Safe Alternatives for Baby

Have you ever wished you had a magic solution to help calm or soothe your baby? Would you like to learn how to turn tears into tranquility? Well, if you are a parent, a grandparent, or a caregiver of any sorts, the answer is “YES!”

We have already reviewed Dr. Harvey Karp, M.D’s Happiest Toddler on the Block, and I will have to say that I am incorporating, daily, some of the tools I learned from him there. Invaluable tips, and Happiest Baby on the Block is just as valuable a tool for parents everywhere.

A great thing about this DVD is that it puts you directly into real live circumstances, with real babies and real parents, and shows you step-by-step instructions on how to effectively sooth your baby. Read the rest of this entry »

When my baby girl was born she had beautifully long fingers and toes. “Little monkey feet”, daddy would call them. (Actually, he still does.) They are just the sweetest feet! (Is it me, or all mamas who adore excessively over their newborns new little feet and hands? Every single one of us I’m sure!)

Baby girl has since grown into those “monkey toes”, and as Granny calls them, “perfect gymnastics hands”. But we have all heard it from other parents many, many times, “they grow so fast”. So to have quite time daily, nurturing each itsy-bitsy new body part, will always be very cherished moments for me. It is so special to know that at this moment, during this massage, she is the smallest she’ll be from here on out. Having this closeness with her I could pick her little feet out of a million baby feet, I could pick out her knees and elbows too. Now I find myself saying it too, “it happens so fast”. These quiet times, make time sweetly stop, if just for moments.

Of the many benefits of infant massage, Read the rest of this entry »