Hello, I wonder if anyone had any advice or suggestions on how to get a baby to sleep *not in my or my husbands arms*. Maybe this is impossible, we have been...
Have you tried white noise? A small fan, clothes dryer, radio on static to name a few. I have a space heater in all my kids' rooms and we run it at night....
Michelle, I'm an advocate for letting the child cry it out for a few minutes, but I'll try and give you some different advice. I've learned that if you try and...
Michelle ~ This sounds exactly like my son, Owen (now 21 months). At about 6 months we set a bedtime routine - bath, pj's, book, nursing, bed. You can use...
Due to the lovely February weather we are having, I have decided that our babies do not need to be outside without a darn good reason. So, our next meeting...
Hi Michelle!! Thought I would give you a different view. No one way is right, it is what feels right for you and your baby and what feels right in your heart....
Kara, As a nurse, maybe you can answer a question for me. Elizamay, my 2 month old, has had an excecive amount of sleep in her eyes since her second week. I...
Hi Stephanie! Maybe a blocked tear duct...babies that have lots of goo in thier eyes sometimes have blocked ducts. Check with pediatrician, I can't remember...
Hi Maria, we are putting together a bed time routine. hopefully this will help. thanks for the suggestions! ... static to name a few. I have a space heater in...
Hi Kara, thank you for the advice. i have never wanted to let him cry, it just went againts all of my instincts. but as you said, i feel like i would like some...
Hi Stephanie i havent let him cry because it goes against my instincts. it has always felt right to nurse him to sleep and coslee. i also i think because he...
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Hello, Ethan had a blocked tear duct (started at 2mths till 5 mths) sometimes it got worse, but it is now all better. the pediatrician said warm washcloths,...
Michelle, I think that changes a lot of things, I too would want to take it a bit slower with my child if my child had been in the hospital for a long time. ...
Hi everyone, Just wanted to pass along this information about a very kid friendly fundraising event The Midwife Center is doing in a couple of weeks. Hope to...
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Hello all ~ We will be meeting this Wednesday at 11:30 am in the basement classroom at the Midwife Center. We have no speaker this week, so just bring...
Hi, My nine month old daughter keeps getting ear infections and her doctor prescribes her high dose antibiotics. As a result she doesnt eat a whole lot and...
I don't really have any suggestions for preventing ear infections but I will suggest not letting the baby take too many antibiotics. Also, we go to Bellevue...
Anyone living north of Pittsburgh with similar interests want to meet for park dates? I am an attached stay at home of a 6 month baby girl. I am growing...
Hi Shanna! Try http://www.pittsburghnino.com/ It is a babywearing group you may be interested in. Lots of moms with similar parenting styles. They meet...
Hi Moms and Dads~ Join us for the next meeting of the New Parents' Group at the Midwife Center on Wed, May 16th from 11:30-12:30 in the basement classroom of ...
yeah, ditto to that. I take both my girls to Bellvue and they are great. They did put my kids on antibiotics for their ear infections this winter (they each...
Hi Moms and Dads~ Just a reminder that there will be a New Parents' Group meeting this Wednesday, June 6th at the Midwife Center from 11:30-12:30. Our speaker...
Yay! For Breastfeeding mommies! Gov. Rendell signed the act july 9. Check this out! http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/search/s_516583.html This...
Hello all~ Below please find a message from Judy who will be leading our next meeting: Hello everyone, I just wanted to send out a reminder about next weeks...
Hello all~ Below please find a message from Judy who will be leading our next meeting: Hello everyone, I just wanted to send out a reminder about next weeks...
Unfortunately this BILL is far from YAY! breastfeeding should be a right not a "freedom". This "law" (and it isn't even that really) isn't worth much more than...