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The REAL Postpartum Body
When I first became a mom, I was floored by the competitions, comparisons, and expectations that we will all be amazing, perfect mothers and wives. Any time I did something that made it appear I was...
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Making time for your “Valentine”
Get ready for the day, work, come home, make dinner while keeping Pumpkin occupied, clean up, play together, walk the dog, do the bedtime routine, the laundry, pay the bills, catch a tiny bit of me...
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“Will he be teased in the locker room?”
I’m pregnant and my husband and I are the kind of people that just need to know if it’s a boy or a girl. I suppose we are impatient planners. To us, not knowing what day our baby will be … Continue...
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iparent uparent we all PARENT at iparent
What is Halton iparent? It’s the Halton Parenting Directory on-line. It is an easy way to find information that can help strengthen and expand your parenting knowledge and skills. “Spread the word”…...
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Pregnancy and Parenting after Infertility
This post is the second in our Year of the Family 2014 series, a celebration of families. The pain and loneliness of infertility It took 3 years, 2 pregnancy losses and 4 intrauterine insemination...
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What’s the birth got to do with breastfeeding?
When I was pregnant with Pumpkin, I really wanted to have a natural childbirth. I was in awe of women who had birthed their babies the way nature intended – sans epidural or any other intervention. At...
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Preparing for a New Sibling
My second baby is due very soon and I’ve got a lot on my mind. I’m not so worried about loving the baby as much as my first – everyone has reassured me that the heart just grows to expand, … Continue...
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Surviving Postpartum Day 3: I Wish I Knew
Back and forth and back and forth in the rocking chair, babe in arms, singing You Are My Sunshine in monotone whilst bawling my eyes out for an entire day – that was my postpartum day 3. Or was it …...
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Don’t forget the D- vitamin D!
As you sip your morning coffee, blurry eyed from a near sleepless night with your little one, something tweaks your memory about having read something about vitamin D. You know it was in one of those...
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Learning to be a lifesaver, not just for the professionals
We’ve all had a child get hurt, and it’s often followed by these words “I turned my back for 5 seconds.” And it’s true, accidents happen, very quickly. We know we won’t be able to save our kids from...
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‘Tis the SNEEZIN’: Prevent the spread of the FLU
A pomegranate seed on my kitchen window sill. Yet another example of how my family learns life lessons in our own, strange ways. This is the story of how a tiny, pink seed taught my kids the importance...
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Crying came naturally to my first born
Suddenly I could hear the car radio clearly for the first time in months. I glanced back with hesitation not wanting to disrupt this new found peace: he was awake, but not crying. This was a small...
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Love Yourself: It’s Contagious!
Did you ever notice when you board a plane that the flight attendant gives directions on what to do in case of a loss in cabin pressure? Parents are instructed to secure their own oxygen mask before...
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Getting to the bottom of newborn stool
During your baby’s first year, you can expect to change about 2,500 diapers. It can be difficult to keep up with Junior’s bowel movements! Likely you’ve even stopped blaming the dog and started...
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Babywearing a bundle of benefits
My first baby cried frequently. We spent many of our early days cuddling together on the couch. Actually, who am I kidding…it was more like pacing the halls, rocking in the glider until it squeaked,...
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Finding friendship and support in a parenting program
When I became a mother for the first time, my extended family lived far away. Their love and support was just a phone call away, but not around the corner. To make things worse, my husband and I had...
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Accept unsolicited parenting advice with a smile
It’s midsummer and as the sun starts to peak out from the clouds; you suddenly realize you forgot your baby’s hat. Trying out your new baby wrap for a morning stroll seemed like a wonderful idea until...
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Accidental poisoning – A parent’s worst nightmare
“It only took a split second.” These were the words of a friend who shared with me a story that still haunts her today. Her 18-month-old daughter had accidentally taken her husband’s heart medication....
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Introducing solid foods: Allergies/Safety myths vs. facts
Recently, experts from Health Canada, the Canadian Paediatric Society, Dietitians of Canada, and the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada released new evidence-based guidelines about starting your baby...
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Learning more than one language in the early years
Is it okay to speak my home language to my child? One of the most common questions I hear as a public health nurse who works with families of young children is if it’s ok to speak another language to...
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