Your Newborn’s Stomach
Is He Getting Enough Milk? This is one of the *prime* concerns of new moms, especially during those first few days before your milk… Read More
Category: Health
Newborn Medicine Essentials
You can just say “no” to those baby first aid and grooming kits, which contain, like, 50 items. You’ll never use all that crap.… Read More
Finding a Pediatrician
Written by Meg with editing and input from my dear friend and amazing pediatrician Kathleen O’Connell Pope, MD Finding a Pediatrician Finding a pediatrician… Read More
The Truth About Cord Blood Banking
Depending on where you live, you might be bombarded with promotional materials about cord blood banking… or never have heard of it. Here’s everything… Read More
Bathing Your Babe
Okay, enough talk about genetic testing and circumcision and gestational diabetes – bleh! On to lighter topics… Bathing your baby is fun and easy.… Read More
Sleeping While Pregnant
Wondering how to sleep during pregnancy? We got your back. Twenty-two weeks is about the time your belly will start to take on a… Read More
Recognizing Preeclampsia Symptoms
Don’t be paranoid about it, but please do educate yourself on the symptoms of preeclampsia. I’ve had SO many readers affected by it, more… Read More
Gestational Diabetes
In the United States, between 2 and 10% of pregnant women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Even if you don’t currently have a problem… Read More
Preventing Preterm Labor
In the US, roughly 15% of all babies are born prematurely (before 37 weeks). That’s a lot of premature babies!! Alarmingly, this figure has… Read More
The Great Circumcision Debate
To Circumcise or Not… That is the Question Making the decision to remove a part of your son’s [ahem]… member is a delicate matter… Read More