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LOOK: Photos Of Military Moms Breastfeeding In Uniform Cause Controversy

2012-05-31T08:00:57Z

Another photo has been added to the growing gallery of attention grabbing breastfeeding images -- one of two women nursing their children. They are bo...

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Study Finds Soy Formula Safe For Babies

2012-05-28T09:06:08Z

Despite theoretical concerns about brain development in babies fed soy protein-based formula, a new report says they do just as well as babies given m...

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Pamela Redmond Satran: The Most Bizarre Baby Names In America

2012-05-25T09:13:34Z

With over 33,000 baby names on the new national roster -- a full 50 percent more than were in common use a quarter century ago -- you figure there have to be some weird choices among them.

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Andy Propst: Lullabies by Broadway's Best

2012-05-24T17:10:43Z

Imagine you could gather Tony Award winners at your child's bedside to sing him or her to sleep. What if these artists were there to perform original lullabies by Stephen Sondheim?

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Researchers Explain How Babies Are Like Goldilocks

2012-05-24T12:34:02Z

By Cynthia Graber
(Click here for the original article and podcast)

It’s a confusing world for babies. To make sense of it, they look for intell...

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Howard Steven Friedman: When Did Americans Stop Naming Babies After the President?

2012-05-23T10:08:54Z

There was a time when parents often named baby boys after the President of the United States. Yet today, neither Barack, Hussein nor Obama have reached the top 1,000 most popular boy names in the U.S.

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Jenny Isenman: What I Learned After My Friend's Baby Died

2012-05-23T10:37:23Z

The ER that she went to said her daughter had a simple cold. They made her feel neurotic. They made her feel overprotective and ignorant.

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Huge Baby Food Donation In City That Needs It Most

2012-05-22T17:40:48Z

On Tuesday, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and Forgotten Harvest received donations that will go a long way to feed some of the...

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Mom Credited For Saving Miracle Baby's Life

2012-05-22T13:29:14Z

One late night, Ashley Sanchez was feeding her 3-month-old Ashlynn Flores, and the baby stopped breathing. Mom had never performed infant CPR, but she...

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Hilary Sheinbaum: 3 Things I Wish They Had When I Was A Kid

2012-05-21T16:04:36Z

"I'm not pregnant," I explained throughout the day, as vendors at the New York Baby Show glanced toward my mid-section, searching intently for a baby bump.

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Ruth Neubauer: Signing with Your Baby

2012-05-21T13:08:16Z

Sign language is a natural way to help communication in the first year or so of life.

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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Reveals Why Some Baby Names Are So Popular

2012-05-17T09:09:14Z

The Social Security Administration recently unveiled the most popular baby names of 2011, and late night television host Jimmy Kimmel has some specula...

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For The First Time, Minorities Surpass Whites In U.S. Births

2012-05-17T00:02:28Z

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady im...

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Juliet Linley: Extreme Parenting Made Simple

2012-05-13T13:35:18Z

What most people seem to ignore is that creating an attachment bond with your baby is about putting your child's needs ahead of yours. It's as simple as that. Seriously.

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Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH: Tales from a Serial Breastfeeder

2012-05-14T12:22:48Z

In the heyday of my nursing years, I was flooded with unsolicited comments from anyone who saw me with toddler-to-breast.

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Chris Cuthbert: Parenting, The Most Important Job You'll Ever Have

2012-05-14T11:30:51Z

Assuming all parents will naturally be able to nurture their babies is misguided, and it means we aren't giving parents the support they want and need. This must change.

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2011's Most Popular Baby Names

2012-05-14T09:36:47Z

Written by Pamela Redmond Satran

Sophia is the new top girls’ name in the U.S., unseating Isabella after a two-year reign, according to the Socia...

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Trevor MacDonald: Thank You, Facebook, For Feeding My Baby

2012-05-11T02:00:35Z

HM4HB, a rapidly growing global milk sharing network, provides a space for people to post about their offers and needs and a way to get in touch.

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A True Mother Of Invention

2012-05-11T12:45:00Z

After two baby showers, Michal Chesal owned a ton of baby gear and felt fully prepared for the birth of her first baby. But then something happened th...

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Sherri Edwards: A Mother's Scorecard

2012-05-10T12:57:30Z

Year 7: Nothing will be more endearing than coming home to find your husband with his hair in barrettes having a tea party with your daughters.

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International Adoptions Plummet Globally

2012-05-10T11:52:20Z

HANOI, Vietnam — The number of international adoptions has fallen to its lowest point in 15 years, a steep decline attributed largely to crackdo...

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Six Items That Could Replace Paper Money

2012-05-08T15:57:55Z

The Fiscal Times:

The weekend’s election results in France and Greece have added to the uncertainty surrounding the future of the European Union ...

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Dr. Peggy Drexler: Hey, Moms Are People Too!

2012-05-08T15:12:59Z

As mothers we're responsible for scheduling appointments, social events, and homework. What's more, we're supposed to love every second of this. I'm going to tell you a little secret: It's okay not to.

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The Baby Name New Yorkers Love To Hate

2012-05-08T09:02:03Z

Around the country, more parents are choosing to name their babies after the scrappy, loyal borough of Brooklyn with each year over the past two decad...

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Mom Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant, Gives Birth Five Hours Later

2012-05-07T13:33:27Z

Tennessee couple Amanda and Billy Prentice tried to conceive for four years. On April 25th, a doctor told them they'd been successful and were finally...

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