The problem with the idea that this is in the best interest of the embryo is that it fails to consider the ramifications for a child born from such a case. How does such a child feel when they eventually discover the circumstances of their birth? How does the child feel when they know that one of their biological…

Maybe one good thing can come from this. Maybe this will get people talking about the problem with these prescriptions and the lack of other options or better oversight. Maybe we can prevent this from happening to other people.

That seems to vary vastly from hospital to hospital. For instance, the hospital a few minutes down the street does not have midwives, but the hospital I went to that is 20 minutes away does have certified nurse midwives and they are treated as experts right alongside the OBs. I was high risk and had to be induced 3…

There was an update at the bottom of the article stating that they regained their tax status...how does that work?

See, I think that is the result of open floor plans. Our 1500 sq ft townhouse provides this just fine. Our dining room (which also serves as a craft room and office) is separated from the living room by the kitchen so there’s 2 spaces. We have a basement (unfinished but usable and plans to finish over time). Since we…

We were thinking the same thing. We ended up with a town house with about 1500 sq ft. I wasn’t too sure about the layout, bc I wanted more of kitchen/dining/living great room, but the more we live here the more I see the advantage of the layout. Having the separate dining room means it can function as a study and art…

I would say if you aren’t super handy to just buy a three pack of bumkins bibs. They are hands down the best and are super easy to just rinse in the sink and hang to dry then reuse at the next meal!

If you are into self-help skills a towel bib made with a simple circle cut-out and some knit-ribbed material makes a great easy-on/easy-off bib-no tying, snaps, or Velcro to deal with!

It is definitely a tricky line that some parents use inappropriately. Try being a person with a degrees in child development and a teacher. Parents definitely treat you differently once you have a kid, like now you know. It bothered me because I did know what it was like because I had played the role of parent to my…

Here’s the thing. There’s no data on these monitors because researchers are too afraid to go there. No one wants to be responsible for any deaths of children. That doesn’t mean that they lack value. You have to decide for yourself if you think it will be helpful. To me, the Angelcare was worth it because it gave me…

I agree that this is over kill. However, I did get the angelcare monitor for my child. It is a traditional baby monitor (no video!) that also has a pad that goes under the mattress and detects movement. An alarm goes off if the pad fails to detect movement. It also has a setting where the monitor can make a tic noise…

If smell is the issue, I highly suggest getting them wool socks. My little guy’s stinky feet stink no more since I switched him to wool socks. I buy these http://www.amazon.com/Lian-LifeStyle…

You are spot on. What really bothers me about it is how incredibly insensitive it is. Are you really going to sit there and sulk about your enviable figure as I struggle like hell and will likely never be as small as you? Gah! Amy Schumer is right that it sends a terrible message to say that she is plus sized. Not…

This is clearly a bag for a parent hitting the trails. Not bad, but definitely not the baby care essentials the title brings to mind. I try to keep my bag simple.