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Baby Help, Please!

My bub is 6 months old. I breastfed him 'til he was 6 weeks, but he developed very difficult constipation (he had only one poo in 3 1/2 weeks) and the doctor had me put my son on Novalac formula. Since then, he has had…
Top 5 Must-Have Baby Items

As a first time parent, I was surprised by the amount of time and money spent on babies, and the amount of products out there for new parents (that they may or may not need). I knew having a baby could be expensive and…
Please Help!- Breastfeeding Questions for Moms

Okay. Maybe if I explain my breastfeeding a little better it would be more helpful. I've been reading articles and things from other moms online and now I wonder if I've been doing it wrong all along. Or maybe I just a…
SIDS, Statistics, and Frustration

"Mom, don't cover him. He's already in a sleeper and I don't want him hot. They say hot babies are prone to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)." "Don't put him on his stomach if you aren't going to be watching him.…
Did Your Child Use a Pacifier?

No one in our family used pacifiers as a baby so when my little boy needed one, I didn't know what to do. I'm not saying using a pacifier is wrong and believe when I say that because I did so much research about it afte…
Start Listening: Communicating with Babies Through Music

I don’t know if most people understand how emotional music is. I was listening to classical music radio and a successful violinist (who played in the orchestra since the age of 10) said: “Infants cannot comm…
October is SIDS Awareness Month!

SIDS is responsible for roughly 50 deaths per 100,000 births in the US, including the death of my son Memphis.
What I Have Learned in My First 3 Months as a Mother

Some of you may remember this blog, I thought it was about time I update you all with a little bit more of what I have learned these first three months with my beautiful (no really, she's gorgeous!) daughter. 1. You do…
Heartbreak of Shaken Baby Syndrome

It's not often that I read or hear a story that completely breaks my heart, but this one took the cake. It was on our local news, yesterday. A 7 week old baby, who had a month earlier under gone heart surgery, was now…
Attachment Issues?! Not Me, It's the Baby!

This week marks the end of 3 weeks since my return back to work. Isabelle’s with my sis-in-law from Mon-Thurs from about 7:30am until 6pm. The first 2 weeks were fine – week 1, I was sad that I was no long…