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Wearing your baby in a sling, close to you is a wonderful way to bond early on in your relationship. Plus, you get some ‘hands-free’ time while still paying close attention to your baby. Among it’s many other benefits, ‘Baby wearing’ can also help with breastfeeding. Experts believe that the close proximity the [...]

Breastfeeding is a great way to combat ear pain due to the rapid changes in altitude that occur in flight. My sister advised me to nurse my baby during takeoff and landing so the sucking motion would help alleviate any pressure in his ears. This seems to work for him and had the [...]

During my last trimester, I started looking for breast feeding clothing that would be stylish, comfortable, and easy to wear. When I first came across the glamourmom site, I was hopeful that their nursing dress would be a staple in my postpartum wardrobe. I wanted to look cute and be functional for breast [...]

I have three friends that are pregnant and I’ve been racking my brain to come up with a list of products that helped me with breastfeeding. Items that won’t necessarily be on their registries but that they will appreciate in those first few, sleep deprived months! Please give feedback on your favorites not [...]

With all the latest controversy on baby-bottle plastic safety, you may be wondering about the safety of the materials used for bottle nipples. Hopefully, this article will shed some light on the matter. Basically, bottle nipples are usually made of either latex or silicone. Latex is the more traditional material and many [...]

According to the Bisphenol-A Free Website, “Bisphenol-A is a hormone-disrupting chemical considered to be potentially harmful to human health and the environment. It has been known that scratched and worn polycarbonate feeding bottles will leach this chemical into liquids.” Before I was pregnant, I had no idea about this issue, and definitely wanted to do [...]