In a newborn baby, a little blood may have been swallowed during delivery. If you’re breastfeeding, it might be that your nipples are bleeding, and the blood is mingling with your breast milk. If your little one is eating solids, it could be a certain food, such as beets, coloring ...
Puffy genitals are common in newborns, and it’s often due to excess fluid. The amniotic fluid that baby has been surrounded by during pregnancy can move to different parts of the body, causing swelling and puffiness all over the body, including the genitals. As baby adjusts to life outsid...
As first-time parents, we signed up for five classes at the local hospital to become a bit less clueless: newborn care, infant CPR, a just-for-dads class, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding. Before everything in life got cancelled, we were able to take two of those classes. Two o...
a dedicated spot for bathing their little ones, especially during the early months. A baby tub can also be great to set on top of a kitchen counter for bathtime so you don’t have to bend over your adult-sized tub (which can be especially hard if you’re recovering from delivery). ...
But of course, my dearest babe had to keep us on our toes right up until delivery. As you all know, I was scheduled to have a C-section with my amazing OB on Wednesday; well, on the Sunday before (Canadian Thanksgiving), I was woken up at 7 a.m. with a crazy-ass painful cont...
“Lastnightatarestaurant,Nathan,15months,pooped, andIhadtotakehisflailinglittlebodyouttothecarto getafreshdiaperonhim.Ashescreamedin,I triedtolovinglyacknowledgehisfeelings:‘Iknowyou don’twanttoleavetherestaurant.Iknowyoudon’tlike it.’ButhewassomadandsquirmythatIcouldn’teven changehim. “Indesperatio...