Introducing solid foods is the next new feeding adventure for you and your baby! As babies approach their 6-month birthday, parents tend to worry about this next stage in their baby’s development. How can they eat food without teeth? Why did my doctor suggest starting at 4 months, but the world health organization says 6 […]
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Follow these rules if you don’t want breastfeeding to work out! It seems like many health care providers rely on rules and protocols to keep their patients healthy. Yet in some circumstances applying rules to something with a natural flow like breastfeeding can do more harm than good. In my practice, I hear all sorts […]
A New Study Seems to Have the Answers… An article was published this week in the Journal of Pediatrics, called Mother-Infant Room-Sharing and Sleep outcomes in the INSIGHT Study, whose conclusions included recommendations for independent sleep as early as 3-4 months of age. This small study of 230 participants has challenged the new American Academy […]
Babywearing describes carrying your baby or child in a baby carrier, like a sling or wrap. It’s a way to make the normal and important demands of babies easier for parents to read. Babywearing meets both the baby’s need to be held and the parents’ needs to feel less ‘stuck’. It can allow some comfort, […]
One of the most confusing subjects I hear about in early parenting is that of spoiling. Many parents believe that their actions might spoil their children and teach them to be too dependent, or even that their cuddling is really coddling. Some of these beliefs cause so much anxiety that parents will often go against […]