It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: finding her baby girl motionless in her crib with blood trickling from her nose. This was the fate of two-month-old Sapphire, in Ahipara, New Zealand. The coroner suspects the cause of death was alcohol poisoning via breastmilk ingestion. The toxicology report showed alcohol levels of 308 milligrams per 100 milliliters...
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A mom shares her story in order to bring awareness to the otherwise hushed up, Group B Strep. Even as a mother of three, Emily had never heard of the infection and is bothered by the lack of knowledge available for moms. Group B Strep (GBS) is a type of bacteria which is naturally found...
27-year-old full-time mom, Lorna Hoy has been spreading awareness on social media to let other parents know that even a harmless kiss can be detrimental to their child. Her two-year-old son, Kalo Hoy was hospitalized for four days after his face, arms and legs were ravaged by sores, caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus 1...
Azizah Rowen gave birth to her son more than two months before his due date. At 30 weeks pregnant, she woke in the night to find that she was bleeding profusely. At the hospital, she was placed on full bed rest and told that she would have to deliver her son prematurely. Rowen, who says...
“All the forces on this planet will never beat that of a mother’s love.” – Elle Smith At the age of 16, 31-year-old Tracey Smith was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKH). This is a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of or incomplete formation of the vagina and uterus. One major side effect is the inability...
Parents in this day and age have to figure out what their parents never had to do. So much has changed from previous generations. Parents are now raising children in a world entirely different than the one they grew up in. Once upon a time, it was expected for women to be stay-at-home mothers. Nowadays, many...
When most people think of insects in their garden, they usually think of annoying pests that eat away at their hard-earned crops. While it is true that there are many garden-damaging insects out there, such as the infamous aphid and many other common bugs such as grasshoppers, maggots, and moths, there are just as many...
A study was published in the Journal Behavioral Neuroscience. It observed fathers interacting with their toddler-aged and sons and daughters with the goal of analyzing any gender-based differences in their interactions. The researchers noticed that the fathers used different uses of language and attentiveness for each one. This was an interesting finding since previous research...
Eggs are a kitchen staple, and they’re found in countless recipes from breakfast to dessert. Making sure your eggs are fresh is paramount for both taste and safety. Despite their sturdy shells, eggs can spoil, and being able to detect spoilage isn’t always easy. In this guide, we’ll give you a handful of different methods...
This article was originally published in December 2019 Any dog owner knows that our pups are good for our health. They force us off our couch to go outside for walks at least once a day, and nothing lifts our spirits more than the unconditional love of our precious pooch. But could it be that...
Getting pregnant at 40 must be an exhilarating experience for all the moms out there. You are in a better place financially, mentally and emotionally to take on the responsibility of a baby. In your 20s and 30s, you are under the constant stress of working on your career while raising your children. But in...
“A woman with an opinion must develop a thick skin and a loud voice. Arrows will fly at you but they’ll never pierce through. Louder voices will try to drown yours out, but their pitches would never be high enough…” These words from my grandmother were going through my head that day in 12th grade...