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Breastfeeding Without Judgement

July 10, 2013 by Sandy 1 Comment

    I spent a little over three weeks in Portugal last summer and quite a bit of time visiting its beautiful beaches. I couldn’t help but notice how many women were breastfeeding babies of all ages. I have to admit that I’ve never witnessed so much extended breastfeeding as I did … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Issues Tagged With: BABIES, baby, breastfeading, mothers, oh baby magazine, Oh Baby!

Where do Babies come (OUT) of?

May 14, 2013 by Sandy 4 Comments

I recently had a conversation with my 7 year old son about pregnancy. It went a little something like this: 7yo: "Mommy how did you feel when you were pregnant?" Me: "Pretty good. Mostly. I really loved being pregnant." 7yo: "Did it hurt?" Me: "No, being pregnant didn't hurt. Except for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pregnancy Tagged With: BABIES, oh baby magazine, Oh Baby!, stork, vaginia

Time to take your new baby to the park!

April 29, 2013 by Sandy Leave a Comment

When you're a new mom it's easy to get cabin fever and spend time wondering what to do that doesn't involve a mop or washing machine to fill your days. Your local park is not just for toddlers and kids. You and your newborn can and should enjoy countless afternoons at the park. Here are some tips … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infants & Toddlers Tagged With: baby, motherhood, oh baby magazine, Oh Baby!, park

Bathing Your New Baby!

April 3, 2013 by Sandy 1 Comment

The first few weeks of your baby's life you may not want to rush into bath time. It's perfectly ok to give him sponge baths. As long as his face, hands and genital area are clean, there really is no rush. Bathing your baby for the first time can be intimidating but doing so in a relaxed and safe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infants & Toddlers Tagged With: bath, massage, newborn, oh baby magazine, Oh Baby!

Waiting for Milk

March 26, 2013 by Sandy 2 Comments

There are some really warm and fuzzy images of new moms with their babies at their breasts. Minutes after birth, she's smiling. And you can't hear it, but you know that baby is rhythmically sucking and swallowing milk. Of course he is -- because everything is perfect.In reality, the baby is likely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Breast-feeding, latching, newborns, oh baby magazine

“Is she sleeping through the night?”

March 19, 2013 by Sandy 2 Comments

You'll be surprised that once you have your baby how many people will ask you this question. It's a pretty ridiculous question as newborns rarely 'sleep through the night'.If your pediatrician is asking you this, she likely means about five hours of uninterrupted sleep, between midnight and five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: newborn, nights, oh baby magazine, Oh Baby!, pregnancy, sleeping

My First Time Alone with my Newborn and my Toddler!

March 12, 2013 by Sandy 4 Comments

Alexandra was born Feb 12th and that day was filled with so much chaos! Firstly she was born vaginally without medical intervention. No drugs people. No drugs. And it was the best. I'll have to talk about that in another post.I had to stay in the hospital for two nights because of complications. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: newborn, oh baby magazine, Oh Baby!, parenting, toddler

Give us this day, my daily shower!

March 5, 2013 by Sandy 2 Comments

While I was pregnant with my son I started Oh Baby! Magazine and that's when my 'education' began. It seems like I was reading everything online (and off) about pregnancy and baby. One of the things I started to really hate was the concept that new moms don't have time to shower. This made me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baby, mothers, newborns, parenting, showers Oh Baby!

My Message to New Moms

February 26, 2013 by Sandy 5 Comments

After having two kids, two and a half years apart, I look back on the way things were when they were babies and I have regrets. I'm sure that all moms do.Surprisingly my regrets are not that I should have put my son to bed at 6:30 instead of 7:30 or that I should have started solids with peas and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baby, moms, newborn, Oh Baby!, pregnancy, relax, stress, Worry

Who is the Pregnant One? Stop Stealing my Pregnancy Symptoms!

February 20, 2013 by Sandy Leave a Comment

You're six months pregnant and haven't been able to look at, much less cook, raw chicken in weeks. You're visibly pregnant and every afternoon is filled with nausea. These things are all par for the course. Gestation is a marathon and while everyone experiences pregnancy differently, there is one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Couvade syndrome, dads, motherhood, newborn, oh baby magazine, parenting, pregnancy

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