Pregnancy

Most expectant parents know what they want come delivery day. In their birth plans, they’ve detailed everything, from their birth team to their choice of pain medications to the atmosphere in the room. But childbirth rarely goes as planned. While we advocate for a safe delivery with your health care provider at your side, there will always be cases when baby arrives before … [Read more...] about Worried about a car birth? Keep this kit on-hand

There are so many reasons for health monitoring during pregnancy, including attention to high blood pressure levels. Researchers do not understand why, but this recent survey shows a link between high blood pressure during pregnancy and obesity in kids later on. Chinese researchers studied 88,406 mother-child pairs, with complete data on maternal blood pressure during … [Read more...] about High blood pressure during pregnancy tied to obesity in kids

By Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns Prior to birth, 100 percent of your baby’s sleep occurs in a bed of fluid that sloshes and moves with your every step and motion. There is a time of transition from womb to world that takes months, and lying flat on his back on an unmoving, rigid crib surface can be unsettling to your new baby. Adding the … [Read more...] about A must-have item for peaceful newborn sleep

Combating gender stereotypes  Sexism is all around us. Society's ideas about how women and men should and shouldn't be greatly affects our girls, as well as our boys. As such, it is really helpful for us to know how to protect our children from harmful stereotypes that may, one day, put a damper on their dreams. Unfortunately, sexism is also deep within each of us, and thus … [Read more...] about Sexism and parenting: How to protect girls and boys