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Where was this idea when my kids were young?

There is an event this weekend called Little Feet Repeat where moms can bring clothing or children's items and resell them or trade them for things for their older child. I think this is a great idea and I wish someone would have been doing something like this when my kids were little. If...

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By breast or by bottle?

Breasts can be very polarizing — even when it has to do with breastfeeding, a natural practice. Remember the dust-up over the 2006 Babytalk magazine cover that showed a baby nursing? "In this country, breasts are highly sexualized, and people sort of forget they’re there to...

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Can you afford to have a baby?

In honor of Father's Day, we share this online survey from U.S News & World Report found by one of our staffers. It's a quick seven questions meant to make you think about this big choice. Here it is!

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Blogging a birth

I wish I could have put this up earlier, but a new mom blogged her home birth yesterday. The blog is called "Momcast: Subvert the Dominant Motherhood." I don't think she is local, but it's an interesting and detailed read. (Warning: This is not for the easily squeamish.) 10:41am:...

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Preterm deaths still hard losses to bear

Kristi Shelton still has the purple card with the fallen leaf and tear drop printed on it that workers at Mercy Southwest Hospital put on her hospital room door after she lost twins Faith Anna and Christian Todd. Both were born at 20 weeks, just halfway through a typical gestation. That...

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Know the warning signs of preterm birth

About one in eight pregnant women will go into preterm birth, according to a landmark national study released last year. Preemies, babies born before 37 weeks gestation, not only have higher rates of respiratory, gastrointestinal, hearing, vision, cognitive, behavioral and growth problems,...

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The 'Emily' madness must stop!

For at least the sixth year in a row, Emily tops the list of most popular baby names. (This is a little off this blog's focus, but oh well. Give me one off-topic rant.) As an Emily who got her name when "Emily" was not even in the Top 20, I can say that I enjoyed being the only...

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