Transition to solid food is exciting, messy and confusing

Woooosh. Airplane coming in for a landing. It’s time to feed your baby solid food. But when? How?

With the current infant formula shortages, more parents are exclusively breastfeeding their babies longer. For many new families, breastfeeding and returning to work can be hard.

When the pandemic struck in March 2020, it abruptly put an end to playgroups, open gyms and drop-in storytimes, cutting off an essential social and emotional outlet for families with babies and toddlers.

ADDISON COUNTY — Samantha Ryan always knew she wanted to be a mother.But when her son, Jamie, was three months old, the first COVID-19 cases started popping up in the U.S.“It was the most terrifying thing ever,” Ryan said.The Whiting resident had already … (read more)

Did you know that simply reading to your child is one of the most important things you can do as a parent? According to the National Commission on Reading, “The single most significant factor influencing a child’s early educational success is an introduct … (read more)

WIC is the USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC gives you access to healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, and breastfeeding support.This summer WIC has expanded the fruit and vegetable benefit throu … (read more)

Anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding, or who plans to become pregnant soon should not consume cannabis (marijuana, hashish, weed, pot, etc.) as the Vermont Department of Health reports that it can affect the health of your baby. Using cannabis can impa … (read more)

“I always think of the postpartum period as a period of isolation,” said Alison Underwood. Parents are adjusting. They’re not sleeping much, not gathering with friends the way they used to. They’re staying home to protect their baby’s fragile immune syste … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — Kaci Spear Pierce remembers well the worry she and husband, Tyler, felt going into her three-month pregnancy check-up late last summer. They were already the happy parents of one child, but the couple had been rocked when her second pregnanc … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — A Middlebury medical practice has marked a recent growth spurt with the addition of a new pediatrician. Dr. Elizabeth Coogan has joined the staff of Porter Pediatrics Primary Care and is now accepting patients in their new office on the campu … (read more)

Breast cancer touches the lives of almost all Americans. One in eight women will receive this diagnosis in their lifetime, making it the most common cancer in the U.S. While most new cases occur in those who are postmenopausal, 19% are in younger, reprodu … (read more)

Being a parent is a challenging, yet rewarding role. And there are many of us doing it — there were 73.7 million children under age 18 in American in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau Parenting is a hard job that evolves as children age, and moms … (read more)

Now that we have a new baby in the house, one of the first questions I get asked (on rare occasions when I appear in public) is: “How are you sleeping?” The implication is that, because babies are known for waking multiple times in the night to eat, my hu … (read more)