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Baby Safety at Home: A Dad’s Perspective

Baby Safety at Home: A Dad’s Perspective

This month as we focus on baby safety, we talked with Santiago Ongay. He offered his perspective as a dad going through the process of babyproofing the house and their life. You can listen to the interview or read it below. https://youtu.be/bRNNrRU8zPk Sonal Patel...

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Babyproofed: Learned Lessons from a First-Time Mom

Babyproofed: Learned Lessons from a First-Time Mom

When I announced I was pregnant I was inundated with everyone’s helpful and not so helpful advice. The seasoned parents shared there stories, tips, and what I thought to be anecdotal advice. No one ever expressed how much time I would spend not only worrying about my...

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Stay-at-Home Mom Struggles

Stay-at-Home Mom Struggles

Shortly  after having my daughter, I made the decision to be a stay-at-home mom. Now, there were several things that contributed to this decision. The biggest being the fact that I had my daughter right at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and believed the...

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Breastfeeding Struggles: In Their Own Words

Breastfeeding Struggles: In Their Own Words

Often times, people want to gloss over how hard it is to be a parent. Which inevitably makes people feel like they are alone in their struggles. Real talk, breastfeeding can be hard and moms experience breastfeeding struggles. As we embrace August as breastfeeding...

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Finding Balance as a New Mom

Finding Balance as a New Mom

Life with a highly active, ever evolving, and what seems like  CONSTANTLY teething 15-month-old can be an adventure to say the least. This leaves me more often than not trying to figure out how to find a balance. As moms we just seem to be hardwired to...

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Bath time:  How often should I bathe my baby?

Bath time: How often should I bathe my baby?

For new parents, this is a constant ask and worry if they are doing the right thing.  Commercials depicting a smiling baby lathered in gentle bubbles is an image most parents want to replicate.  And like any aspect of parenting, there is the ideal image and...

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Now is the time for postpartum home visits

Now is the time for postpartum home visits

I ring the doorbell, waiting patiently outside.  I hear a weak “coming” and some shuffling.  Who greets me is a mother in her robe, hunched over at the waist, supporting her protruding postpartum belly.  Her hair is disheveled.  Her mask is...

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