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Baby Blog Month in Review: July 2008

Two of my three children are summer babies. That is, they were born in the summer and had their first months surrounded by sunshine streaming in the windows, the sound of birds chirping, and days spent wearing nothing but a diaper and a “onsie.” I made sure that they had Fourth of July outfits ready, even though one of them arrived a week after the holiday. I guess he just wasn’t interested in the parade. Do you have a summer baby, too? We had a lot of new information to share this past month, such as recall notices and new … Continue reading →

A Dangerous Pacifier Practice

I recently learned of a dangerous practice that involves pacifiers. What makes this practice even more scary is that in the past, there were pediatricians that were actually recommending it. It is dangerous and doesn’t make much sense to me. What is it? Read this post and find out! Some parents are taking interesting measures to wean their children from pacifiers. One practice involves cutting down the pacifier a little bit each day until there is nothing left of it. The thought is that the child won’t notice the absence of the pacifier as much, and as it shrinks, it … Continue reading →

The Pacifier Wars

Over the years, there has been a tug of war between proponents of the pacifier versus those who are against the pacifier have swung the pendulum back and forth. When my daughter was born, pacifiers were recommended against (especially if you were breastfeeding) and now once again the pendulum is swinging back to be in favor of the pacifier including as an aid to help reduce the changes of SIDS. Pro Pacifier On the pro pacifier side of the fence, there are the medical studies that suggest the babies sucking reflex helps to prevent SIDS. The pacifier is a great … Continue reading →

Getting Rid of the Pacifier

Every parent knows that at some point they will have to wean their child away from the pacifier. After all it wouldn’t do for your five year old to be sucking on a binkie at kindergarten. But the process of weaning can be difficult, although as one parent pointed out, it is easier than weaning a child from sucking their thumb. You can throw a pacifier away but you can’t cut off your child’s thumb. The entire premise of using a pacifier raises some debate among parents and was recently addressed in the baby blog. I personally never used pacifiers. … Continue reading →

Lessons from Disobedience

I don’t know if any other mom can relate to these words but I hear them often, “You treat me like I’m a baby.” Sometimes I feel like saying that if I was really treating them like a baby, I would stick a pacifier in their mouth so they couldn’t talk. Okay, it’s a joke but seriously, it can be frustrating on both ends. At times my children truly do feel like I am treating them like a baby. Yet at the same time I often believe that toddlers and teens aren’t that much different. Besides, don’t I know what … Continue reading →

Time Savings Tips to Prep Your House for Baby

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Getting ready for a baby in your home involves more than just baby-proofing. Sure, locking away dangerous cleaners, protecting electrical outlets and blocking stairs are all good ideas, but you will discover that adding convenience for your sake will help you keep your sanity. Taking care of a baby takes up a lot of time, so anything you can do now that can save you time later will make mommy-hood that much easier. 1. Cut down on the time it takes to clean your hardwood, tile or linoleum floors by investing in a quality steam mop, if you don’t already … Continue reading →

Teething Trouble (Maybe?)

My son has been fussy lately and my wife and I have been wondering why. We fear that his teeth are coming in and we fear that these teeth will turn our little baby into a terrible monster ready to eat anything in sight, turning his gentle defecations into unbearable mountains of filth requiring gas masks and special gloves simply to handle the thin, disposable diapers keeping the dangerous contents from harming our sensitive skin. Perhaps we’re overreacting, a little. Somehow, though, these changes will come sooner or later and our little baby will grow up, even more than he … Continue reading →

When Should My Child Have His First Dental Visit?

Yesterday I spent the morning at the park with my youngest kids, another mom and her child. As I was trying to navigate pushing two swings on opposite sides of the swing set and avoid getting hit by all of the swings in the middle, my mom friend asked me a good question. “Do you think he is too young to see a dentist?” Her child was three-years old and hadn’t yet been to the dentist. There was an issue with his teeth that she was concerned about, but she wasn’t sure if he was too young to be seen … Continue reading →

3 Bad Bed Time Habits You Shouldn’t Start

I almost hesitate to post this. The truth is one family’s bad habit might be another’s god send. As someone who doesn’t do sleep deprivation well, I find myself returning to this motto: do whatever allows you the most sleep. But there are a few things that are definite no-no’s and/or will make your life harder down the road. Bad Habit #1: Putting Baby to Bed with a Bottle This isn’t my opinion. It’s the opinion of the American Dental Association, as well as the American Association of Pediatrics, as well as the World Health Organization. Why, is this such … Continue reading →

Abrupt Weaning

Before the blogger hiatus and my own vacation I had started talking about weaning. There are several ways and methods used for weaning and for today and tomorrow, we’ll just address the issues surrounding abrupt weaning. Very few moms I know use this method. Even moms who decide to be done at a certain age generally don’t abruptly wean but rather build up to it so that they’re done by the time they want to be done. Abrupt weaning is actually quite harsh and is not really good for either mother or baby–even an older baby who is on solids. … Continue reading →