When I brought my son home from the hospital, I couldn’t wait to spend time with him in his beautiful new nursery. Eventually I learned there was one major problem with my plan. It seemed as though everything I needed was in some other part of the house. I spent so much time looking for feeding journals, snacks, and ointments that I was often too tired to enjoy my … [Read more...] about Your room-by-room guide to organizing for baby’s arrival
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Circumcision: Is it the right decision?
Making The Cut. One dad decides whether to circumcise his newborn son Doctor or midwife? Natural or epidural? The decisions that confronted my pregnant wife were overwhelming. Still, she attacked them with aplomb, stacking baby books precariously on the nightstand and, in a stunning 14-question performance, cementing herself as the Lisa Simpson of the birthing class on the … [Read more...] about Circumcision: Is it the right decision?
The single mom’s guide to raising a baby
They say it takes a village to raise a child. This rings especially true for single moms. Here’s how to find the support you need to thrive in your vital new role: Unlike women getting ready to welcome home baby with a partner, single moms rely on extensive networks of friends and family to get ready for their new arrivals. And now that my daughter is 5, I realize there was … [Read more...] about The single mom’s guide to raising a baby
Baby names experts share specific advice
After I saw the first ultrasound of my son taken when he was the size of a small dot at 10 weeks, my husband and I began affectionately referring to him as “Peanut.” Although we never actually planned to name him after a groundnut, we didn’t realize we were actually trendsetters. It wasn’t until this past July—when General Hospital actor Ingo Rademacher christened his firstborn … [Read more...] about Baby names experts share specific advice
Cloth diapers or disposables? Here’s how to choose
If green is the new black, baby diapers are anything but stylish. It turns out that all diapering choices — cloth, disposable, and hybrid — come with potential problems for Mother Earth. Because no method is absolutely environ- mentally friendly, the quandary persists: Wash or toss? Unfortunately, science hasn’t yet settled the debate. Until recently, studies on the … [Read more...] about Cloth diapers or disposables? Here’s how to choose