If cord-blood banking is so great, why isn’t everyone doing it? Well for one it’s expensive and it isn’t a routine hospital procedure. It is something you have to choose and plan for ahead of time. You need to be sure you consider your decision carefully before delivery day. Here are some pros and cons [...]
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by Rebecca D. Williams and Isadora Stehlin
New parents want to give their babies the very best. When it comes to nutrition, the best first food for babies is breast milk.
More than two decades of research have established that breast milk is perfectly suited to nourish infants and protect them from illness. Breast-fed infants have lower [...]
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by Ian Byrd
When it comes to naming their baby, people tend to fall into two broad categories: those who want a unique name for their child and those who feel fine selecting a common name. Naturally, there are pros and cons to both choices. Let’s first look at unique names.
An uncommon baby name will give [...]
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While some parents feel more comfortable putting their baby on a schedule as soon as possible, many others believe in completely watching their baby’s cues and giving them what they want when they want it. This generally means that there is no set nap time or feeding time, there is just baby time, which is [...]
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There is a lot of controversy on whether it is better to parent your baby by a set schedule or by demand. Sometimes your baby will make this decision easy for you as he sets up a schedule for himself. Other times he will want nothing to do with the idea.
What It Is?
When a parent [...]
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