An Australian man held his baby in his arms and shielded it from an incoming out-of-control car. The baby was uninjured but the man suffered a broken leg. Take a look:
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer Has Yet to Select Baby Name
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer says she is super excited ahead of the birth of her third child. She does not have a name picked out yet. She says she always leaves it to the last minute. It is a girl. Take a look:
BabyNames.com founder and CEO Jennifer Moss talks about finding cool names in your family tree. Jennifer Moss says she was able to find some really cool names from her own family tree. She also says using last names as first names is a popular trend. Take a look:
The BBC is reporting that there is some concern over ultrasound baby scans that are done simply for the sake of a souvener among health experts. Ultrasound scans are thought to be safe but sometimes the ultrasounds made as souvenirs as held over the baby's head longer than health check ultrasounds.
Although ultrasound scans to check the baby's health are entirely justifiable and safe, the Health Protection Agency is concerned about "boutique" scanning.
Its independent advisory board looked at the available evidence for any possible health ill effects.
It said more research is needed to determine the long-term consequences.
A similar warning was issued in 2007. The British Medical Journal in 2007 reported that doctors were worried about the rise in companies offering scans solely meant for people to take home and put in baby books.
New Scientistreports that size of newly born babies in the U.S. is shrinking in scientists do not know why.
A 52-gram drop in the weight of full-term singletons - from an average of 3.441 to 3.389 kilograms - has left Emily Oken's team at Harvard Medical School scratching their heads. It can't be accounted for by an increase in caesarean sections or induced labours, which shorten gestation.
The article says the light weight will not matter for regular size babies but it could be significant for premature babies if they are born even lighter.
Babies Cries Match Melody of Mother's Native Tongue
Here is more proof that babies start learning language very, very early. The L.A. Timesreports on research that found babies cry in their native tongue. During the study babies as young as 2 to 5 days old cried in pitched and patterns related to their mother's native tongue.
The researchers recorded the cries uttered by 30 French and 30 German newborns when they were hungry, having their diapers changed or generally out of sorts. Though the babies were only 2 to 5 days old, they cried in distinct patterns.
The wails of the French babies started out low and rose to a higher pitch, whereas those of their German counterparts started out high and fell to a lower pitch. The German babies also cried with more intensity than the French babies, the researchers found. These patterns matched the intonation patterns of spoken French (in which the pitch tends to rise over the course of several words) and German (in which the opposite occurs).
The L.A. Times says the scientists believe babies pick up on the "melody of ambient language" while they are still in the womb during the third trimester.
Disney is offering refunds on its popular Baby Einstein DVDs. Consumers can submit for a refund or credit toward another product by filling out the online form located here. The refund follows a class-action lawsuit filed in 2008. The lawsuit cited research that found television viewing is harmful not educational for babies.
As the Boston Heraldreports many parents used it as a digital babysitter and felt good about because it had "Einstein" in the title.
And the soft music and sort-of-acidy-trip videos of wind-up toys and shapes were way better on our nerves than screechy Elmo and that whiny Caillou. Our children were mesmerized and we could fold onesies, shower or just join in on the catatonic state before another round of tummy time.
Baby Einstein was the video-induced tranquilizer every mother dreamed of - and, thanks to the title, didn’t have to feel guilty about.
Unfortunately, the videos are not helpful and may even be harmful according to some studies. This could be a big recall because as many as one third of babies owned at least on of the DVDs according to a 2003 study reported in the New York Times. That's a lot of baby Einsteins.
Carley Roney from Thebump.com showed Maggie Rodriguez some great party ideas for your next baby shower. You can read an article with Carley's invitation, food, favors, games and gift ideas here. Some of the idea including serving milkshakes in baby bottles and a ridiculous but fun baby face game. Take a look:
Wow. This does not look like a good idea. Hundreds of babies are tossed one at a time off the roof of a mosque in western India where they are caught in a bed sheet. The baby tossers think the fall ensures health and prosperity the baby's family. It goes without saying that many of the babies look sad, confused and unhappy. Take a look:
Lithuanian babies compete in this annual race for the fastest crawling baby. The trick for parents is how to lure their babies across the finish line. Computers and tech gadgets lured babies more than plush toys.
Bristol Palin covers People magazine in a red graduation gown holding her baby, Tripp. On the cover, Bristol Palin is quoted as saying that if "girls realized the consquences of having sex, nobody would be having sex." You can see the interview here. Bristol and Bristol's mother Sarah Palin have been fueding with Tripps' father Levi lately. Perhaps, the fued can fuel a series of magazine covers. Anything with Sarah Palin is likely to stay in the news as long as she is considered a possible 2012 presidential candidate.
Apple Inc. has pulled "Baby Shaker" from the iPhone App store afte widespread outrage. The 99-cent iPhone game has people quiet a crying baby by shaking the iPhone vigorously. That's a huge no no in the real world because shaking a baby can lead to shaken baby syndrome.
A company called CodeGoo has created an iPhone app that acts like a baby monitor. The listing on CodeGoo's website for the app can be found here.
Monitor your sleeping baby with this iPhone app. Simply place the iPhone near your sleeping baby, if it detects noise, it places a phone call to the number of your choice, you can then listen in for activity from your baby. Great for when you are on the go or traveling, no need to pack your regular baby monitor. One feature that makes this application exceptional is that the monitor has unlimited range!
Even use it to monitor when older kids arrive home from school, etc. The applications are unlimited. It also will detect if your baby picks up the phone. Great for curious toddlers that wake up from their nap without making noise. A fantastic value at only $4.99 cents.
Listening is not the same as seeing but it is still a neat idea. The cost is $4.99. More discussion of this iPhone app can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
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A company called CodeGoo has created an iPhone app that acts like a baby monitor. The listing on CodeGoo's website for the app can be found 