Baby Product Safety Standards: Who Regulates What?
If you’ve ever wondered who’s in charge of making sure the products you’re using on your baby are safe, you’re not alone. The information…
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Best Winter Baby Gear – Dressing Your Baby for Cold
There’s a lot to think about when dressing your baby for the cold weather. How many layers should they be wearing? Is that outfit...
Safe Sleep for Babies: Good, Better, Best
Pediatricians make all sorts of recommendations that a lot of us parents end up ignoring. Why? Because real life doesn’t match guidelines. For example,…
Summer Safety Tips for Babies
It’s official – summer, and all of its glorious, hot, sun shiny goodness is finally here. As we trade in our shovels and salt…
Baby Proofing Checklist – 40 Ways to Make Your Space Safe
When your baby becomes mobile, you realize everything in your house is a hazard. It’s tempting to wrap them in bubble wrap, because how…
The Best New Mom Finds on Grove Collaborative
Once I became a mom, I started paying a lot more attention to what was actually in the products I bought. Gone were the…
The “That Would Never Happen to Me” Mindset is Bullshit
“That would never happen to me.” Ever find yourself thinking that? I know I have from time to time. “That would never happen to…
Surprising (and Not so Surprising) Choking Hazards for Babies
In case you’re curious, babies don’t just shove objects into their mouths to drive you crazy—there is a real, developmental need for them to…
The CDC’s New Guideline for Alcohol in Pregnancy
On February 1, the CDC updated their guidelines on alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Previously, the CDC stated that women should abstain from drinking while…
Car Seat LATCH Rules
A few of you had emailed me asking about the new 2014 LATCH rules that further complicated the confusing waters of car seat installation….
9 Common Car Seat Mistakes That Parents Make
I bet one of the first things you dropped a boatload of money on when you were pregnant was a car seat. Even if…
The Updated Baby Food Guidelines
Having started three babies on solids in the last 5 years, I read these new Baby Food Guidelines recommendations and leaped for joy for…
Tales of Pregnancy – Zap Attack
I just had to share this story from Miranda. It cracked me up, mainly because everyone is alright, but also because I would have panicked the exact same way.