Updates to the AAP Guidelines
The American Academy of Pediatrics, one of the go-to sources for parents looking for pediatric information at large in The United States, provides guidelines on everything children. Each year updates in their guidelines come from the most current peer-reviewed research as well as awareness of the times around us (like...
Tags: Breastfeeding
Got Nursing Neck? Try Hot Stone Therapy!
I never had great posture to begin with, and when you add in nursing and carrying around toddlers on one hip for eight years, it exacerbates the whole problem. Finally, after weaning and losing the baby weight and doing everything I could to recover from producing and sustaining life, I...
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Have You Made Breastmilk Jewelry?
Nursing only lasts so long, no matter how long your breastfeeding journey, and many mamas are buying into a new trend that encapsulates their liquid gold well beyond the baby years. Breastmilk jewelry is the ultimate way to tangibly hold onto the many warm-fuzzy feelings and memories that accrue during...
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No-Sitter Valentine's Date Ideas
If you just had a baby, you may be feeling like this Valentine's Day is going to have to be a bust--aside from the chocolate, anyway. But since babies don't have opinions (Just wait until the toddler stage!), it's actually way easier to take them along and go out anyway....