You’ve welcomed a new baby into your home, you’re feeling up to getting out of the house together, and you’ve picked a location! Now what? Taking a day trip with a tiny one can seem daunting, whether you’re traveling on vacation or just going to the grocery store. Babies seem to need so much stuff. With…
Don’t worry, we aren’t talking about the scales you would see on a snake or lizard, we are talking about cradle cap on a baby. The good news is that cradle cap is not painful to the baby at all, and it certainly doesn’t mean the baby is dirty. Most new parents think they can…
As winter approaches the team at Doulas of Baltimore prepares. Snow tires? Check! Snow boots? Check! Ice scraper? Check!
Train gardens are such magical places this time of year…and local families are fortunate to have many favorites to choose from: B & O Museum – What better place for a train garden than a historic train museum. Don’t miss their Magical Holiday Express! Kenilworth Mall – One of Baltimore’s most visited train gardens. These…
A few weeks ago, lying in my bed having finally gotten the littlest kid to sleep, I checked in with my body for the first time in…well I’m not sure, really. Racing, worrying mind: check. Shoulders and neck tense and sore: check. Generally feeling run down, exhausted, and like my body was not functioning optimally:…
My chiropractor office in North Baltimore looks a little different than your average doctor’s office. It’s a wide open adjusting space so you can see me at work when you walk in the door. Oh, and there is usually a two-year-old shadowing my every move with a tiny colorful clicking toy. The office was set…
A healthy diet is so important for new and expecting families and we want to help you out! Each month we will be featuring simple, quick, nutritious and fun recipes to help make your life a little easier and healthier! This first recipe is perfect for anyone who is busy but wants a yummy, healthy…
Summer by the pool…ah, how relaxing. Oh wait, you have small children? Then it’s the opposite of relaxing! I remember when my children were tiny, seeing moms sitting by the pool, reading magazines (sitting?? reading??). This seemed like an impossibility. A future that could never be mine. But alas, it became mine and was bittersweet…
Last week, DOB had the pleasure of interviewing Wende Allen, PA-C, of Shady Grove Fertility. Wende is a physician assistant who works closely with patients and fertility doctors throughout every aspect of fertility treatment. Because we know that many people struggle through fertility issues, we understand it’s a topic close to the heart of many…
Reading to my children has been a favorite daily activity from birth on…These days my kids are nearly 11 and 13 years old so they mostly read to themselves now but we still enjoy listening to audiobooks as a family. Give us any reason for a road trip and our first stop will be…
