It's holiday movie season! What are your family's favorite festive films of the season? You'll find the top 12 Christmas movies, but feel free to share your favorites for us to add to the list.

Without breaking the bank, it's time for you invest in winter maternity pieces that will keep you warm and feeling cute throughout your pregnancy.

Go ahead and RSVP “Yes” to that party or gathering this season.  While having a newborn is a great excuse to get out of getting dressed up and socializing, you don’t have to stay home if you don't want to.

It's not news that we practice a lot of unnecessary things in the birth world.  It's also not news that we practice things that flat out don't work.  It seems though that tradition outweighs science until enough of the medical community stand together to make their voices heard. It has been common practice for well over 100 years to place an antibiotic ointment in the eyes of the newborn to prevent diseases that may cause blindness as the child grows.  The most common diseases are gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. In the late 1800's, it was silver nitrate that was placed on the newborn's eye lids, and it was very irritating to the baby’s eyes. Years later, the erythromycin antibiotic eye ointment became more commonly used as a treatment because it has fewer side effects to the newborn.  It is placed in the lower lid of the eye by the nurse by two hours of age.

My beautiful baby boy. Oh, how I wanted a girl. He lies across my lap, smiling in his sleep, slightly cooing.  He just started crawling yesterday, and he may beat his brothers to walking.  Maybe he’ll snuggle with me forever. My God, his snuggles are amazing.

A breech or transverse baby can send you into a panic when thinking about birth, but before electing a c-section, consider trying to move your baby into a head down position with these techniques.