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Time to Celebrate Dad

Posted 6/13/2013 by csweeney
Sunday is Father's Day, and an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge all the dads in our lives. During one of our new mom's groups this week, someone asked if anyone had a creative idea for a father's day gift. Many responded that they were putting together photo albums or a picture collage, other's making cards with handprints of their baby, all beautiful and thoughtful ideas. Read more... Comments (0)
Partnering With Your Childcare Provider

Posted 6/10/2013 by csweeney

Once you've made the decision about what childcare option works best for you and have selected a provider, don't be surprised if you still feel unsure or ambivalent. Many new moms going back to work after maternity leave report feeling overwhelmed with the idea of leaving their baby for long stretches of time with someone they don't know.
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Back to Work

Posted 6/3/2013 by csweeney
Many new moms returning to work after maternity leave, experience feeling increased anxiety as the return to work date approaches. Even though you may have planned for this reality, researching your options and choosing your daycare provider well in advance, suddenly the reality is here and many women find themselves emotionally just not ready. I often ask the moms who come to the new moms group I lead, if they can specify what it is that they are most concerned about. The response is often the same. The idea of suddenly being away from baby for up to eight hours at a stretch feels unimaginable. Read more... Comments (0)
Summertime

Posted 5/23/2013 by csweeney
It’s Memorial Day weekend! Though the forecast predicts rain for the Boston area, this weekend still marks the start of the summer season, and no doubt many warm, sunny days to come. If this is your first summer with baby, you may have questions about sunscreen and concerns about exposing your baby to sun and heat. Read more... Comments (0)
Today is Kangaroo Care Day

Posted 5/15/2013 by csweeney

You may not have known, but today, May 15th Is International Kangaroo Care Day, also called “Skin to Skin.” What is Skin to Skin? It means placing your baby, in only a diaper, against your naked chest. Your baby can have her/his back covered with a blanket, but is lying belly to chest against you. It is a common practice for babies who are born early, but in fact, all babies benefit from skin to skin.
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Christine Sweeney is a licensed clincal socal worker with over twenty years experience working with new moms and babies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is the founder and manager of the Parent Connection, a free support service offered to first time parents to support the adjustment to parenting after leaving the medical center. She is a proud mom of two sons.

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