Breastfeeding Blues
Have you had trouble breastfeeding? I want to hear your story. Breastfeeding is hard. Although breastfeeding is often promoted as a beautiful mother-infant experience, most Missouri women don’t nurse...
View ArticleTips to Prevent SIDS
You may have heard the news coverage lately that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) rates are increasing. SIDS, also known as “cot death” or “blue baby” is a devastating situation where a previously...
View ArticleThe ABC’s of Vitamin D
Do you know that all infants need vitamin D supplements, regardless if they are formula or breast fed? In fact, vitamin D is the only supplement a healthy newborn needs. This recommendation is from...
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Take Your Hand Out of My Shirt!
Starting to breast feed was hard; stopping was harder. I am stubborn – or determined, as I like to think. This tenacity was very helpful when my son was born and breastfeeding was top on the list of...
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Breastfeeding: How Old is Too Old?
Over the past few months breastfeeding has been frequently highlighted in the news. From the Time magazine cover showing a four-year-old breastfeeding, to debates over nursing in public, it seems as...
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“Attunement Parenting”—The New Attachment Parenting
The term “Attachment Parenting” used to trigger a sinking sense of mommy guilt deep in my heart. “Have I scarred my child permanently?” I would wonder, just because my baby was bottle-fed while I was...
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10 Tips for New Moms – What I Wish I’d Known…
Two years ago my husband and I relocated to St. Louis. We left our family behind, found a new home, and started new jobs. In the midst of all the upheaval we decided to throw in a new baby. Suddenly,...
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Breastfeeding – Overcoming some common challenges
For some lucky women, nursing clicks right away. The baby latches and it is smooth sailing. For many women, however, learning to nurse can be a long and arduous journey. Nursing was challenging for me...
View ArticleShould I give my baby a pacifier?
Infants look awfully cute with “plugs” or “binks” in their mouths, but there is some question whether pacifiers are causing more harm than good. As parents, we have to ask ourselves, who are the...
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11 medical decisions to make for your baby before delivery (or someone else...
You’ve educated yourself about pregnancy and made choices for your labor and delivery, but are you prepared to make medical decisions for your baby? In the first few hours of your baby’s life you will...
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Tongue tied newborn? A quick painless frenectomy may be the answer.
Anne was worried about breastfeeding her new son, James. She had struggled to breastfeed her daughter, Samantha, now 2. Initially Samantha was not gaining weight. Breastfeeding was painful; Anne’s...
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Delaying Baby’s First Bath: 8 Reasons why doctors recommend waiting up to 48...
My newborn daughter was screaming during her first bath as I watched helplessly from my bed. She was only about an hour old. I was trying to breastfeed her when the nurse took her from my arms,...
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