Entries from October 2008

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

5 things not to worry about with your newborn

 
 
1. Touching the soft spots on baby’s head. If you’ve done this, don’t worry about it! When you touch your baby’s soft spots, known as the fontanels, you’re not touching his brain. So what are you touching? A thick, very protective membrane. The soft spots exist because, in order to safely negotiate the narrow birth [...]

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Have your baby in Maine and get a $500 head start on saving for college.

A shoe salesman in Maine never went to college and wants to offer this opportunity to those born in 2008 and in the state of Maine. $500 will be put into an account for each child and is expected to grow to $2,000 by 2026. He recommends to all parents adding an additional $50 a [...]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Newborn pictures that will make you say awe

Every time I am looking for information on Newborn I see the sweetest pictures that I would like to share with you. Here is one of the links…
Dragonfly Design

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Using cleaning products while is not good idea!

As moms in this day and age, we are bombarded daily with media about the safety of the things we are eating, using, cleaning with, etc… Studies are popping up constantly linking potential toxins in our foods and products we use daily as being the causes of the rise in cases all sorts of diseases, especially [...]

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

This guy passes more than just thoughtfulness to his child

This is hilarious!
So, this guy has proof of his thoughtful side through the poses of his newborn baby, which is absolutely adorable.
Check it out here.

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Newborn Natural Instincts

Infants are born with a number of instinctual responses to stimuli, such as light or touch, known as primitive reflexes, which gradually disappear as the baby matures. These reflexes include the:

sucking reflex, which triggers an infant to forcibly suck on any object put in the mouth
grasp reflex, which causes an infant to tightly close the [...]

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Downloads That Will Put Your Newborn to Sleep.

This day and age everything is downloadable…. including soothing sounds to put your baby to sleep! That’s right newborn Napster but not so illegal. It is said that babies cry to create a white noise that will soothe them to sleep by reminding them of the noises made in the womb.
Many of the noises you [...]

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Does your newborn have a sleeping problem?

Few things can add up to trouble as quickly as a newborn with sleep problems.
Sleep deprivation is at least as serious for infants as it is for adults. The underlying causes remain an area of active investigation, but scientists believe they’ve identified several key ones, and some possible solutions.
Causes
Sleep deprivation occurs for any cause [...]

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Two lucky babies

They may be newborns, but two girls from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula already have a head start on paying for college.
Raina Koryn Ledzian and Ellise Marie Dove were presented with $20,000 savings bonds today from Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, which recently moved to a new building.
Raina was honored for being the last baby born in the [...]