Have you ever considered the power of lullabies for mother-baby bonding? When did the world’s first mother sing her child the first lullaby? Probably at the very beginning of time, when the sun first set and the moon first rose in the sky. Singing to your child, crooning to your child, or humming to your […]
Lullabies have been around for as long as humans have walked the planet. So has insomnia. Raise your hand if you have trouble sleeping! 😉 Insomnia seems to be one of the most prevalent, persistent and resistant problems in our society right now. It is an ancient problem and there are ancient solutions, one […]
Who doesn’t love a tiny, newborn baby? The innocense, the sweetness, the delicious smell and sounds? But if your baby was born prematurely, and survived, chances are that there will be weeks and months and continued struggle, just to survive. Sometimes, parents know that there is a good chance that their baby or babies […]
Yesterday, I had a charming young woman in my office. She was scared. She is about 8 1/2 months pregnant and labor is just around the corner. Like any first-time mother she has no idea what labor and delivery will be like, but she has been told many scary tales by friends and women relatives. […]
I found this fascinating quote today: Mozart’s soothing rhythm A recent post by Dr Weil, Mozart and Premature Babies caught my attention. His blog brought back the memories of my time in the NICU. In Dr Weil’s post he talks about research done in Israel at Tel Aviv University. This study was about measuring the […]
