My favorites were learning baby massage, taking monthly pictures, and taking
pictures of a sleeping baby.
I even found a use for one of my small vintage clipboards, using it to hold
a picture of my sleeping baby boy.
Not exact matches
I don't think either
of us relized how lopsided things had gotten since a lot
of it felt natural (i.e I did all
of the feedings since I was nursing, which meant I was the one up at night which meant I did the
sleep «training» which meant that I desparately read all the
baby books which meant I knew more when she got sick... you get the
picture).
The latest needless, senseless, utterly predictable and totally preventable homebirth death is currently being discussed on the Birth Without Fear Facebook Page, which links to the original story and a
picture of a beautiful
baby who looks to be
sleeping but who is actually dead.
Furthermore the
baby safety gate
pictured is equipped with an auto lock door system that will enable the user to hold the gate in an open position when the
baby is either
sleeping or out
of the house, in order to facilitate entry and exit
of the outlined area.
I have had one miscarriage and now volunteer for the organization, Now I Lay Me Down to
Sleep (we take
pictures of babies that have passed at the hospital for free).
While you might have seen plenty
of sweet
pictures depicting
babies sleeping on fluffy clouds, when it comes to real life you want a firm mattress for your child.
Picking a video camera monitor potentially means having the ability to zoom, pan, and see your
baby in the dark, as well as start and stop music, monitor the room temperature, and take
pictures of your
sleeping beauty (or crazy, cranky crib kid).
Of course, the signs belie the message since there are no adults actually
sleeping with the
babies in the
pictures, just knives and suffocation hazards and
babies sleeping on their stomachs, all fear - triggering images for parents.
The study examined almost 400
pictures of sleeping infants from 28 magazines, including Parenting, Pregnancy and
Baby Talk, with an average female readership
of five million.
Picture it: you are sitting on the front porch swing, overlooking the peaceful lake, cold glass
of lemonade sitting next to the book you are ready to pick up once your
baby goes to
sleep after rocking him into a good nap.
Bows, hats, jeans, dresses,
sleep suits, costumes and more, the list
of things you want to put on your
baby is endless as are the opportunities for adorable
pictures.
One
of your mom friends might have posted a series
of perfectly posed
pictures of her angelic,
sleeping baby... but what you don't see is that mom up at 2 a.m. the night before, trying to figure out why her
baby won't latch on properly.
I cringed... I looked at the
picture of the beautiful
baby sleeping peacefully in his cot.
2 copies
of Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy
Pictures 2 copies
of The Guide to
Baby Sleep Positions: Survival Tips for Co-Sleeping Parents 2 copies
of Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies)