Category Archives: Babies

Breastfeeding and returning to work? Oh my!

Halton Region is celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2011 from October 1-7.  Celebrate with us!  This post is the final in a series of three breastfeeding posts. It was 11 months into my year-long maternity leave when I could no longer pretend that … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding in Public

Halton Region is celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2011 from October 1-7.  Celebrate with us!  This post is the second in a series of three breastfeeding posts.   When I was a new mom, I found that it was one thing to breastfeed … Continue reading

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Getting Ready to Breastfeed

My husband and I are expecting our first child in December.  Over the past 7 years I have I have helped countless moms and dads on their breastfeeding journeys, first as a postpartum hospital nurse and now as a Public … Continue reading

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Bugs aren’t going back to school, even if your kids are

As the summer winds down and our kids are getting ready to go back to school many parents worry less about protecting their family from bug bites. But in fact, mosquitoes and ticks are still active during this time and … Continue reading

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Oatmeal Goo & the Dreaded Temper Tantrum

How do you feel? Sometimes you can see it coming, but sometimes it will hit when you least expect it.  It can strike anywhere.  You could be at home, in the car, at the store, at grandma’s, in the playgroup… … Continue reading

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