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Tips To Calming Your Crying Baby- The 5S Tips

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Tips To Calming Your Crying Baby The 5S Tips To Calming Your Crying Baby By Stephanie Dekom, MD. Parenthood can be daunting. Your life changes in a flash. Suddenly, you are responsible for another life—a life you cherish, in many ways, more than your own. The challenges of parenthood can seem overwhelming. As a pediatrician, I understand that and want to help make the process easier....

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Urlissa’s Baby Shower – Golden Safari Themed

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Urlissa’s Baby Shower Urlissa’s Golden Safari Themed Baby Shower. Celebrating a new baby is always exciting. What better way to celebrate Zion’s arrival than with this incredibly stylish golden safari themed baby shower. The shower designer did an amazing job at showcasing this theme. From invitations and thank you cards to favors, centerpieces and candy buffet supplies, everything in this adorable theme featured a gold, green...

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Mastitis – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Mastitis Mastitis – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment By Milky Mommas. Mastitis is the clinical term for breast infection. Whenever a lactating woman experiences flu-like symptoms, she should consider the possibility of mastitis, contact her provider, and begin measures to treat / prevent mastitis. Symptoms of mastitis include: Localized tenderness of breast Localized heat or red streaks on breast Fever General sick feeling Sometimes nausea and vomiting Common...

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Babymoon in Vegas?! Oh Yes, Please!

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Babymoon: Babymoon in Vegas By Onyi Azih. A “babymoon” is a somewhat new concept, but totally worth it! It’s a chance to plan out one last vacation before a newborn turns your world upside down. I enjoyed my most recent babymoon in Vegas! You can read all about it here. Why Vegas? 1. Vegas is preggo friendly! We had such a great time; from...

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Get Breastfeeding Off To A Good Start: Milk Supply

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Get Breastfeeding Off To A Good Start: Helping To Get Breastfeeding Off To A Good Start: Milk Supply, By Rita Brhel, Hastings, Nebraska (La Leche League USA) After years of supporting mothers at all stages of breastfeeding, I’ve learned that there are four key areas to focus on when helping mothers get breastfeeding off to a good start: milk supply, latch, frequent access to the breast,...

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Miracle Twins Born Two Weeks Apart!

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Miracle Twins Miracle Twins are Born Two Weeks Apart! A Texas woman miraculously gave birth to a set of twins two weeks apart. On Jan. 17, LaTroya Woolridge was in her 24th week of pregnancy when she started experiencing excruciating labor pains. Her husband Arthur was out of town, so she drove herself to the Hospital “even though it was my first pregnancy, I knew...

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Gigi & Mike’s Baby Shower – Princess Themed

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Gigi & Mike’s Baby Shower Gigi & Mike’s Royal Floral Princess Themed Baby Shower: Giovoni and Micheal who are expecting a baby girl celebrated her arrival with a baby shower themed Royal Floral Princess. The parents-to-be planned the baby shower themselves and did an outstanding job. The venue was decorated in pastel pink, gold, and white accents. Beautiful flowers were used to create a backdrop, giant...

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Health Benefits of Breastfeeding For Mother & Baby

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Health Benefits of Breastfeeding August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month and no better time than now to remind parents about the significant health benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and the baby. Ideal Nutrition For Your Baby Breast milk is the optimal nutrient mix for infants, it has everything your baby needs to grow — vitamins, protein and fat. It supplies all the necessary...

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10 Survival Tactics For Flying With A Baby

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Survival Tactics 10 Survival Tactics For Flying With A Baby, By Erica Weber. Traveling with an Infant? Erica who has visited 38 countries with her younger daughter, shares 10 awesome and smart tips to make your flying with an infant more enjoyable. … We love traveling with our baby. This is not to be confused with loving to fly with her. We may be crazy but we’re...

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1-Year-Old Died In Hot Car While Mom Got Her Hair Done

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 1-Year-Old Died In Hot Car A 25-year-old woman in Georgia, Dijanelle Fowler, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, child cruelty, and concealing the death of her 1-year-old daughter, who police say died after being left in a hot car for six hours. Fowler arrived for her hair appointment in Tucker, Georgia at 10.04am on June 15, and left her one-year-old daughter Skylar in the...

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