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Fertility problems? Caffeine may worsen them
In Baby Babble - Posted 1 week ago
In a study from the Netherlands, researchers have found that women with low fertility may reduce their chances of pregnancy even further if they drink too much caffeinated coffee. Researchers studied women who received In-Vitro Fertilization and foun...
Sharing your breastfeeding with other children?
In Baby Babble - Posted 1 week ago
Over at Parenting Dish, the talk is about cross-nursing (a somewhat vague term, if you ask me)---the idea of nursing a child that is not your own. Apprently, experts have noticed an uptick in the number of women who may......
Helpful parents aren't really that helpful
In Baby Babble - Posted 2 weeks ago
I'm sure you want the absolute best for your children, right? You want them to get the best grades possible, get into the best schools, excel in a terrific sport basically apply themselves to the extreme. But where does letting kids......
Pediatricians create debate on toddler need for whole milk
In Baby Babble - Posted 3 weeks ago
The American Academy of Pediatrics has revised its thinking on whole milk for babies. Where once the fully-fatted milk was the gold standard for babies who have been weaned, the doctors' group is taking another look at that recommendation for......
Show your kids some freedom
In Baby Babble - Posted 4 weeks ago
You must have heard this one: A New York City mom leaves her nine-year-old son in New York City with a MetroCard, $20, and some quarters, and expects him to find his way home. Alone. On the subways. No, it......
What makes a population lull? Slacker fathers
In Baby Babble - Posted 4 weeks ago
In this Business Week article, it is suggested that every woman from North America to Australia to everywhere in between should birth 2.1 babies in order to keep the population stable. This is simply the replacement rate. The U.S. sits right at.....
New 5-in-1 vaccination reduces the number of vaccinations!
In Baby Babble - Posted 5 weeks ago
Most moms would do anything to take away the pain caused by the number of shots their babies have to endure to keep up with pediatrician recommendations today. DTaP, Hib, MMR-- you name it, but now a new 5-in-1 shot,......
What tops your list for employer family friendly policies?
In Baby Babble - Posted 5 weeks ago
Over at the the Work It Mom blog, blogger and working mom Karen Walrond created her Top Five list of things she'd love to see companies offer to their employees who are working parents. In short, they are: 1) No......
Starbucks in crisis; Will your energy lag as a result?
In Baby Babble - Posted 6 weeks ago
By now you've all heard the heart-breaking news that Starbucks, in this current economic climate, will have to close hundreds of its ubiquitous stores. We thought this interesting news in light of recent surveys that show mothers of young children......
We're apparently never right
In Baby Babble - Posted 6 weeks ago
A recent study out of Boston is saying that breastfeeding your infant and lathering him with sunscreen are two main culprits for vitamin D deficiencies in 40 percent of America's babies and toddlers. This seems like an ironic twist, considering......
