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Please welcome Dr. Bob Sears back to Metropolitan Mama. Sears is a nationally known pediatrician, father of three, and author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child. Sears has graciously offered to extend his expertise about vaccines through a monthly column where YOU ask the questions…and he answers them. See the bottom of […]
In my humble opinion, children's clothing should be: soft simple sweet machine-washable not too grown-up not too branded not too extravagant just comfortably cute When I found the Picaflorkids knitwear collection, I checked off all of the items on that list and realized that they meet my criteria. The material is soft. The colors are […]
If you have a little girl, there will come a time when you start to think - "I really need some hair clips/ties to tame this beautiful chaos!" But not just any hair accessory will do - it needs to be comfortable, easy-to-put-in, and - perhaps most importantly - it needs to "stay put." Bonus […]
When it comes to driving to and from any vacation destination with a baby or toddler, it's important to have a few things handy in the car: Snacks/Drinks Diapers, Wipes, and/or extra underwear and a travel potty Books and Toys An extra outfit Veronica Milito, a mother of three, created babysparewear to help parents with […]
One of the first "lessons" to be learned after childbirth is how to swaddle a baby. It's amazing to watch nurses do the trick so gracefully. They do it instinctively - grab the blanket here, tuck it there, fold it in here - almost in one motion. I have to admit it took me much […]
"Have you packed your hospital bag yet?" That is what everyone asked me in my last month of pregnancy. I remember answering, "partly." I said that because my bag was partly packed and partly because I didn't know what to put in there! I was fortunate to have a few friends that gave me the […]
When it comes to clothes shopping for my daughter, I'm a bit of a penny pincher. It just doesn't seem right to spend the same or more on clothes for a one-year-old as I would spend on myself. After all, she (a) doesn't have "preferences" quite yet and (b) she looks cute in absolutely anything […]
When I think of "Robeez," I think of high-quality, soft, buttery leather baby booties. Robeez is really the "original" baby bootie maker in my opinion. There are tons of copycat companies (quite a few of which do an excellent job), but Robeez is an innovator and I admire that. This spring, Robeez launched a brand […]