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Joyce Slaton, Author at Parenting Pod
Joyce Slaton is a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician and parenting writer with 10+ years of experience in baby, child, and maternal health and safety.
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What happens to breast milk at a milk bank?
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes It's pretty easy to find information on donating breast milk. If you have an oversupply that you'd like to donate, chances are your state's bank has a site that explains exactly how to become a donor (your doctor's approval, paperwork, and a blood test is involved), and... Read more » Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog. http://bit.ly/2IgZgEI
Babies don't appreciate her but we do: The woman behind the Apgar score
by Joyce Slaton posted in Mom Stories In the surreal moments after you've given birth, your brand new baby is given a quick once-over by your practitioner, who'll tell you afterward what your baby's Apgar score is. You may have no idea what it means, only that everything's okay, or it's not. The Apgar test... Read more » Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog. http://bit.ly/2q7ABIw
Awkward baby photos: When professional shoots go wrong
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes It's been said that the universe laughs when people make plans. The universe must get a particularly raucous chuckle when families plan to immortalize a moment. The professional family photo session is a big event. You book it weeks in advance, carefully working around your child's current... Read... Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog. http://bit.ly/2Cf6nbi
6 new products that help babies sleep (and 10 old faves)
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes If you made a word cloud of everything going through a new parents' mind the first year after a baby is born, there'd be one giant word right in the middle: sleep. Sleep! You never realized how precious it was when you got enough of it; you... Read more » Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog. http://bit.ly/2fANuFI
10 classic kid's toys you can buy for $20 or less
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products Maybe you're on the hook for a birthday party gift this week, maybe you're going to a shower for your boyfriend's niece, maybe you just need a little something to make your own kids smile. If you show up with any of these things in a gift-wrapped box, you'll... Read more » Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog. http://bit.ly/2tPUZBf
Graco gives Britax's ClickTight some bargain competition
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products Parents often ask car seat experts what's better: installing a seat using your vehicle's seat belts or LATCH? They assume that because LATCH is newer, that means it's better. That assumption is wrong. Both ways are 100 percent safe, as long as they're done correctly. The best method is... Read more » Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog. http://bit.ly/2pOYEgU
Try a fresh look for your nursery: 15 juicy color palettes inspired by fruit
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products I know I'm not the only one anxiously poking around the grocery store, hoping that the first local strawberries or cherries are heaped up in big, shining, alluring piles at the market. First the berries, then the cherries, then melons and grapes appear, then plums, and finally peaches and... Read more » Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog. http://bit.ly/2pWJ5R0
