Safety
Helpful Tips from your Postpartum Experts
In the Infant Safety section you’ll read the stories and real talk around keeping your baby safe in everyday life. You’ll find guidance about unsafe sleep setups, car seat use, water safety, heat exposure, and preparing your home to protect a curious little human.
Kim Kardashian’s Unsafe Sleep Space
Kim Kardashian had her fourth baby last year, via surrogate. So let's talk about Kim Kardashian's unsafe sleep space. We are not here to shame her or to blame her. However, I think this is a perfect example of how a loving, devoted, not first-time mother, with loads of money,...
Introducing the family dog to a new baby.
Bringing home a new baby is exciting for the humans in the house but can be very confusing and overwhelming for your dog. For many parents, their dog is their first baby, and your dog knows it too! Dogs thrive on routine and consistency , so when adding a noisy...
Boston Childproofing Recommendations
We get asked about childproofing recommendations all the time. Infrequently it's "Why should I do that?" or "What's the value of it?" and much more frequently (logically) it's "Do you know anyone good who can help?" Childproofing can be a source of great stress at two specific times in a...
How do you clean your breast pump parts? [New CDC Guidelines]
Earlier this summer, a prematurely-born infant had his brain affected by poorly-cleaned breast pump parts, leading to meningitis and global development delays. In that specific situation, the mom would reportedly leave her pump parts soaking in soapy water, then rinse them off hours later. The water could have been a breeding ground...
How to install a car seat (and where to do it around Boston)
This post will take two tracks. First, we're going to discuss how to install a car seat properly, and then we're going to list some places in Boston and Metro West that will do it. Ready? Let's go. How to install a car seat properly I feel like the DMV's...
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