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What Do You Do When Your Baby is Choking?

Several years ago I took a health class that included certifications in CPR for adults, children and infants. There were also lessons in how to relieve a choke on an adult, a child or an infant. At the time, I thought it was interesting information, but never really thought – oh I’ll need to know this later and yet, oddly enough not three months after I took the class and received my certifications – I did need that information. I was working as a waitress in a restaurant and I typically worked the early morning shift on the weekends because … Continue reading →

Moms & Dads: Lighten the Load

Whether you have one child or five children (hi Valorie!) you know that stress is an unavoidable part of your life. Whether you work out of the home, inside the home or focus on being a stay at home mom or dad who runs the household – or you are some combination of all of these (and isn’t that exactly what the working parent is?) – then you know that stress can become so burdensome that you feel like you are drowning in it. We’ve talked about making to do lists and writing them down in a priority order and … Continue reading →

How To Prevent Your Child From Choking

Yesterday I talked about potential choking hazards and now I want to address how parents can help prevent their child from choking. Of course there are no guarantees, but parents can do their best to eliminate those items that are potential choking hazards from their child’s diet and keep dangerous objects out of reach. Many parents do not realize how easily a child can choke at mealtime. About 60% of children treated for choking related episodes choked on a food item. Dr. Barrios, an ENT in San Francisco has treated many children for choking. He says, “The best advice I … Continue reading →

Choking Hazards

In 2000, 160 children died from choking related episodes and another 17,537 were treated. Of the children treated, 60% choked on a food item. Candy and gum were the cause of 25% of the choking episodes and in children under the age of four coins made up 18% of the choking-related episodes. The rates were highest for children under the age of one and decreased with age up to fourteen. The statistics were compiled by the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program and analyzed by the CDC. Surprisingly enough many parents and caregivers do not recognize potential choking hazards. … Continue reading →

Holiday Stress & Your Baby

Are you and your family traveling to grandma’s this weekend? Keep in mind that the holidays provide an entirely different kind of stress for your baby whether he or she is an infant or a toddler. Holidays are times when families see each other — sometimes for the first time since the previous holiday. Aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, grandparents and more will be surrounding your little one with a great deal of love and more often than not – a lot of touching. Let’s Not Think About the Colds & Stuff Viruses – though often transmitted during the holiday shuffle … Continue reading →

Holidays, New Babies & What Kind of Mom am I?

So your baby was born recently and you are just getting the hang of getting up in the middle of night feedings and changing the diaper while doing three other things at once. You are sleep deprived. When you get a chance to shower it seems like a reason for a national holiday and here you are, looking at the holidays and wondering how do you manage with the baby and the lack of sleep and the fact that you are either going to be traveling or having to endure family and friends descending upon you and your family for … Continue reading →

How To Have a Claim Free Holiday Season

I just love the holiday season, I love cooking, baking, making gifts, entertaining and everything about being stressed-out with the joy of giving my family and friends the best I have to share. It’s the time of the year I enjoy giving others something they wouldn’t ordinarily give to themselves. We always have a huge party and invite everyone, It’s my turn to show off and give them the taste of my cooking. We all (hopefully) invest in a Homeowner or Renters insurance policy for a reason. The fact is that every year the holidays bring multiple opportunities for families … Continue reading →

Your Baby & Holiday Hazards

Sorry about the break I took from baby there, I didn’t mean to be gone for several days in a row, but if you check out my Fitness blog, I explain what’s going on with me over there. In the meanwhile, let’s talk about the rapid arrival of the holiday season and what we all have going on. From the cooking to the decorating to the shopping and the wrapping and the holiday gatherings, there’s a lot to do for moms and dads and even more to keep track of. It’s important to remember that whether this is your baby’s … Continue reading →