When preparing for a new baby most people either focus on their birth plan or their postpartum plan. Rarely do we see families thoroughly planning for both. This usually stems from having more concerns or worries around one than the other. But planning for both is important and will make the transition into parenting easier. Of course, planning for both means extra time, extra effort, and we all know there isn’t much time for either of those things. So, ...
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Fall Back- Your Baby’s Sleep
Ah, the leaves are turning color and Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back in full swing. The air is getting crisper, Costco has Christmas decorations up before Halloween, and before you know it, it will be time to set our clocks back an hour.
While most of the world is looking forward to gaining an extra hour of sleep, parents are realizing the possibility of their baby waking at ungodly hours of the day- as in before the PSLs are being served at the local ...
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Our Own Perspective: Casey’s Experience
When I became pregnant with my first child I thought I was prepared.
I was a researcher and graduate student and just knew that I would be able to master birth and parenting. I devoured legitimate research, but also spent my downtime browsing content from search engines, forums, online due date clubs, apps, and message boards. Every other waking moment that wasn't spent buying cute baby clothes and decorating a themed nursery was spent ...
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Attachment Parenting, You’re Doing it Right
Parents, You're Doing it Right!
I’m writing this knowing that several ½ finished blogs are going to feed into this single post, and I’m not exactly sure where this will go.
But let me tell you something. . .
You’re doing it right.
Yes, you heard me. You. ARE. DOING. IT. RIGHT. I don’t need to talk with you to know what your parenting challenge is right now. Why? Because you’re here and you’re trying.
You see, pregnancy, parenting, ...
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Can You Drink While Breastfeeding?
"Can you drink while breastfeeding?"
With the Holidays in full swing, we frequently get this question! So we asked our in-house lactation consultant, Megan Maltby from Lotus Lactation to give us the scoop on the most recent research! Here's what she has to say!
As it stands, an occasional drink doesn't seem to lead to negative effects on your baby. A considerably safe occasional drink would be 1 to 2 drinks a week. Breast milk is actually a ...
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