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 […]
Postpartum Health and Fitness: Getting Started
The holidays are almost upon us—which may make some new moms working on getting back their pre pregnancy bodies feel a bit troubled. Although the allure of plentiful, delicious and sometimes not so healthy food is around the corner, now is a great time to try to get yourself healthy and in shape. Since your […]
Review: Ella’s Kitchen Organic Baby Food
Carole was recently sent a whole box of baby food from Ella’s Kitchen, a family-owned UK company started because a father was looking for an alternative to highly processed baby food and simply couldn’t find one. She passed along a variety of flavors to her many mom friends and colleagues and then handed the rest […]
5 Family-Friendly Orchards in Greater Boston
One of my family’s favorite fall activities has always been applepicking. Now that the weather is getting cooler, the leaves are starting to turn and the crisp apples are in their prime, it’s a perfect time to make your family trip to a local orchard. I’ve done a bit of research and compiled the following […]
Breakfast for Dinner
At 6pm earlier this evening both of my kids walked through the door (one from a football game the other from an afternoon activity) declaring they were “starving.” Immediately, I thought about ordering pizza but then my daughter asked, “can we have pancakes for dinner?” “Of course we can have pancakes for dinner,” I replied. […]
