Archive for March, 2008
When is Baby Ready To Eat
When is your child old enough to feed himself? According to the website Kid’s Health, most children are ready to feed themselves by the time they are nine months old. At this age, children have most likely learned how to pick things up between their thumb and forefinger. Your little one will not be very [...]
Are Phthalates Safe For Your Baby?
A recent study, to be published in Pediatrics, found that baby shampoo, baby powder, and baby lotion contain phthalates. Phthalates are chemicals used to soften plastics and to enhance scents in many household products. Why is this important? Past studies indicate that phthalates affect male reproductive development when a fetus is exposed to the chemical [...]
Baby’s Busy Schedule
As a new mom of a beautiful baby boy, going through the introduction to motherhood I was never given adequate advice. I was told that it will be hard and I will be tired.” No one mentioned being a single mom I wouldn’t sleep literally for the first month of my son’s life. I was [...]
Product Review on Beginnings Gentle Motion Swing
Both of my daughters had a baby swing that they absolutely loved! They could sit in there while I did dishes or threw in a load of laundry and they would play contentedly as they were swung back and forth. With my first daughter, I hated the baby swing. It had a huge bar across [...]
A Product Review on Dr. Brown’s Bottles
After months of fighting the battle of colic with my first daughter, my doctor suggested I start using Dr. Brown’s bottles. He did tell me that they are quite expensive so to start by buying a few and just continue washing them until I could see if there would be a difference. I was extremely [...]
