Pediatrician Dr. Bob Sears makes it his business to stay on top of the latest developments and news regarding vaccinations. He is the author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child. He spoke on the topic of vaccines at the La Leche League conference I went to last weekend.
La Leche League conferences are great because children are welcome at the lectures. As I chased my 10-month-old around the back of the room (until she finally fell asleep in the sling as you can see above), I managed to take in a lot of valuable information …read more

I came across this great article from AskDrSears.com on Job Alternatives for Breastfeeding Mothers. It outlines how some mothers take their babies to work with them, work from home, or arrange visits from the baby.
How have you handled working and breastfeeding? Do you have a story to share about how you made it work, or how you came to a decision to stay at home? Leave a comment!

I recorded last Friday’s episode of the Dr. Phil show with great anticipation and even a little bit of trepidation. I was very curious to hear what the Sears family of pediatricians — Dr. Bill, Dr. Bob and Dr. Jim — and nurse Martha had to say and how they would interact with Dr. Phil. I know Dr. Phil doesn’t agree with them on the co-sleeping issue and I wondered whether the show would deteriorate into a war of words that wouldn’t really help anyone. I was pleasantly surprised!

Your six-month-old baby has learned how to sit up on his own. He likes to chew on everything in sight, and his tongue-thrust reflex has gone away to the point that it no longer automatically makes him push solids out of his mouth with his tongue. He looks longingly at the food on your plate, and a few times he’s managed to grab some food and tried to put it to his mouth before you stopped him. Those are all signs a baby is ready to start solids: sitting up, readiness to chew (with or without teeth), loss of the …read more

The breastfeeding story series continues with this installment from Kerri, mother of three:
“I knew I would breastfeed. When my oldest was born, I didn’t take any classes or even read all that much. I assumed it would come naturally to me like it had to the few friends of mine who’d already had kids. It didn’t. It was painful, I bled, I scabbed, it was awful. The help that I tried to get was not helpful. The advice was just to keep putting the baby on, no matter what, every 2-2.5 hours. I would try to feed her, then would …read more