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Before Adoption, 79 Lost Days

My birth mother never saw me after giving birth. I never gave the two and a half months before I was placed for adoption much thought, until I had my son. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2012 10:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Adoption, babies, _featured, infants, adoptee, adult adoptees

My Baby, the Star

A baby has his "Schwab's soda fountain" moment of fame. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 12:55 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, child actors, commercials, casting calls, Lynn Messina

Crying It Out

When my 7-month old suddenly began waking in the middle of the night again, I nursed her. But when her cry became a two-toothed grin upon seeing me, I suspected I was being played. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2012 7:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, Sleep, crying, _featured, sleep training, cry it out, Elissa Weissman

My Post-Colic Stress Disorder

For the first four and a half months of his life, our son screamed nearly for hours a day. He's happier now, but I can't seem to shake our colicky past. Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, colic, crying, Gary Moskowitz, post colic stress disorder

Naming a Son for a Brother Who Died Young

For years, I knew exactly what I would name my first son: Kevin, in memory of my brother, who died in a car accident at age 23. Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Names, babies, death, baby names, _featured, naming, Linda K. Wertheimer

Rolling the Dice of a Genetic Legacy

IVF allows parents to screen embryos for the brittle bone disease my oldest child and I share, but we chose to take our chances instead. Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2012 7:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, IVF, babies, genetic screening, Disabilities, Ellen Painter Dollar, brittle bone

Do 6-Month-Olds Really Need Music Class?

Parent-baby music classes may make babies more social, but if they don't make parents happy, what are they really worth? Read More...

Published Wed, May 05 2012 2:26 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, babies, Music, suzuki, baby classes, music together

Anne Lamott Answers Your Questions

Anne Lamott tells readers what she thinks success means, what she'd do differently and what it's like to write a book with your (procrastinating, uncontrollable) son. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2012 1:55 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, advice, babies, Grandparents, Books, Motherlode Book Club, Anne Lamott, sam lamott, some assembly required, operating instructions, parenting books

The 'Pregnancy Police' Are Everywhere (Even in Your Head)

Are pregnant women who color their hair - or paint their toenails, or hire a baby nurse, or choose a stroller over a sling, or go back to work early - rebelling against their peers, or against their own ever-evolving ideals? Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 8:25 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Pregnancy, babies, working mothers, Chemicals, baby proofing, hair color

Coming Soon: The Wearable, Online, All-the-Time Baby Monitor

It's washable, rechargeable and transmits information up to 100 feet -- but do you really want an app to tell you when the baby is crying? Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2012 3:22 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, New Baby, SIDS, products, baby monitors. helicopter parents, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Exmobaby

Growing Up Before Motherhood — or Because of It?

A mother and daughter debate whether young women should become adults before having children or whether babies will catalyze that transition. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2012 1:06 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, marriage, marriage trends, unmarried mothers

Getting Over My Embarrassment About Pumping at Work

The novelist Lynn Messina on how she left embarrassment and timidity behind and learned to flaunt her *** pump. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2012 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, nursing, Breastfeeding, breast pumps

'Toxic Stress' Can Harm Children for Life

The lack of a comforting, stable, protective adult presence in early childhood can lead to lifelong problems. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2012 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, Research, Stress, babies, toxic stress. infants, policy

C.D.C. May Lower Threshold for Lead Poisoning

A federal advisory committee has recommended that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lower the threshold for diagnosing lead poisoning. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2012 1:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Toddlers, babies, lead poisoning, Centers for Disease Control

A Controversial Campaign Against Co-Sleeping

Do Milwaukee's anti-co-sleeping ads featuring babies cuddled up with butcher knives target thoughtless bed-sharing or vilify every family bed? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2011 10:13 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, babies, Sleep, advertising, bed-sharing, co-sleeping, Milwaukee

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