Hindsight is 20/20 and getting nostalgic about how life was when our kids were babies, made me think about what I wish I knew as a newborn mother.
What I Wish I Knew as a New Mom
Newborn care
Things I Learned on Netflix: Babies
I enjoy good documentaries and Netflix has an abundance of them out right now. So when I came across the docuseries Babies, I had to check it out for the blog.
Babies explores the new research surrounding child development within the first year of life, following 15 newborns from around the globe. While I’d like to think I’m pretty well informed in this arena, there is still a great deal that I didn’t know and that was quite refreshing. It would be crazy to think that what I learned in grad school about babies 15+ years ago hasn’t been challenged or expanded upon since.
Continue readingCourse Notes: SIDS
Ever accidentally take a continuing education course that does not apply to your professional license/continuing ed? Yes, me?
Despite this unlucky incident, I still gained a great deal of useful information. A few months ago, I took a CEU course called Infant Positioning Strategies: Progressing Development while Promoting Safe Sleep. While it covered baby development and how positions can cause or reduce certain neck or head conditions, like torticollis or flathead syndrome, I was most intrigued by the topic of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Sounds dark, but the intel presented was too fascinating not to share.
Continue readingTummy Time Revisited
“It’s so important that your baby does tummy time.”
Yes, it absolutely is. But, is there another option??
As we’ve discussed in our previous TT post, Tummy Time is one of the hardest, but most beneficial activities for your newborn to do. But why the fuss? The answer: The Safe-to-Sleep Campaign.
Continue readingCrawling 101
Your baby has nailed a good number of developmental milestones so far. They have worked really hard to battle gravity, get themselves off the ground, roll over, and sit up. Now, it’s time to move!
But, what does that look like and would it be crawling? Here’s what you need to know about moving about on hands and knees and everything in between.
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Child(ish) Advice 