August 2024 The latest news and research for raising your babies in the 540
Nursing Support, Prenatal Sleep Positions, How Dad Can Connect with Baby, and More!
Keep your baby safe, healthy, and happy with these tips!
Is Pineapple Safe to Eat While Pregnant?
It's just a myth that eating pineapple while pregnant induces a miscarriage, but does that mean that it's actually safe to eat during the prenatal months? Here are all the facts you need to know about why the fruit is not only safe, but a good component to a healthy diet while you're expecting.
The first week in August commemorates World Breastfeeding Week, where the World Health Organization and UNICEF work to improve support for all and increase essential health services for those suffering from inequities that may prevent them from receiving optimal feeding support. Read on to find out more about goals the organizations have to save the lives of more babies by increasing breastfeeding support to all.
As you might already be finding if you are expecting, getting good rest and sleep can prove difficult for many reasons including hormones, sickness, and stress. But soon, you may be too unwieldy to continue sleeping in some of your favorite rest positions, too! Here is some advice about safe and comfortable ways to still sleep peacefully to get the rest you need and deserve.
With so many bans on inclined infant sleepers and other "soft" reclining products for babies, you might be wondering if it is safe to position your infant on a nursing pillow to get some sleep. But this article stresses that nursing pillows are indeed not a safe bet when it comes to where baby sleeps, insisting that firm, flat, non-inclined sleep surfaces are recommended over all else.
A new study finds that women who have asymptomatic thyroid issues during pregnancy will go on to develop greater thyroid problems later on. Read on to find out more about this finding and if you feel you are at risk.
If you have no experience with newborns, it may come as a bit of a shock when baby has his first poop after birth, a substance known as meconium. Here's everything you need to know about it, why it's a healthy first bowel movement for baby, and how these evolve in time.
It might seem frustrating for new fathers who want to create a lasting bond with their newborns, but cannot nurse around the clock like mom. But there are plenty of easy ways dads can still bond with their baby and solidify a close connection by baby-wearing, skin-to-skin contact, and helping out as much as possible.
