In the video below Reuters says some sleep-deprived parents are hiring sleep consultants to help get their babies to sleep. Janeen Hayward is a sleep consultant working in New York. She makes house calls and gives seminars. Reuters says Hayward charges $350 for a visit to a family's home with follow-up emails. Hayward is the Principal at Swell Being, which also offers a blog with advice for new parents. Alpha Mom has listed a few of Hayward's baby sleeping tips in this blog post.
The celebrity baby boom has continued into February. iVillage even has a celebrity baby tracker to keep up with all the upcoming births. The latest news is the large figures magazines are paying celebrities to have the new baby featured exclusively on magazine covers. AdAge has reported that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will receive "between $4 million and $6" from People magazine for exclusive cover rights to photos of the new baby. AdAge says sometimes the celebrity baby cover doesn't provide a jump in sales but Vanity Fair had a sales jump when Suri Cruise was on the cover. People also saw a jump in sales when they had baby Shiloh on the cover. Celebrity Baby Blog, Hot Momma Gossip, Dotspotter, State of the Art and Gawker are also discussing some of the high sums being paid to celebrities. Even not as huge stars get baby-related deals. For example, Elisabeth Hasselback from The Viewcut a deal with Procter & Gamble to blog about her new baby.
For some of the previous baby pictures this post on Yahoo Buzz gives you a good roundup of some of the celebrity babies that are the most searched for. That was from a few weeks ago so they might be a baby or two behind.
A number of U.S. workplaces do allow mothers to bring their babies to work. Savannah Guthrie from NBC's Nightly News says this is a growing trend. NBC says about 70 U.S. firms have formal babies at work programs. Advocates of the program say it improves moral which leads to increased productivity. The obvious downside is some workplaces may not be safe environments for babies.
The celebrity baby boom has continued into February. iVillage even has a 