Any way you do it, sleep-training your baby is going to be a lot of work. It’s going to involve some crying, and less sleep for a while. It’s going to require that you be clear, and sure, and consistent. Here is a quiz to help you decide if you are ready. Yes No ❑ …
Why do babies grunt at night? Well, let’s eliminate the serious reasons first. 1. Baby might not be getting enough air. This is not very common. It can happen to a very new baby or to a baby who has a cold or croup. In this case the grunting would go along with a blue colour …
Sleep. Once the baby has been born and feeding is going well, sleep becomes the primary issue for new parents. It’s understandable. Sleep is one of our basic needs. If we don’t sleep enough, we can’t function. New parents who are woken many time every night to feed and comfort a baby quickly become exhausted …
Spring. So delicious! Such lovely smells and pretty flowers and warm breezes. The cherry blossoms down Moss Street, the camas in Beacon Hill Park. Going for my early morning walk in the daylight! Great pleasures. But then I get caught in a downpour, or shiver because I didn’t take a jacket. The wind blows so …
The best evidence there is that we should talk to babies, is that babies LOVE to be talked to. Tell a baby a story with an animated face and voice, and the baby will stare, in rapt attention – for as long as her little brain can handle it. Then she’ll turn her face away …
Written by: Eva Bild A new mother is trying to put a horrible prickly sweater on a baby before taking him outside in the cold weather. The baby is howling and the mother is distressed. I start to explain to the baby about how cold it is outside and how the lovely sweater his grandmother …
Let me start with a disclaimer. Not all babies need to have bottles. Babies who are doing well at the breast, and whose mothers are available and happy to provide the breast whenever the baby needs it, these babies do not need bottles. Not all mothers want to or need to spend time away from …
Chanukah was earlier this month – we had latkes galore! Our friends south of the border gave thanks, ate turkey and watched football. And now we head into the end of December – the busiest time – end of term, papers due, concerts, and “getting ready.” Increasingly through the month I get asked “Are you …
