Archive - 2010

The holidays are the busiest season of the year. There are many parties, family functions, shopping, decorating, cooking, school programs, not to mentions birthdays. Some lucky people like me happen to have their mom, dad, brother, husband and niece’s birthday all in December. So if you are like me, double the parties, shopping, family functions etc.

Avoiding Holiday Weaning With Your Newborn

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Here is a simple guide to your 7 week old baby's development.

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How often do babies need to eat?

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There are several reasons why babies wake at night:

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A bath is a clean environment for your baby, but toys that sit in dirty bath water after the bath is over can harbor bacteria and other germs that grow on and inside of them.

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What exactly does a just born baby look like? Is all that mess and goo really normal? Are you sure this one is really mine? Well, maybe your questions aren’t really that dramatic but the very first appearance of a newborn baby can be a bit unsettling unless one knows exactly what they really do look like! Expectation may be that the new baby should be soft, cuddly and with smooth, neat and clean skin, rosy cheeks, and a nicely rounded head.

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Your breast milk contains numerous valuable components to help your baby thrive—many that the formula industry is unable to replicate.  Here are some of the most important ingredients found in breast milk and how they benefit your child. 

1. Proteins

The proteins in breast milk are more easily and completely digested by babies than other types of proteins.  Some examples include:

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Vitamin D is being hailed as the new 'wonder vitamin' - Is your baby getting enough vitamin D?

Bone growth depends mainly on the absorption from the intestine of two minerals, calcium and phosphorus.  Vitamin D is the agent that promotes this process. Without it, bones do not grow normally, causing deformities of the skeleton that in turn can lead to poor growth, anemia and potential complications such as pneumonia and tuberculosis.

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Ok, so you’ve done the hard bit, a few weeks have passed and now you feel like maybe you can get back to some exercise.

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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has been used for over 40 years to produce polycarbonate plastics (typically has recycling code #7 or “PC”) and the epoxy resin that lines canned food to prevent the can from rusting and contaminating the food. 

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