Bringing Baby Home
BRINGING BABY HOME / BABY-PROOFING YOUR WORLD / BABY-PROOFING YOUR HOME /PARENTING YOUR NEW BABY Bringing Baby Home By Candace Campbell, MSN, RN [reprinted with permission, Health4Women magazine] Congratulations and welcome to a new stage in your life – parenthood! Or maybe this isn’t your first baby and it’s welcome back to the magic kingdom! In an instant, your new baby has changed you from a couple into a family. The irony of your new essence, parenthood, evokes what I like to call a babylove addiction, which in a poetic sense, may be likened to a line from the old Eagles...
Read MoreNewborn Skin Care 101
Greetings, Blogfriends, Here’s a new article also seen in the new Health4Moms website. Printed with permission. Feel free to pass it on, but please remember to share the source. Enjoy! Candy Newborn Skin Care 101 How to love and protect your baby’s skin By Candace Campbell, MSNc, RN Even experienced parents flinch at the idea of skin care for a new baby and the many products with their associated promises on the market. What’s a parent to do to keep baby smiling? It’s enough to make a grown person cry! Here are three ways to fight the Skin Care Blues. #1 The best defense is a...
Read MoreBathing Your Preemie
A parent of a preemie asks, “Once we get home, I’m a little nervous about bathing my baby. He is so small! It’s one thing to do it with you all here in the NICU, but I’m feeling a little nervous about bathing the baby at home. Any suggestions?” Dear Preemie Parent, Good question! Here is an article I crafted just for you (and a version of it is featured in the new consumer magazine, Healthy Mom and Babies, and the new AWHONN websites Health4women.org and Health4Mom.org ) on Bathing Your Preemie. Special thanks to the Farmer family and Annie Tao Photography for...
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