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Build a healthy environment for your baby with practical and easy tips from national nonprofit Healthy Child Healthy World.
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Get tips from the trenches with this information-packed blog from the authors of The Rookie Mom's Handbook and Stuff Every Mom Should Know, Heather Flett and Whitney Moss.
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Author Archives: Heather
Grocery Shopping with a Baby?
I have discovered several ways to grocery shop with a baby. To be perfectly honest, I would much rather speed-shop by myself and call it “me time” than bring a little one if I have the choice. Or order nearly … More
Spring Fun with a Baby
Since I’ve now given birth in September, February and May, I have taken a baby through spring at various ages and stages. Baby nursing so frequently, you can hardly leave the house? I’ve been there. Baby so wiggly you MUST … More
5 Steps to Bathing a Baby
I believe that a baby should be exposed to water early and often: showers, bath tubs, and eventually swimming pools. All good. My first baby got a bath every other night and he pretty much still does. Meanwhile, my third … More
Getting Ready For Solids
Moving beyond breast milk or infant formula toward a full menu of foods is quite a process. Though babies continue to get most of their nutrition and calories from milk or formula for the whole first year, learning to enjoy … More
The First Month: Setting Little Goals
I didn’t make a lot of plans for my first month postpartum. I try to fully appreciate the those floppy baby snuggles. I remember the first several weeks of a newborn’s life as a blur. I lose track of days … More
5 Tips for Dating, New Parent Style
Having a little baby is stressful and exhausting. I feel you. I have one. There were some evenings in which a newborn was on my body for the entire time between my dinner and bedtime. Now that he is about … More
Gear That Lasts and Lasts
Babies grow so quickly that many of the adorable items we might get at a baby shower are outgrown before the first year is over. But I have a few favorite items that last and last.
My Hospital Packing List
I have been to the hospital for childbirth three times now and I’ve concluded that packing almost anything is a nice-to-have with the possible exception of a car seat for the babe. That doesn’t mean I arrive empty-handed, however. In … More
My Pregnancy Bucket List
The last few weeks of pregnancy are tricky. Not only is it a huge mystery when the baby will actually make an appearance, but also I’m uncomfortable, itchy and cranky. My proposed remedy is to fill my calendar with nurturing … More
When It Doesn’t Go How You Planned
One of my favorite questions to new moms is, “What was your biggest surprise?” Though most of us do obsessive observation of friends and heaps of reading, the reality almost never matches the fantasy. For some of us, it’s childbirth … More
