Your Newborn Questions Answered via Zoom Bringing your baby home can be a wonderful time, but it can also be chaotic and exhausting. Life with a new baby is demanding and unpredictable. There is a lot of planning that goes into making sure that babies are born healthy but tough to prepare for the day-to-day […]
Super Foods for Your Little Superhero
It’s so exciting to begin feeding your baby solid food. It’s a sure sign that your little darling’s body is growing and developing. Puckering up, lip smacking, squinting or squealing are all fun bonus photo opportunities to look fondly back on and have a laugh. So just when does solid food enter the picture? If […]
Baby, it’s Cold Outside – Let’s Play Indoors
If you live in New England or any other part of the country where temperatures dip to freezing and below, you know how tempting it can be to stay inside for the season. With a baby or toddler in tow, just getting ready to go out in the cold can feel like a fulltime job. […]
To Be or Not to Be…Organic
When your baby is ready to eat solid food, will you choose to feed him only organic foods? It’s a big decision and one that can potentially last a lifetime. There may be lots of reasons to feed your family organic foods-or not. The choice is up to you. Before you decide, it’s good to […]
Early Allergen Introduction Advice from a Pediatrician (and Dad!)
Early Allergen Introduction Advice from a Pediatrician (and Dad!) Have you ever wondered why you could bring as many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to school as you wanted as a child, but now peanut butter is banned from most schools? In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that parents wait until their […]
Going Nuts About Food Allergies
Recommendations for taking care of infants and children seem to change all the time and it can be very frustrating. When I was a baby, my mother fed me rice cereal when I was 2 weeks old and put me to sleep on my tummy. I rode my bike without a helmet, rode in the […]
Apple Picking with Babies
One of my favorite times of the year is apple-picking season. New England abounds with apple orchards, which can be the perfect place for a fun weekend family outing and photo opportunity. But if you have a baby or even a young toddler it’s important to pick the right atmosphere in order for everyone to […]
Eating Healthy From the Start
Baby Nurse Question: We want to start introducing some fruits and veggies to our baby but are not interested in buying processed food. How do I begin making our own and what foods should we start with? There’s nothing wrong with buying baby food, however, freshly prepared fruits and veggies—particularly local and organic—provide the utmost […]
Expectant Mom’s Boot Camp: Everything You Need To Know To Stay Sane & Healthy
I’d like to welcome you and your friends to join Boston Baby Nurses, Magic Beans and Healthy Habits Kitchen on April 13 for Expectant Mom’s Boot Camp: Everything You Need To Know To Stay Sane & Healthy. Register Here. We’ll provide you with valuable pregnancy and postpartum knowledge, support, and encouragement. Topics you’ll learn about include: – […]
Valentines Day Dessert
To all of the amazing expecting and new moms out there, I want to wish you a Happy Valentines Day! If you’re looking for a unique and romantic dessert to share with your valentine this weekend, that’s also easy to prepare and fairly healthy, I wanted to share this “Fruit Decadence” recipe. Enjoy! Fruit Decadence […]
