
Maclaren USA Recalls to Repair Strollers Following Fingertip AmputationsWASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled produc...
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Round 1Winner: Bauer Roy Douglas Runner-up: Sullivan Fitzpatrick Runner-up: Myah Faye Thanks to all the babies (and their parents) who participated in this weeks round.From now until November 14 we will be accepting entries for November’s contests. November’s theme is Masquerade M...
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How many times have you found yourself repeating a request to your toddler over and over again, wondering to yourself if your toddler can even hear you? There were so many times when I would ask my toddler to do something and then wind up convinced that he must have a hearing problem because he w...
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Here’s your opportunity to kick off the holiday season by doing something nice. Even the most time-strapped parents of toddlers can take the time to send a Christmas card to a little boy for what may be his last Christmas.Five-year-old Noah Biorkman has been battling neuroblastoma cancer fo...
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According to a recent study by the University of Glasgow in Scotland, the more children a couple have, the happier they are. The catch? This only holds true for married couples. The same children and happiness correlation didn’t apply to single, co-habiting or separated parents. The stu...
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Before there was an embryo, there were an egg and a sperm, collectively called gametes. And before the gametes, there were germ cells. The pathway from germ cells to gametes to embryo is long and complicated and occurs only in the human reproductive organs. Or at least it used to.There have been...
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A surprising study which was recently published is offering great news to parents. A new type of contact lens is said to be creating solutions for some eye problems that plague children. The contact lenses made especially for short-sighted persons work to correct or improve the condition while th...
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Road traffic safety and prematurity are just a few of the many interesting health-related events going on in November. However, I’ve prepared a short list focusing on family health.GLOBAL EVENTS AND OBSERVANCESNovember 14 is World Diabetes DayNovember 16 is World Day of Remembrance for Road...
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The Grand Prize winner wasNora, Adelyn, and Emma Thanks to all the babies (and their parents) who participated in this weeks round.From now until November 14 we will be accepting entries for November’s contests. November’s theme is Masquerade Month!The contest is free so enter your ba...
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Here are some last minute links that may help your Halloween celebrations go a little smoother: Last Minutes Halloween Costumes Halloween Costume Advice Baby’s First Halloween Using Face Paints Safely Halloween Safety Tips How to Prevent the Most Common Halloween ER Injuries
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Flashlights Sold Exclusively at Target Recalled Due to Burn HazardWASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products imm...
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School had already started here in Switzerland when the ‘walk to school’ debate started in the US in September this year. It was partly initiated by an article in the New York Times ‘Why can’t she walk to school?’ The story featured a mother who let her 7-year old gi...
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Oh no! Not another Halloween warning to dampen our spirits. Every year, we parents are faced with the choice of locking our kids in (thus protecting them from harm) or letting them out and enjoy childhood for a little bit longer. Mrs H’s Halloween Safety Tips just about said it all.Now, the...
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CPSC Urges Parents and Caregivers to Stop Using “My Baby Soother”WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to immediately stop providing “My Baby Soother” pacifiers to their children. The pacifiers were dis...
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Huh. Color me ignorant. I had no idea that Halloween was considered the most dangerous holiday for kids. Thinking about it some more, it makes sense. Trick-or-treating in the dark, the pointy costume props, the costumes themselves which are easy to trip on, the possibility of injury is staggerin...
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Booster Seats Are Safer The journal “Pediatrics” published the results of a study, conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia’s Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, confirming previous reports that i...
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The flu, especially the swine flu is making headlines everyday and I deemed it wise to give you the latest flu updates that may be relevant for you and your family.Swine Flu Shots in New York SchoolsSchools in New York City will start offering H1N1 shots end of October, the NY Times report. Those...
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Fourteen years is a long time. In this period of time, many of us have:upgraded our cell phone, computer hardware, and software several times.gotten married, delivered babies and have raised them up to puberty.moved into the digital age, set up our blogs, and expanded our social media.updated our...
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Round 3Winner: Cailin Amanda Runner-up: Dale Casimir Runner-up: Brayden Darrell Thanks to all the babies (and their parents) who participated in this weeks round.From now until November 14 we will be accepting entries for November’s contests. November’s theme is Masquerade Month!T...
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Not Bright Enough to Marry?For 17-year old Kerry Robertson, what stands in her way to marriage and motherhood is her learning disabilities. Social workers already canceled her wedding to her 25-year old fiance Mark McDougall 2 days before the church ceremony. The Fife Council where Robertson live...
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Brooke 'Ball' Tucker new to this site. My name is Brooke. Im 23. Married with a 2 year old son and a full time job. My seccond one is on the way. Havent had my first appointment yet, but i figure im 6 to 7 weeks depending on how you calculate it. But my first appt is November 2nd Yay! Is it too early to think your starting to show at 6 weeks with your 2nd or is it just bloating?

I breastfed like a champ with both of my kids, even nursing my daughter while I was pregnant with my son. It was not seamless, however, because when I initially started breastfeeding my first-born I felt like I had no idea what I was doing and spent a lot of time frantically trying to work throug...
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BPA in baby bottles, phthalates in baby sunscreen, melamine in baby formula, lead in baby toys. What are parents supposed to keep their baby healthy? Move to a desert island and live like Swiss family Robinson? Buy your own organic farm? Unfortunately, these options are not feasible for most of u...
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Groundbreaking medical research completed by a team at the Institute of Cancer Research, a college of the University of London, working in conjunction with researchers in Japan, discovered that certain cancer cells can cross the placenta of an afflicted mother-to-be into her unborn baby.Such a li...
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At only 27-years old, pop princess Britney Spears has lived a lifetime and then some. The young mother of two has been married and divorced twice. She has won many awards for her music, but she has also been belittled and chastised over her parenting skills.Thankfully, the downward spiral which S...
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Former Victoria’s Secret model and Project Runway host, Heidi Klum gave birth to her fourth child on October 9th. Proud musician father Seal, and Mom couldn’t help but release a touching tribute regarding the birth.“It’s difficult to imagine loving another child as much as you love y...
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“I knew you’d gone a little crazy when you started complaining that ‘only’ 35 people are coming,” my friend said.“Down from a guest list of 80, that’s a lot of cancellations!”“And there’s your first problem.” He accentuated every s...
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Another high profile adoption case, another celebrity runs into adoption problems due to certain legislation. This time it’s the British rock singer songwriter Elton John who is having problems. John met 14-month old Lev during an AIDS charity foundation trip in the Ukraine. While visiting an orp...
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Jean B Patterson twice i get this big error message when i am trying to get the updates in on the beta bol. and i did not see as many pastel pages as i would like to have to choose from. right now i am not happy and this is why i chose to post here as well

I have a 2 yr. old, and before she started walking, I used to carry her all over the house, up and down the stairs. I remember having her with me while I attended to my chores like vacuuming . It definitely felt like a workout to me, and despite putting a stop to my regular gym visits, my musc...
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