If you have any desire (now or in the future) to get pregnant, then I would highly recommend that you check out the site www.fertilityfriend.com. This is a free website that has some awesome services. You can sign up for their online email course where they will send you 1 email a day for about 20 days. In each email you will learn all about fertility, how to recognize signs of fertility in the female body and how to chart those signs. By charting signs of fertility, you then will have a better idea of when to try to conceive. Example of fertility charting on FertilityFriend.com Using this site won’t guarantee that you’ll instantly get … [Read more...]
Crib Bumper Controversy
Nate & I did something very controversial this weekend. We put the crib bumpers back on Grace’s crib. Reading that last sentence, you will probably have one of the three reactions: 1) Gasp of Horror! How could you!??! 2) *Rolling Eyes* So what? I always use them. 3) Huh? For those who don’t know, crib bumpers are a big crib no-no according to safety experts. Not using bumpers in your crib is just one of the safety precautions that the experts recommend when talking about SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) protection. There is no known cause of SIDS, but there are several things you can do to help lower the … [Read more...]
Pre-Baby Shopping List for Mommy!
A dear friend of mine, Emily, is having her first baby soon! Since I am obsessed with passing along “helpful” tips to everyone I know, I decided to share with Emily some things that she may find very helpful to have on hand. Everyone knows to have diapers and other important baby things in the house, but what about important Mommy things? Below are some items that are really helpful in those first days home with a little one. (Many of these things are especially helpful for breastfeeding mothers. I won't be offended if my male readers stop reading here! Haha!) 1) Nursing Bras – My girlfriend Dorothy works in a bra shop and she … [Read more...]
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