Babble

One of the more interesting product demos I saw at ABC was from a company called SoundScience. They make a CD to help babies sleep, but unlike "lullaby CDs" this one concentrates on the low frequencies infants were used to in the womb. And unlike other "womb sounds" products, they...

Like I mentioned before , Bloom had a lot of cool stuff at ABC, not the least of which was the "Alma," a collapsable mini crib or bassinet. It's kind of hard to tell from the picture above, but the Alma is a crib that, when you take the mattress out, folds up into a much smaller footprint...

A while back I went to a baby shower, and the host had everyone write down their best advice on parenting for the expectant couple in an album. When it was my turn to come up with some pearls, I paused. The truth was that the very best pieces of advice were rarely about whether or not to co-sleep or...

Matthew McConaughey doesn't want a nanny for baby Levi. According to a source, "If Matt could breastfeed the baby himself, he would. The house is getting messier and neither Matt or Camila are getting much sleep. Camila wants to hire someone but Matthew strongly objects - he thinks at least...

For the first year and a half of his life, your little boy may have gone down with a bottle at a regular time every night. Oh how blessed those days were. But then one day a switch flipped in that slumbering angel and now the little man won’t sleep at all. It’s midnight and Johnny Wired is bounding through...

Courtney Thorne-Smith looked a bit tired when spotted out with 5-month-old Jacob. He looks like a bundle of energy, doesn't he? He's practically pulling her. Those socks are awesome. Source

Curiously, if unfortunately, sharing a name with B.F. Skinner's notorious hands-free babyscape, the AirCrib ($99) applies the concept of the quick-inflating air bed to portable baby gear. Approved for infants up to five months (huh), but capable, according to the manufacturer, of corralling kids...

When I last wrote about Emmeline's Keith Richards imitation -- no, not snorting her dad; sleeping -- the response was mixed. Some agreed with my method. Some thought I was crazy. And some were just clearly not aware of the joys of being tied up (Oh go read the comments -- you'll figure it out). But that...

It was about 4 in the morning when I first considered using duct tape on my daughter. She had, finally, learned to break free from her swaddle, not only earning her the all-too-cheesy nickname 'Dini but also moving her one step closer to the hard knock life . The kid simply would not sleep without a...