Month: January 2021

Baby Dad

I almost gave up breastfeeding before discovering a nipple shield

The author with her daughter. Photo: Sounds Like Yellow Photography I was sitting on the floor of the nursery at 2 a.m., trying to hold my three-day-old baby girl gently rather than in a vice grip that would betray the excruciating pain I was in trying to breastfeed her. No …
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Parents’ Guide to Baby’s First Steps

Is baby almost ready to start walking? Here’s some tips to help baby take those (clumsy) first steps: 1. Put toys up on surfaces so baby practices playing in standing. 2. When helping baby, hold them at their rib cage instead of their arms. This will encourage baby to use …