Mom’s Sleep No Worse With Breast Feeding

A common myth…debunked! According to this study, feeding formula does not necessarily mean you will get more sleep. However, I wondered as I read this study, would a mom get more sleep if the dad got up to feed the baby in the middle of the night? In my imagination, my husband would have gotten [...]

Infants’ antibiotic use tied to bowel disease risk

Some evidence that early exposure to antibiotics could lead to future digestive problems…Infants’ antibiotic use tied to bowel disease risk.

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Fish Oil Pills No Help in Pregnancy

This contradicts everything I read while I was pregnant, but they seem to make some good arguments…Fish Oil Pills No Help in Pregnancy.

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Does Hormonal Birth Control Affect Your Brain??

More extensive research is needed to clarify the effects, but this initial investigation suggests hormonal birth control does affect our brains.

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I was pregnant for 10 months

Questioning the “due date”… I was pregnant for 10 months.

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Research shows child rearing practices of distant ancestors foster morality, compassion in kids

Great article on the potential benefits of raising children the way our hunter-gather ancestors did…Research shows child rearing practices of distant ancestors foster morality, compassion in kids.

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CDC Recommends Pediatricians Use the WHO Growth Charts for Infants and Toddlers

Breastfeeding mamas have long known that the CDC growth charts used by many pediatricians are not an accurate representation of a breastfed baby’s growth as they were based primarily on formula fed infants.  Breastfed babies tend to have different growth curves than their formula fed counterparts.  Thus breastfed babies frequently appeared to be dropping down [...]

Majority of Caesareans Are Done Before Labor

A study shows several reasons for the caesarean rate in the U.S.: Majority of Caesareans Are Done Before Labor

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Babies Feel and Remember Stress When Parents Don’t Respond

This article was really just kind of sad to read about, but these findings don’t surprise me… Babies feel and remember stress when parents don’t respond.

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Probiotic Drops Ease Colic

A new study shows that probiotic drops may help infants with colic. Read more… Probiotic Drops Ease Colic.

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