Breastfeeding Tips - Is your Baby Getting Enough to Eat?

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Hello Baby! Celebrity Babies of 2010

Another year has passed and more precious babies have been born. Take a look at 2010’s famous babes:

January Babies:

3^rd: Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves welcomed Vida Alves McConaughey

11^th: Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham welcomed Margaret Grace

23^rd: Will Ferrell and Viveca Paulin welcomed Axel Ferrell

24^th: Sarah Jane Morris and Ned Brower welcomed Emmett Andrew Brower

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EcoBaby Holiday Giveaway

It’s our favorite time of the year and it’s time to spread some holiday cheer! And what better way to celebrate the holidays then with a fantastic EcoBaby Holiday giveaway!

Over this year, we have collected some wonderful samples and gifts to keep your little one healthy, safe and happy. Now it’s time to give it all to one lucky reader!

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Shopping for Safe Toys this Holiday Season

    

It's that time of year again. Ahhh...the holiday season, a time for family, great food and shopping! We want to be sure your little one stays healthy and safe this holiday season so we’ve put together some tips and great resources to ease your shopping experience.

Clothing

When purchasing clothing, ensure clothing does not contain drawstrings to eliminate the risk of strangulation. Also, inspect the item for small pieces (i.e. movable eyes, bows, jewels, etc) that can be removed by your child and swallowed. Remember, choosing organic clothing eliminates exposure to harsh chemicals and flame retardants.

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Supporting NICU Parents

As a neonatal ICU nurse, I have seen my fair share of parents whose lives have been disrupted by an unexpected admission into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). NICU admissions can occur for multiple reasons, the most commons being prematurity, respiratory complications, low blood sugar and infection. Assisting parents during this difficult time can be emotionally challenging as a healthcare professional.
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Brain Rules for Baby Giveaway

Every parent hopes to raise smart and happy children…but how? Should you play Mozart to your belly during pregnancy? Or how about playing a DVD to teach your baby a foreign language? Is there a book, DVD or game that can boost your baby’s IQ? Some companies prey on parent’s desires to enhance their child’s IQ. In Brain Rules for Baby, Dr. John Medina discusses brain development and utilizes scientific research to debunk common myths on childhood development.

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October Awareness

Are you seeing pink? This month many organizations and individuals are wearing pink to support breast cancer awareness. Turn on the TV on Sunday and you will find big, burly linebackers wearing pink in support of this cause. The NFL is just one of the many organizations that actively participate in breast cancer awareness activities. Did you know that October is also SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month? Can you guess an activity that lowers both the risk for breast cancer and SIDS?

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Common Car Seat Misuses

National Child Passenger Safety Week (September 19-25) is upon us. Over the past year, I have participated in many car seat inspections and it has become very clear to me that many car seats have not been inspected by a certified child passenger safety technician (CPST). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 73% to over 90% of child restraints are misused. In my experience, over 95% of the car seats that I have assisted with were misused in some way (installation, location of seat, child restrained properly, safety of the seat itself, etc). To date, I have seen 2…that’s right…2 car seats that passed inspection. Let’s take a look at some common mistakes to help you avoid making the same.

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Anthropology of the Due Date

Ever wonder how your due date is calculated? Using some simple math, doctors and midwives are able to calculate your EDC (estimated date of confinement), but how accurate is the date? Some experts argue that the current practice of calculating the EDC is outdated and in need for revision. Dr. Shawn A. Tassone, author of “Hands Off My Belly! The Pregnant Woman’s Guide to Surviving Myths, Mothers, and Moods” (a Mom’s Choice Gold Recipient and Arizona Book Publisher’s Glyph Award Winner), gives us some insight to calculating your due date.

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Breastfeeding 101: Increasing Your Milk Supply

  Having trouble with low milk supply? Check out these dietary tips from our friends at New Mommy Oasis (NMO). Both Holly and Lisa, founders of NMO, experienced a drop in their milk supply and utilizing these tips helped Lisa TRIPLE her milk supply!

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Breastfeeding With Comfort and Joy Review and Giveaway!

Ok mamas, World Breastfeeding Month is winding down and what better way to end it than with a giveaway!!! Thanks to Laura Keegan, we will be giving away a copy of Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy. The photographs in this book are amazing. Want to see what you will be getting? Take a sneak peak here and click "Click Here for Excerpts". 

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Top 5 Questions: Going Back to Work while Breastfeeding

Going back to work and worried how you will manage pumping during business hours? Our friends from Best for Babes have you covered, mama! Here's what they say:

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Celebrating Breastfeeding

August is dedicated to the celebration of breastfeeding. What’s so special about breastfeeding that an entire month is dedicated to it? Let me give you the 411:



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World Breastfeeding Week Celebration & Giveaway!!

World Breast-feeding Week is here!!! To celebrate, Earth Mama Angel Baby has offered us a Breastfeeding Support Kit to giveaway!!! YIPPIE...our very 1st giveaway!!! Thanks Mama!

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Radiation Emitting Cell Phones

If you are anything like me, you can’t even imagine your life without your cell phone. I remember the days of pagers and stopping at a local payphone to return a call. These days, payphones aren’t readily available and with my increased germaphobic nature, payphones aren’t really a feasable option. I also remember the days before pagers when I would wait around for an important phone call which sometimes would take hours to come (wow that seems so long ago). Now with great advancements in technology, those days are over. But now a new problem arises…cancer from cell phone radiation.

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Car Seat Confusion: Which direction? Which location? When do they outgrow it?

Recent Study Shows Parents are Puzzled
By Kimberlee Mitchell, National Child safety Expert & CPST (Child Passenger Safety Technician)

There’s no question that parent’s #1 concern about car seats is SAFETY. However, when it comes to the specifics about car seat requirements (i.e. how long child should ride in it and the best place to install it) the majority of parents are confused and lacking knowledge. (Source: Recent study by AAA and Dorel Juvenile Group.)

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That Was Then This is Now

Last weekend, I read an interesting blog “Bride to BPA” by Anna Davis posted on Healthy Child, Healthy World that I really relate to. In a nutshell, Anna and her fiancé spent an exhausting afternoon registering for healthier household items for their wedding registry. I can see how trying to “green your life” all in one shot can be exhausting! I use a phasing out approach and replace items over a span of time.

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More Headaches for McNeil HealthCare and Johnson & Johnson

The FDA has reported growing concerns over the manufacturing quality of McNeil Consumer HealthCare’s facilities. McNeil, the producer of many over-the-counter medications, has been frequently cited for unsatisfactory inspections. In February of this year, both McNeil Consumer HealthCare and Johnson & Johnson, McNeil’s parent company, were warned by the FDA to correct the problems noted by FDA investigators.

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Conquering Breastfeeding Challenges

Earlier this week I attended a great breastfeeding conference in Houston. Our speaker, Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC, discussed the various challenges that mom’s face when breastfeeding and what we, as healthcare professionals, can do to help promote and support breastfeeding.

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The Shower Hug

Last year I was introduced to an ingenious product called the Shower Hug. The Shower Hug is a wrap that is used in the shower to support and protect sore breasts and nipples. The Shower Hug can also be used to protect c-section incisions! Check out all the benefits.
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