Monthly Archives: May 2009
Music Nurtures Premature Babies
A Canadian team reviewed nine studies and found music reduced pain and encouraged better oral feeding in premature babies. The benefits of playing music for premature infants are said to be calmer infants and parents as well as faster weight gain and shorter hospital stays. Most of the trials the researchers looked at used lullabies with…
2009 Safer Sunscreen List
Most of you already know that I am a HUGE fan of Safe Mama (safemama.com), The SafeMama reviews tons of shampoos, bug sprays, sunblocks etc, and compile lists of the best of the best using very strict criteria. It’s that time of year again, and all of us mamas need to add the sunblock to…
We're Buzzworthy
I just had a pleasant surprise! While strolling around Brooklyn Heights, I picked up a copy of NY Family Magazine Brooklyn, and Baby Bodyguards is written up in the Buzzworthy column. Hurray!!! Also, Karen Connell of A Child Grows in Brooklyn, has a new column in the paper that is awesome.
New Approach to Prenatal Supplements
Fred and I have started toying with the idea to add a new addition to our family. Unfortunately, I was plagued with terrible nausea from the day after conception till about 4 months in, and taking my prenatal vitamins felt like a cruel punishment to my already sensitive stomach. So I set out on a…
