It can be really hard to get your toddler to sit through and finish a whole meal. That's probably why so many mothers like to offer small snacks throughout the day. It's an easy and quick way to give your child some energy and nutrition. I received some product samples from The First Years to provide inspiration for today's post. These toddler-friendly meal helpers are all available for purchase at your local Walmart or Walmart.com: the Double Duty Plate, Stackable Sippy Cup, and Inside Scoop Continue Reading
Why is My Baby Fussing and Pulling Away While Nursing?
You would think that getting a baby latched on with a flow of milk would be just the thing to calm fussiness. After all, the classic image of a nursing mother and child is one of peace and contentment. But what happens when your baby fusses, cries and pulls on and off? Here are a few things that might cause this behavior: Diaper - Check to make sure your baby is not fussing over a wet or soiled diaper against her skin. Some are more sensitive than others and will fuss or refuse to eat Continue Reading
5 Ways to Give Your Kitten a Healthy Start + a Giveaway
A few months ago we rescued a young Siamese mix cat, and besides giving him and secure and loving home, one of our top priorities was giving him a good start nutritionally. Fortunately for Apollo, IAMS™ launched a cat food just in time for National Dental Month (February). It's called IAMS ORAL CARE COMPLETE™ and specifically targets a problem that more and more felines are facing these days - oral care. We received two complimentary 3.5 pound bags of this new formula, and Apollo was very eager Continue Reading
My Home Birth Story: Full of Surprises
With 8 pregnancies behind me, you'd think maybe I would have this whole thing pretty much figured out. Not so! Granted, I was planning a home birth for the first time and so that was untried territory for me. Still, I didn't really expect any other surprises - but got a few at the end anyway! Not only was I overdue for the first time in my life (40 weeks and 2 days), but I had my shortest labor yet (3 hours) and our new baby girl weighed 9 pounds (that's big for a Sweden!). Here's how it Continue Reading
Preparing for My First Home Birth!
If all goes well, I'll be giving birth at home in January to our 9th baby! My official due date is January 24th, but I have always delivered early. When it comes to labor and delivery, I've experienced everything from a surprise c-section to a medicated/hospital VBAC to six natural deliveries at a midwife-run birth center. I decided to try at home this time because the birth center's policy changed and they could no longer take VBAC's. And after six natural deliveries with a midwife, my Continue Reading
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 25
- Next Page »