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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 as your baby will eat". One of the caveats when feeding your baby solid foods is that that you ensure that your baby is still receiving proper amounts of breast milk and/or formula. Solid foods in the early stage are meant for...

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,” I find myself reflecting on my nursing experience with baby number one. I’m not going to sugar coat it...my first experience sucked! Before my daughter was born, I made the decision that I was going to breastfeed. Since the...

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 our bodies are ready can inhibit natural healing. The strain of a growing belly and relaxed ligaments and joints are all needed to prepare for birth but can lead to injury in the postnatal stage. Good care must be taken for...

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, they are immobile, on a liquid diet only, not yet on a schedule or in a routine from which deviating could cause meltdowns, and relatively easy to distract – the perfect travel companion! Exclusive breastfeeding is by far the...

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 to bed. Go back to bed myself. 4:15 am Not sleeping yet. Wondering what to make for dinner. 6:30 am Baby up to nurse again. So tired. 7:00 am Older sisters are sneaking into my bed. Cue to...

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 college. With tuition fees rising each year, it’s better to start planning sooner rather than later. According to Statistics Canada, children born today will be looking at post-secondary costs in excess of $139,000.* As...

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 soaked from head to toe, literally. Now, I know that the morning trains are packed with people that have not had a good night sleep or are in the midst of a sleep on their way to work...but seriously people...what’s the matter...

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 two hands free for shopping. www.reisenthel.com

If the saying “you are what you eat” is true, then I might have a problem, but cofounder of Baby Gourmet, Jennifer Broe is making sure that other little ones start off on the right taste buds. Baby Gourmet started in Broe’s kitchen when her daughter was six months old. “I wasn’t happy with the quality of baby food products out there,” she said. “So, I spent a lot of hours making her food myself.” The old take it into your...

Most babies have similar growth rates. Their physical development is noted by the paediatrician with a growth chart. This growth chart is a reference point that allows you to check how your baby is growing compared to other children of the same age and gender. However, you must remember that your child has his own growth rate. Don’t panic if your child has a low weight at birth or if he’s born prematurely and has a slower growth rate...

With warm weather upon us, a whole new crop of fruits and vegetables are in season. “Fruits and vegetables have the highest nutrient content when they are in season,” says health and fitness expert, Traci D. Mitchell. “Making produce selections based on what’s in season is a great way to increase your intake of vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting antioxidants.” Here are Traci’s top ten produce picks for spring. Make sure to...

Recently I started to follow Christy Turlington Burns on twitter.  She was and always has been one of my favorite models.  I always found something about her very appealing.  It doesn't hurt that she is married to the cutie pie Edward Burns.  She is one of the best people to work with in the business and is someone I would love to share a cup of coffee with.  She holds my utmost respect for her work as an activist and humanitarian.  Her...