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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Navigating the world of baby feeding is more than just a necessity; it’s an exciting adventure. As parents, we naturally want our little...

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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What You Need: Round plastic container (Rubbermaid #6 or #9 works well) Thick, strong roll of white paper towels (Bounty select-a-size...

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,...

By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA International Journal of Childbirth Education | Volume 25 Number 3 September 2010 Many of us think of...

By BellyBelly / October 28, 2014 More often than not, those Facebook birth announcement photos feature a gorgeous little baby, swaddled...

March 18, 2014; Updated January 20, 2015; by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, thought to be a problem of the...

The Down Syndrome Death Sentence There is a certain inborn genetic condition for which this country heavily promotes the death penalty....

By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Is your baby at risk for vitamin D deficiency? Recommended vitamin D intake How much sunlight is needed to...

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...