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What is it Like to Have a Home Birth?
Like me, you might be curious about giving birth at home. It's an option my husband and I have considered before. Our deliveries at the local birth center do offer a "home-like setting," but it's still not the same as bringing a baby into the world at your own house. I decided to interview my dear friend and neighbor who has lots of experience under her belt. You might wonder "who is a good candidate for home birth?" The general recommendations are: A mother with a healthy, low-risk Continue Reading
How to Easily Keep Track of Medication Doses
If someone in your family is taking medication that has been prescribed for the short term, like a 10-day antibiotic, here is an easy way to keep track of the doses given. It also helps you remember how many total doses are needed before you toss the bottle: Using a permanant marker, make columns on the bottle equivalent to the frequency of dosing. For example, if the medication is taken twice a day, draw two columns and label them "A.M." and "P.M." Down the other side, create rows Continue Reading
My Top 5 Favorite Baby Shower Games
I'm an aunt again!! My "little" brother and his wonderful wife just welcomed a son last week, bringing the grandchild total up to 17! Before he arrived, we threw a baby shower for my sister-in-law and I thought it would be fun to share with you the games we played, plus a few of my favorites that we didn't have time for. They are all inexpensive, unique and very entertaining! Clothesline Challenge SUPPLIES: string, clothespins, laundry basket, diapers or other small linens, cordless phone, Continue Reading
How We Broke the Pacifier Habit
Catherine, my second oldest, was the only baby that would ever take a pacifier. By a year old, she was almost completely reliant on it. The "paci" was a familiar friend at play time, nap time and bed time, and car trips. Thankfully, it was easier to break the pacifier habit than it was the thumb-sucking habit. Unlike a thumb, which is part of a child's body, a pacifier is merely an object. That means mama can control it! (Yeah!) To break the habit for good, I lost Catherine's three Continue Reading
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