Do you want to capture those baby hands and feet? You don’t need to go to a craft store or get fancy materials. Here’s a simple recipe to make a homemade handprint or footprint—it’s really really easy! All you need to make the mold: 1 cup fine grained salt (A must! But most store bought…
Cheap vs. Expensive A more expensive or name brand diaper product may not necessarily be the best one for your baby. It could be actually reeking of fragrance and quite thick in material. What matters most is if the diaper is absorbable, and minimizes the chances of your baby getting diaper rashes. A good thin…
Frozen thawed milk tastes different from fresh. How do I know? Because I was basically dared by my mother-in-law (MIL) to try my own breast milk (yes…). At the time, my baby was about 3 months of age and wasn’t taking breast milk well from the bottle. My MIL suggested it was the taste of…
I was debating whether to put this under the ‘Milk Milk Milk’ section or under the ‘You and Your Body’ section, but finally decided on the latter. This has much more to do with protecting your body from the possible long term effects of breastfeeding than on milk production. Read on ladies! Prolapsed Nipples. Yep,…
You’ve already heard or may have tried these common breastfeeding positions: Cross-Cradle Hold, Cradle Hold, Football Hold and Side-Lying Hold. I’ve tried all of them. But I ended up having to invent a new position basically out of necessity. I call this the “Frontal Hold” (or more affectionately known as the “Bear Hug”) position. Why?…
A question I often get asked is, “Do I need to sterilize the baby bowls and spoons?” The answer is, “No.” In today’s germaphobic culture, there is often the pressure to want to sterilize everything, and sometimes the emphasis on sterilizing new baby bottles, teats and rings before first use when making infant formula doesn’t…
After moving back to the United States, I was surprised to find that there may be slightly different attitudes towards cradle cap (seborrheic dermatitis) between pediatricians in Asia versus pediatricians in the States. My child’s pediatrician in the US seemed quite relaxed and unperturbed. He simply said the cradle cap may be present until one…
