Tweet Did you (or do you) have a midwife for your prenatal care and birth or are you interested in learning more about midwives? If so, then National Midwifery Week is a perfect time to celebrate your midwife or gather more information about midwifery care. This week Isis will honor midwives in our blog posts…
Tweet As almost any second-time parent will tell you, they feel much more relaxed and confident with their second baby than they did the first time around. Why? Because they’ve figured a few things out, and because they’ve given themselves a break. What do second time parents know that you don’t? Read on to find…
Tweet In our Great Beginnings’ new mothers groups we often hear a mom exclaim, “I wish you could share that with my parents!” This exclamation may not seem like something terribly new, we’ve seen different approaches to parenting throughout the years. What’s changed is that your baby is now having a baby and you’ve been…
Tweet In the United States, Cesarean Section is considered a relatively safe procedure although it poses more risk than a vaginal delivery. With the C-section rate at 30% it is important to know the risks and how to best prevent them. The more common complications for women who have a Cesarean section include infection, heavy…
Tweet Did you know that a baby’s brain at 35 weeks weighs only two-thirds of what it will weigh at 39 – 40 weeks? And that the baby’s lungs and liver are also still developing during the last couple of weeks of pregnancy? The March of Dimes began their Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait…
Tweet 1. Stroller So many choices in this category! We love the versatility of the UPPAbaby Vista. Pre-shop to take a test drive and see all of the bells and whistles. As seen on the Isis blog: The UPPAbaby Vista: A Stroller Love Story 2. Car seat We can’t emphasize enough the importance of a…
Tweet We asked Isis mom Yao Takahashi to share the story of her breastfeeding journey. A rocky road, she admits, but she was able to persevere with the help of her “personal cheerleading team” and in-person and online resources. Here’s her story: “I will miss this when he goes off to college,” I half-jokingly remind myself…
Tweet Do something – for the next 24 hours, be mindful of how often you use the word “try.” You may be surprised by how frequently this word rolls off your tongue. It is a part of our vernacular and seems harmless enough, sometimes even implying a flexibility to include something new into our routine…