Your Baby's Amazing Ability to Learn
For the first few weeks, these abilities pretty much restrict your baby’s daily activities to eating, looking, sleeping, peeing and pooping. Yet, as limited as your baby’s brain is, it has one more truly surprising talent…the ability to learn! Our little ones begin to recognize the voices and music they hear in the womb. And after birth, babies quickly learn to distinguish the scent of their mom’s milk from another mom’s. They also learn to coo and squirm the moment...
‘It Saved My Sanity’: A Mom’s Story of Depression and Healing
The second in a series of profiles of real moms with real challenges…who were helped by SNOO. A very independent woman, Jessica was thrown for a loop by feeling unprepared and overwhelmed following the birth of her first child. Baby Chloe was hospitalized for high jaundice and—in Jessica’s words—she felt that she “had failed her baby” because of it. Her husband Paul, a pilot-in-training, could only be home 2 nights a week, and Jessica felt lonely in his absence. On...
What Moms *Really* Want for Mother’s Day? Survey Says…
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and instead of getting your mom/wife/partner another bouquet or brunch, this year, you can give her what she REALLY wants. That’s because we went and asked her! Happiest Baby surveyed over 240 moms on what they really desire for Mother’s Day (and what they feel just “meh” about, too). The results may surprise you: Sleep for the Win! The #1 one thing moms want for M’s Day is sleep. A whopping 52% of...
How Too Much Coffee Can Backfire for New Parents
You may recall from science class that the body’s cells use a special fuel called ATP (adenosine triphosphate). As ATP is used in brain cells, it leaves behind a heap of plain adenosine. By the end of the day, so much adenosine builds up in each cell that it starts a chain reaction that creates “cobwebs” in our brains, forcing our minds to lose focus and our eyes to close. That’s where coffee can come to the rescue! Caffeine blocks...
The Truth About Putting Your Baby on a Schedule
Should baby schedules be shunned or embraced? Toddlers love routines, but what about babies? Like so many child-rearing issues, there’s more than one right answer. Scheduling is a modern concept. The ancients didn’t feed babies according to the time on the sundial or make baby nap schedules. But staying organized can be a lifesaver for today’s moms and can help a baby adopt a schedule that works better for the family. Of course, rigid schedules that ignore a baby’s cries are unnatural...
How Do I Know If I Have a Low Milk Supply?
It’s easy to tell if a bottle-fed baby is getting her fair share: Just count the ounces she eats. With breastfeeders however, it’s trickier, and you'll want to determine if you have a low milk supply. Do you have enough breastmilk? Your breasts should feel heavy when you wake up. They may occasionally leak and you should be able to hear your baby gulping at least at the beginning of the feedings. Is your baby serene after a meal? Well-fed...
