High Tech Moms

The iPhone really has changed the way we do things. If you have an iPhone, be sure you check out these cool apps… and be sure to leave a comment if you have your own suggestions. Great Apps for New Moms Baby Log ($4.99): Records diaper changes, feedings, naps, and bathing and can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet. What a dream this would have been with my jaundiced newborn. Things ($9.99): A smart...

Breastfeeding – Doraine Bailey's article…

“Everyone has a breastfeeding story. At parties when I mention what I do as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, women and men will tell me their experiences as parents or grandparents, as bystanders, as breastfed children. Some are still grieving or angry that their experience did not meet their expectations, that the medical profession had let them down.  Others apologize that they...

What eight years of motherhood teaches you

I’ve collected a few of the most important things I’ve learned since becoming a mom eight years ago. Don’t sweat what you can’t control, fix the things you can Breastfeeding will be much easier and more enjoyable if you prepare in advance. Read a book, take a class or both. Since many of our own mothers are from a non-nursing generation, it’s hard for us to find free help after the...

Diaper Changing Fun

I just received this video in an email forward… subject: Why Babies Have Mothers. It turned out to be one of my all-time favorite segments from America’s Funniest Videos....

Midwifery, midwives, what-have-ya's.

Local dad and BBG reader, Daniel Sparks, recently wrote this op-ed piece on midwifery. In layman’s terms, that’s midwives—or a person trained to assist women in childbirth. Check out his take on the benefits a midwife can offer. I also learned yesterday that Lexington Women’s Health now has three midwives on staff. Good news for Central Kentucky women seeking options in...