Tweet Women have long joked about how their bodies are “never quite the same” after having a baby (think, avoiding trampolines and scouring for the nearest bathroom locations!) Still, many topics are left un-discussed – thought too embarrassing to voice even with close friends or physicians. As a mom who has been there and a…
Tweet Nipple soreness can occur during breastfeeding, especially in the first few weeks. Some women never experience any nipple pain, but others may have sore nipples that need special attention to aid in healing. In this video, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Nancy Holtzman talks products and treatment suggestions for sore nipples. Shop for…
Tweet In a new Policy Statement released today, the American Academy of Pediatrics has made some important changes to their recommendations for convertible and booster car seat use. Instead of turning the baby from rear facing to forward facing at age 1, the new policy states that the baby should be rear facing until age…
Tweet Labor and birth will take as much as 24 or 48 hours, during which you’ll possibly be eating and sleeping very little. It’s very hard work (even with an epidural). That’s why it’s called “labor” and not “leisure”. Pushing the baby out initially seems like the finish line, but really it’s just the very…
Tweet In part 1 and part 2 of our Swaddling Series, Isis baby guru Nancy Holtzman RN IBCLC CPN outlined the history of swaddling and explained why it is beneficial for baby’s sleep. She also answered commonly asked questions about swaddling. In today’s post, Nancy discusses when and how to transition baby out of the…
Tweet “Why arms down? It seems like an unusual position.” When babies are swaddled with the arms across their chests, tucked adorably up by their chins, two things may happen that disrupt sleep. The first issue is that young babies commonly wake themselves up with their hands and flailing arms. When swaddled with the hands…
Tweet The History of Swaddling Just getting a newborn to sleep for more than an hour or two at a stretch can feel like an impossible dream, especially if that dream involves having the baby sleep all alone, on a firm surface, flat on his back. As human physiology shows us, and as parents often…
Tweet Aww, sleep… Few other words have the power to simultaneously evoke such strong feelings in any set of new parents. From the minute we announced our first pregnancy we started being bombarded with stories and warnings about sleepless nights. In reality things were not that bad, our first baby was a pretty good sleeper,…