Posted on January 3rd, 2008
Reading one of the posts here by a new mom took me down memory lane. I started thinking about the first year and how I don’t recall dreaming at all. I breastfed and if I wasn’t waking up to feed my baby, then I was waking up to express. I also started thinking about baby books/journals and best laid plans. My mom kept a baby book for me. I don’t know if it was because I was her firstborn or not, but I can’t recall if she did one for my brother. We’re 18 months apart so after awhile the entries stopped in my book or became sporadic. I remember when she showed it to me. I had…
Posted on January 2nd, 2008
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In a story first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Ari Derfel of Berkeley, California, saved all of his trash for a year to see how much he actually generated. Final tally: 96 cubic feet. He has [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2007
President Bush extends child health program
President Bush signed a temporary extension of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program known as SCHIP. The program provides health coverage for about 6.6 million uninsured children. To be eligible, they have to be age 19 or under and from low to moderate income families that do not qualify [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2007
Studies show benefits of yoga
Two separate studies were published recently showing the multiple benefits of yoga. The word yoga comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit and means “a bringing together of the parts in order to create a union or balance of a person’s body, mind and spirit.”
In Bikaner, India, Dr. R.P. Agrawal, [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2007
Choosing Child Care
As a single mom, I had to continue working after the birth of my son. This meant finding proper child care for him. I heard all the stories about how expensive it can be and of course, the horror stories on the news of improper care. I decided that I had to [...]
Posted on December 27th, 2007
New Jersey approves mandatory HIV tests for babies
Acting Governor Richard Codey signed a law that will require babies of mothers with HIV and those of unknown status to be tested. It also makes HIV testing part of routine prenatal care for all pregnant women instead of doctors just offering to perform the test.
The law, [...]
Posted on December 27th, 2007
Secondhand smoke may cause increased allergy risk in children
Secondhand smoke has been proven to cause an increase in asthma symptoms with young children, but a new study now shows that it may also increase the risk of developing some allergies. Dr. Eva Lannero of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and other Swedish researchers tested [...]
Posted on December 24th, 2007
Santa Claus used Chad McMaster to deliver the gift of a liver transplant to his grandmother Patricia Middleton. She suffered with chronic liver disease for many years before finally needing the transplant. According to his grandmother, Chad was a perfect match out of all of the family members who volunteered to be donors.
During [...]
Posted on December 24th, 2007
A Nebraska family got the ultimate Secret Santa present, $2000. Bill Bradley, a construction worker, received a box at work Friday that contained an envelope full of money. It came from Santa with no other return address information.
Instead of getting $20 each for Christmas, the Bradleys four children and one grandchild will now [...]
Posted on December 21st, 2007
While one would think that most women are overjoyed at the thought of impending motherhood, for some it can be a very stressful time. Will I be a good mother? How and when do I tell my boss? Do I want to take extra time after the baby is born? Can we afford [...]
