When I was pregnant with my first child, I read article after article about how babies would get hooked on pacifiers. I read about moms who were desperate to figure out how to get their older babies to stop using their beloved pacifiers, how frequent pacifier use might cause delays in speech as well as [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, newborn, pacifier, pacifier rejection, soothing
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I miss my pregnant belly. You may wonder why in the world I would miss having a huge stomach that didn’t allow me to tie my own shoes, but there was just something amazing about having a big pregnant belly. When the point came when I couldn’t suck in my belly anymore there was a [...]
Tags: belly, newborn, nursing, Pregnancy, weight gain
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Almost every baby born in the US is now screened for at least 21 of 29 serious but treatable disorders based on the recommendations by the American College of Medical Genetics. The so-called newborn screening involves pricking the baby’s heel and collecting a few drops of blood for testing. The sample is then genetically tested [...]
Tags: blood samples, disorders, genetic tests, newborn, newborn screening
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Many people often ask creative writers where we get our ideas. This poem was inspired by a variety of posts I read here at Babies Online, especially those that discussed bedtime routines and setting a schedule.
Then, my niece had an assignment in her college writing class to write a particular form of poem, a villanelle. [...]
Tags: bath, breakfast, creative writing, infant, naptime, newborn, playtime, poem, poetry, ritual, routine, toddler, villanel, Villanelle
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New parents change a diaper for the very first time.
Tags: Baby, diapers, new parents, newborn
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