Donna Sundblad

How Stress During Pregnancy Effects Baby

May 21, 2013
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Even when we plan to get pregnant, we all experience levels of stress during pregnancy. I thought about my job and whether or not I’d quit or return to work, and the financial implications. Little things can become bigger like what to wear to a wedding, not feeling attractive to our husbands, and some of [...]

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New Study Shows Dads Can Identify Their Baby’s Cry

May 20, 2013
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I read about a new study that shows dads are just as good as moms at identifying their baby’s cry. They are talking about if your child is separate from you and you hear a cry, you know it is your child. I thought, “No kidding! You need a study for that?” It’s like voice [...]

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Lotus Birth Trend – Don’t Cut the Umbilical Cord

May 17, 2013
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I had both of my kids in a hospital. As a person who tends to want to do things naturally, I probably would have considered home birth, except that a friend of mine lost her baby boy because she had him at home. Baby Adam was their first. His parents hadn’t planned to have a [...]

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Chinese Moms Risk Arrest for Buying Safe Formula Illegally

May 16, 2013
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When a baby is born, we have decisions to make including whether or not we will nurse or bottle feed. Those of us who choose bottle feeding take into account the expense, but most of the time we’re not thinking about whether or not the formula we buy is safe. Moms in China are not [...]

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How Many Questions Kids Ask in a Day

May 16, 2013
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When I’m tired, sometimes I feel like I’m bombarded with 100 questions a day from my kids. I thought maybe I felt that way because when I’m tired, I don’t really want to have to think. It was worse when they were three, because questions were formed in a litany of “whys” which often led [...]

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Drew Barrymore: You Can’t Have It All

May 14, 2013
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Drew Barrymore is a successful actress, producer, and director who also happens to be a new mom. The 38-year-old star gave birth to her first child, daughter Olive, last September, and for now Barrymore has decided, “I can’t direct movies right now; I would miss out on my daughter.” Many of us face similar choices [...]

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Your Child Is Ready for Day Care, Are You?

May 14, 2013
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When and if you put your child in day care is a big decision. My husband and I decided we would do our best to avoid that scenario for a couple of reasons. First was the cost, and second was the fact that our children are only little once. They go off to school soon [...]

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Babies and Vitamins: Do They Need Them?

May 13, 2013
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When I was pregnant, my prenatal vitamins made a huge difference in my energy level. Once my daughter arrived, the doctor recommended I continue taking the vitamins while I was nursing. My girlfriend had a son two weeks older than my daughter, and she was giving him vitamins. On my first visit to the pediatrician, [...]

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Duchess Kate Shows Off Baby Bump in Mulberry Coat

May 10, 2013
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Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is in the Royal Baby Watch news and like always, she’s doing it in style and class. Unlike other celebrities, the Duchess isn’t in the news every week, so her fans, including me, are hungry for Kate Middleton baby bump pictures. When it comes to style, she did not [...]

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