New research published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has some asking if it’s safe for pregnant women to take over the counter heartburn medication such as Tums and Zantac. A review of the health records of over 1.3 million children reflects that children whose mothers took heartburn meds during pregnancy were one-third more likely to have childhood
Read moreWhen M is in preschool for the day I am able to focus on As immediate needs, as a tiny baby, and my own healing. Keeping her in preschool is certainly a more costly undertaking, as basically more than half of my maternity leave payments are going to her childcare while shes enrolled, but so long as we can keep
Read moreEver wonder why you carry your baby towards your left hip more? Maybe you never noticed but according to research mothers hold their babies towards their left hip to spark the right brain into action. The right brain is responsible for language and emotional signals. So your better able to see and understand what they`re doing. You carry your baby
Read moreBreastfeeding is a very good and natural thing for babies but what if you mother was dry nursing your baby? That`s right this may not be as weird as it sounds. By letting your mother dry nurse your baby your baby will feel that same comfort and warmth as if you were right next to the little guy or girl.
Read moreDoes it seem like women get judged for just about everything they do? That moves over to parenting, too, from how many kids you have (or don’t have; have one kid, not enough, have “too many”… It’s a whole cluster of issues) to how you raise them. And if you’re married, well, that gets judged too. Here comes “What I
Read moreInstead, the royal family got up, got dressed and headed out to the traditional Christmas Day service at St. While this marks the first year that the 90-year-old monarch has missed the traditional Christmas morning service in the more than 30 years, Buckingham Palace revealed that she would participate in the royal family Christmas celebrations during the day. Check out
Read moreThe Honest Company, a brand known for selling organic baby products, has recalled its natural baby powder due to concerns that the powder was contaminated and causing eye and skin infections. The Honest Company has gotten into hot water before, with social media complaints that their sunscreen is ineffective and a (now dismissed, but still contentious) lawsuit claiming that their
Read moreBrittany Meng loves to help people, volunteer, get together with friends, host parties, mentor college girls, sew, read, write and cook. And if she wanted to spend time with her husband or friends or fulfill her volunteering obligations, then there really was no time to rest or even go to bed at a decent hour. Doing things for herself, like
Read moreNew parents are very excited, but often times they get caught up in the celebration and take part in cheesy parenting rituals. Gender reveals are on this list; cause in reality they are not worth it. Don’t get caught up in being the perfect parent, what you see on social media is impossible to copy. 5 parenting trends that need
Read moreTired of helping your kids with their homework every night? Wish you could just forget about it but you know if you do it will never get done? Maybe its time to help your kids set up a homework routine that works with them. Show them how to pace out projects and study time. Create a study area for your
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