Chemo is bad stuff. Not only does it make you feel like crap, but it can damage your heart, kidneys, and nerves. Some chemo drugs …
Tag: parenting
Moms talk about their post-childbirth PTSD
A recent survey found that 9 percent of new mothers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, and Strollerderby has an emotional post today on the issue. …
Should kids get cupcakes at school?
I've been reading a lot about childhood obesity this week, thanks in part to Michelle Obama's announcement of her "Let's Move" campaign aimed at reducing …
Antidepressant use might cause lactation difficulties
In a first-of-its-kind study, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy is being linked to a delay in lactation in new …
Volunteers watch train crossings to prevent suicides
During research for a story on preventing teen depression to come out in the spring edition of Stanford Medicine, I interviewed a mother of two …
More on the debate over "curing" Down syndrome
Last month, my colleague Erin Digitale blogged about Down syndrome research being done here and some parents' concerns over the notion that people with the …
Getting kids' sleep back on track when traveling
I used to think that flying was the difficult part of traveling with children. Now I know better: the most challenging thing (at least for …
Delaying solids for babies might not prevent food allergies
My infant daughter was treated to rice cereal for the first time the other night. Like with my first child, I fretted over when exactly …
No surprise here: A crying baby is the sound most likely to wake women
I tend to pop out of bed when my baby daughter makes even the slightest of whimpers in the middle of the night. I'm not …
Study: Some babies still aren't put to sleep on their back
My five-month-old baby has very little hair - and virtually none on a small patch on the back of her head. The reason for this …
Breastfeeding may offer protection against diabetes
More news about the benefits of breastfeeding for moms. A Kaiser Permanente study shows that breastfeeding significantly lowers a woman's risk for metabolic syndrome, a …
Health-reform bill aims to benefit breastfeeding moms
The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog highlights this morning an interesting detail in the U.S. Senate's health-reform bill. The legislation contains a provision that would …
Can breastfeeding help moms slim down?
I literally yelped when I came across an article in the New York Times this morning. The piece tackles an issue that my mom-friends and …
The trouble with the thumb
My oldest daughter is a thumb-sucker. It never really bothered me or my husband, and neither her physician or dentist (surprisingly) have expressed great concern …
Get out your running shoes, Mom
Between my job here and all the pregnancy/parenting books I've consumed over the past three years, I thought I knew all the pros and cons …
WIC food vouchers shape up
Big news this week for pregnant women, moms, babies and kids who receive food vouchers from the federal Women, Infants and Children program. For years, …