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The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act Has Passed!
The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act passed the House unanimously by voice vote on November 17, 2025, requiring the TSA to provide clearer guidelines, better training, and improved communication for screening breast milk, formula, and feeding gear to prevent contamination and mishandling, ultimately becoming law in early December 2025 to make air travel easier for parents. Key Provisions of the BABES Enhancement Act: Clearer Guidelines: Di
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Dec 10, 20251 min read


How Babies Sleep: Demedicalising And Humanising The Issue For Child Health Professionals
The takeaway: trust babies, support parents
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Aug 29, 20256 min read


Unleash Your Baby's Inner Foodie: How to Navigate Baby-Led Weaning With Confidence
Navigating the world of baby feeding is more than just a necessity; it’s an exciting adventure. As parents, we naturally want our little...
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Apr 10, 20255 min read


A Woman of Faith
As women of faith, let us approach everything we do in faith A wise man once said that there are two lifestyles: worldliness or godliness. That is, living by faith or living by sight. Living in fear of man or living in fear of God. When we live in fear of God, we live in his will by his power with an awareness of him. Making decisions based on self rather than the good of the child is the antithesis of motherhood. We are to love, that is lay down our life, then we experience
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Nov 21, 20236 min read


Infant Development: From 1 to 24 months
THE FIRST MONTH THE SECOND MONTH THE THIRD MONTH THE FOURTH MONTH THE FIFTH MONTH THE SIX - NINE MONTHS THE NINE - TWELVE MONTHS THE...
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Nov 13, 20231 min read


Breastfeeding Helps Babies Avoid Obesity
Dec. 18, 2014 By H. Roger Segelken Infants at risk for childhood and adult obesity have a better chance of not becoming overweight if...
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Oct 3, 20233 min read


Pediatric Politics: How Dire Warnings Against Infant Bed Sharing ‘Backfired’
December 19, 2014 | 11:39 AM | Dr. Melissa Bartick Every new parent has heard the dire warning: Never sleep with your baby. State and...
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Oct 3, 20234 min read


More Is Not Better: Limiting Milk Intake to Two Cups May Be Best for Preschoolers
Preschoolers who drink three or more cups of milk a day may get a small height boost, but they’re also more likely to be overweight or...
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Oct 3, 20233 min read


Make your own baby wipes
What You Need: Round plastic container (Rubbermaid #6 or #9 works well) Thick, strong roll of white paper towels (Bounty select-a-size...
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Oct 3, 20231 min read


Cloth Diaper Care
If you launder cloth diapers at home, you can save as much as $1,500 over the entire diapering period. This includes all your diapers,...
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Oct 3, 20233 min read


Rethinking Swaddling
By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA International Journal of Childbirth Education | Volume 25 Number 3 September 2010 Many of us think of...
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Oct 3, 20239 min read


Hats Off For Healthy Term Newborn Babies: Important Reasons To Ditch The Hat
By BellyBelly / October 28, 2014 More often than not, those Facebook birth announcement photos feature a gorgeous little baby, swaddled...
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Oct 3, 20234 min read


Evidence for the Vitamin K Shot in Newborns
March 18, 2014; Updated January 20, 2015; by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, thought to be a problem of the...
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Oct 3, 202336 min read


Death by Diagnosis
The Down Syndrome Death Sentence There is a certain inborn genetic condition for which this country heavily promotes the death penalty....
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Oct 3, 202315 min read


Does my baby need vitamin D?
By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Is your baby at risk for vitamin D deficiency? Recommended vitamin D intake How much sunlight is needed to...
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Sep 22, 202321 min read


Babies By Design
Think of the baby’s life while you were pregnant… What was his life like during pregnancy? For one thing: how often is he feeding during...
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Sep 2, 20237 min read
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