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Posts from the ‘Pregnancy’ Category

Birth Workshop at Mitchell Library

Submitted by Laurie

Hamden – North Haven La Leche League Fall Meeting Schedule

Submitted by Melanie from LLL

Forest Fairies Mini Photo Sessions

Submitted by Ritu Nett Photography

Forest Fairies Mini Sessions

Includes 1 hour session, 10-15 proofs, 2 custom designed albums & 1 desktop portrait.  See below for details! Read more

Summer…Naturally (updated)

Written by Amanda Levitt, ND

Beaches, pools, hikes, and excursions…summer is filled with many opportunities for fun family adventure.  What can we do as parents to make this summer safe as well as exciting for our children?  That is a question that parents in my practice frequently ask.  Here are the facts about sunscreen safety: Read more

The Big Latch On in New Haven

Submitted by Sarah with The Big Latch On

On Saturday 6th August 2011 at 10:30am thousands of nursing women and their babies across the United States will gather in their own communities to take part in the Big Latch On, America’s first synchronized nursing event in multiple locations. Our local Big Latch On will take place at Edgerton Park in New Haven.

The first record for a single location was from Berkeley, CA USA in 2002 where 1,130 mothers breastfed simultaneously. The international record for one location is 3,738 mothers held by the Philippines in 2006.  Since then, there have been several coordinated international events and in October 2010, 9,826 nursing mothers were recorded at 325 sites in 16 countries… Read more