My baby has started crawling and pulling himself up to stand -- which means it's time for us to toddler proof the entire house! I have a few clever tricks for toddler proofing your home, plus a list of my favorite child proof products to protect your curious toddler -- including child proof locks for drawers, cabinets, and other doors (like refrigerators, toilets, trash cans, etc).
Here's how and why I consumed my placenta (in the form of capsules, like supplements) after the birth of my son. Most of the benefits of eating placenta have to do with bonding with the infant and shrinking the uterus back to normal size. But I was mostly interested in the direct benefits in the recovery after birth.
Got a baby who won't nap? (Me too!) My baby doesn't like to nap. He will show signs of tiredness but will fight sleep almost every time I put him down for a nap. Fisher Price baby swing to the rescue! See why I like this Fisher Price swing the best.
If your baby isn't sleeping through the night yet, and you've got the bags under your eyes to prove it, it may be time to change your strategy. This video provides tips to help baby sleep through the entire night!
In this article, we explore everything there is to know about baby probiotics, their benefits, and their effects on the baby's body. These tips will help you decide which baby probiotics best suit your child.
The total cost of having a baby in the first 2 years falls somewhere between $12,462 and $26,612. You can break this down to something like $500 to $1000 a month. Here's a breakdown of the actual numbers... the cost to have a baby, plus the cost to raise a baby for the first 2 years.
Wondering what to do with all of your used baby items (like all of those super-soft used baby blankets) when your baby is no longer a baby? I counted nearly 20 baby blankets in my son's closet... he's now 2 years old! I wanted to donate them to a special cause. Here's my experience donating baby blankets to charity, a list of where to donate used baby blankets, and some fun ways to repurpose baby blankets and reuse them around the house!
The fourth trimester begins when your baby is born and continues until she reaches 3 months old. It's a time of adjustment for both the mother and the newborn -- who was quite content for 9 months inside the womb and now must learn to adapt to all new sights, sounds, and activities. Here are 5 pediatrician-recommended ways to re-create that feeling of being inside the womb during your baby's first 3 months of life.
I try to keep a handle on the flow of the toys coming in and out of our home and ways to organize them in order to keep them interesting and useful for my son. See how we prevent too many toys from entering our home AND how to organize toys in such a way to avoid toy clutter.
Our baby is learning to walk at 16 months. His Grammy thought he needed a baby push walker to help him learn to walk -- so she bought him the VTech Sit To Stand Learning Walker. Now he repeatedly attempts to walk completely on his own. I definitely believe the VTech baby walker helped get him start walking!
