first parent to battle an insistent, strong-willed, soon-to-be toddler over diaper and outfit changes. My husband walked into the bedroom the other night asking, “Why is she crying like that?”
I held up a finger covered in Boudreax’s Butt Paste, using my other hand to grab two flailing legs, and with [...]
Tags: changing pad, diaper changing, How to, infant, poop, toddler
Posted in: Toddlers
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Now there’s one more reason to hold your newborn baby in your arms as much as possible and save the car seat for the car.
A new study, published in Pediatrics magazine, showed that healthy two-day-old infants placed in car seats for an hour had lower average blood oxygen levels than those lying on their backs [...]
Tags: car seat, newborn risk, oxygen saturation level, Pediatrics study
Posted in: News
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An article in Wednesday’s U.K. Daily Telegraph reported on a 34-year-old Tunisian woman claiming to be pregnant with 12 babies – six boys and six girls. The woman, it said, conceived 12 babies after fertility treatments following multiple miscarriages.
A few days later, the Telegraph reported that an investigation by the Tunisian Health Ministry revealed that [...]
Tags: 12 babies, false pregnancy, hoax, Nadya Suleman, Octomom, pseudocyesis, Tunisian woman pregnant
Posted in: Multiple Births, News
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The Graco MyRide 65 car seat arrived on my doorstep by way of my neighbor’s house. When my 10-year-old neighbor walked up to the door carrying the bulky box, I couldn’t believe he’d lifted it. But I was surprised to find that, in spite of its size, it was fairly light. The same went for [...]
Tags: car seat, Car seat review, convertible car seat, Graco, Graco MyRide 65, Safety Car Seat
Posted in: Reviews
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