Prenatal Fitness
Health professionals all agree that staying fit throughout your pregnancy will have a huge impact on your pregnancy, labour/delivery and recovery. Some of the remarkable benefits of exercising during pregnancy...
Soothing a crying baby: Why they cry...
Crying is your baby’s most important way of communicating with you, especially in the early days. She’s trying hard to help you understand what she wants and needs. Crying tends to be at its most frequent (about two...
How much solid food should my baby eat?
Your Baby Should Be Eating as Much Solid Baby Food as Your Baby Will Eat. You're wondering about the above statement aren't you? Ask the vast majority of pediatricians and they will all say, "Feed your baby as much...
What the Classes and Cows don't tell...
As my husband and I prepare for baby number two, we are once again faced with the decision of whether to breastfeed or formula feed. While weighing the pros and cons of both and ultimately deciding “Breast is Best,”...
Not all mothers are good
I had a hard childhood. I know it could have been worse, but it was no "Leave it to Beaver". I know now that my mother was in a loveless marriage and my father drank because he loved my mother. They had three kids...
Recovering after Birth
The human body has the ability to heal itself. In today’s society, we tend to work against the natural healing of our bodies. Poor posture, sedentary lifestyles, overuse of medications and returning to activity before...
Tips for Teaching your Babies to Swim
Teaching your baby to swim early is the best safeguard against drowning. “No child, and I mean no child, has to ever drown in a swimming pool again if they are taught how to survive in the water the right way and at...
Thinking of travelling with baby? Start...
My son went on his first trip with us when he was 10.5 weeks old. However, when my daughter was that age, leaving the house was a big deal for me, and getting on a plane was definitely unthinkable! When baby is tiny,...
Busy all day and yet nothing ever done
3:30 am (Ahh... the 24 hour clock of parenthood) Get up to nurse 7 week old baby. He falls asleep mid-feed. Change his diaper to wake him up. Good Gandhi he didn't like THAT. Resume nursing. Put baby...
Preparing for the cost of...
As parents we often think of our children’s major milestones–first word, first step, and the list goes on… One thing that parents sometimes fail to think about and plan for is the first day of university or...
Chivalry is dead
Chivalry has to be dead as we are losing our compassion for others that need a seat on the TTC! Okay...so picture this: I got caught in a huge rain storm on my way to Women’s College Hospital for work so I was...
Reisenthel
Shopping with your child is no longer a chore with the new Reisenthel motherchildbag which incorporates an extra “hand” in the form of a strap at the child’s height. Now mom can walk along with her child and have...
