Ali Weatherford So many new parents rely on pacifiers to soothe their babies, but there is some controversy over whether to use them at all and how to use them. Just like so many things related to parenting, the very ambiguous [...]
Ali Weatherford I love the word primitive. It can have a negative connotation, but for me, it just describes things that have been around for a REALLY LONG TIME. We have primitive instincts and developmental patterns that have persisted since [...]
By Ali Weatherford Breastfeeding can sometimes be a struggle. The logistics and nuts and bolts of breastfeeding aren’t always easy to figure out at first. Getting the latch right can be tricky for the baby. Positioning might be awkward for [...]
By Ali Weatherford The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all breast fed infants younger than 12 months old need a daily dose of vitamin D. That might be surprising to you! It was to me. It was a pretty [...]
By Ali Weatherford When you fantasize about being a parent for the first time, you might picture playing with your kids. Maybe you can’t wait to toss or kick a ball around. You might imagine a dollhouse and figures or [...]
By Ali Weatherford I had a rough pregnancy. It’s hard to admit to some of the feelings I had while I was pregnant the first time. Not everyone feels ready to be pregnant. Not everyone is excited. I was one [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Janel Davis, RD Things have changed a lot since the days of the mucus-like baby rice cereal. If I were a baby, I wouldn’t be all that interested in solid food if that’s what [...]
By Ali Weatherford What will your baby look like at birth? Cute? No, probably not. Sorry! Pretty much everything they show on TV and in movies about birth and newborn babies is very wrong. Birth almost never happens like that, [...]
By Ali Weatherford If you’re thinking, “I don’t know what COLOSTRUM or JAUNDICE even are”, you are not alone. These are things that most people don’t learn about until they have a baby of their own. Even then, your baby [...]
By Ali Weatherford I would never have read an article about baby poop before my baby was born. Most people don’t want to know ANYTHING about baby poop…….UNTIL they have a baby of their own. Then, watch out, because it [...]
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