A Rough Guide to Travel with Babies
In a few weeks I will set off to Haiti with my toddler and my newborn, both of whom are still nursing (aggressively). After that we’ll also be traveling to Sri Lanka, India, South Sudan, and Kenya for a good part of the year into […]
Is the sunscreen you use on baby safe, or is it actually putting baby at risk for toxins, allergies, skin cancer, and lung damage? We slather, wipe, or spray sunscreen on our babies and toddlers in an effort to protect them from the harm of […]
Summer is a lovely time to travel with a baby or toddler, but the sun and heat can pose risks of sunburn, dehydration, and crankiness. Here is the latest and greatest in summer baby and toddler travel sun gear if you’re headed to the park, […]
Yea for fun in the sun! Nay for sun burns. Check out the recent blog about recommended sunscreens in 2012 for babies and kids at DeliciousBaby.com. “Every year the Environmental Working Group releases it’s annual report on safe sunscreen. It’s worth checking out, both for advice […]
Monday morning Veda woke up with a horrible cough, which sounded like a lot of mucus was in her chest. I never thought psuedoephedrine would be the prescribed cure. She had no other symptoms besides this bad cough, but by night and Tuesday morning it […]
This is a guest post written by one of Gypsy Momma’s blog readers and baby wearing momma, Sarah C. Sell regarding baby wearing safety standards: If you purchased a Moby Wrap before 2007, you received a manual with a large variety of carry styles, including […]
I am posting this link here to a blog at DeliciousBaby.com that explains the warning. A 5 month old very tragically died in the PeaPod portable bed, which an autopsy confirmed was from suffocation, not from SIDS. Although I have never used the PeaPod myself since […]
Yes, I realize “ridiculosity” is not a real word. But the illusion that my baby is safe with a seat belt around her tiny waist is also not real. Some of my favorite airlines, including Etihad, have these silly infant belts they require to be […]
We have yet to bring a stroller with us for our now 15 month old to any of the countries we have traveled with across South Asia, Africa, and South America. The main reason is because strollers are ridiculous things to bring to places without […]
Hey pregnant mommas living in or traveling to malaria hot spots! The CDC is now recommending the drug, mefloquine, for malaria prevention and treatment for pregnant women in all trimesters. Previously this drug had not been recommended for pregnant women, but this has changed due to […]