Jill Amery, Author at Urban Mommies

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Jill Amery

Jill Amery is a mom of 2 small boys and the Publisher of UrbanMommies, a stylish digital lifestyle magazine filled with fitness, style, health, recipes and savvy mom advice to help you through pregnancy, birth, and raising your kids.

Drugs and Breastfeeding

It is difficult to avoid the use of all prescription drugs while breastfeeding – especially if you are having multiple children and nursing for a length of time with each one. And then there are the street drugs that nobody speaks of. If you are in the habit of using these when you become pregnant, you may need assistance and some honest research to prove how harmful they can be. As with any medical questions in pregnancy and during breastfeeding, your doctor or midwife will know more about your personal history and circumstances than any website, but it is always good to gain as much knowledge as possible in order make the ultimate decision about the health of your baby.

Jacadi Sleep Sack

GEAR, style By Jill Amery February 4, 2009 Tags: baby sleep sack, baby sleeping bag, Jacadi, Jacadi sleep sack 3 Comments

We are junkies. For everything French. And beyond the Bonpoint-Floriane addiction, there is one product that we can’t live without. The Jacadi sleep sack comes in two sizes, and each season there are a number of new, creative, soft designs for your precious one.

Induction Concerns

FAM, pregnancy By Jill Amery February 1, 2009 Tags: induce labour, induction, overdue baby, overdue induce, Third Trimester and Labour 1 Comment

Here’s a little excerpt from an article by Dr. Michel Odent, noted French obstetrician. “According to traditional wisdom in rural France, a baby in the womb should be compared to fruit on the tree. Not all the fruit on the same tree is ripe at the same time. A fruit that has been picked before it is ripe will never be fit to eat and will quickly go bad. It is the same with a baby.

The Inner Journey of Pregnancy

FAM, pregnancy By Jill Amery February 1, 2009 Tags: First Trimester, labour preparation, peaceful pregnancy, Second Trimester, spiritual pregnancy No Comments

Birth with a Doula by Doula Jacquie Munro. During a client’s first pregnancy, I’m continually trying to think of the best way to help her prepare for this life-changing event. Over the months, we certainly talk on the phone about her physical changes. But her emotional changes, her expectations, values and priorities are of even greater importance. Often, a woman’s inner wisdom is at odds with the societal standard, and my job is to help strengthen her confidence.

Time changes and jet lag when traveling with kids

LIVE, play, ROAM By Jill Amery February 1, 2009 Tags: children flying, children travel, jet lag, kid travel, time change No Comments

A big concern many parents have about traveling is how time changes and jet lag will affect their child’s routine and sleeping patterns. It’s a valid concern; we all know how jet lag makes us feel (zonked and cranky), and who wants to cope with a toddler in that same state? According to pretty much any book or article you read, children cope with time changes and jet lag much better than adults do, acclimatizing much faster.

Panty by Post

GEAR, style, Uncategorized By Jill Amery January 31, 2009 Tags: lingere by mail, panty by post, sex after baby, sex pregnancy No Comments

Oh la la! Opening the mail has never been so exciting. Instead of bills and flyers, what appeared in my mailbox today? Nothing other than the sexiest, frilly French panties that I have ever seen. Panty by Post is the brainchild of Natalie Grunberg and Lori Sholzberg, and in our estimation, will up Canada’s birthrate by alot. Great as a gift delivered monthly, you can order one, six or twelve pairs of sexy panties. Sure to boost your self esteem during the pregnancy or postpardom period, the marketing for the company features naturally beautiful women who are not airbrushed. Fabulous!

BC Healthguide and 811 Nurseline

FAM, health By Jill Amery January 23, 2009 Tags: bc health guide, bc nurseline, child bc health, nurseline, telehealth 1 Comment

What to do when a toddler falls on his face and your see the first blood EVER?!? Or nothing will stop the baby’s crying and you’re starting to wonder… The BC Nurseline is a great resource! Now, you can just dial 811 from anywhere in the lower mainland, and you’ll be connected. Make sure you have your child’s care card ready when you dial. They keep your child’s history on file so that each time you call, you are not starting from scratch. Our time is very valuable, after all.

How to make your nursery a little more green

LIVE, wash By Jill Amery January 13, 2009 Tags: environmental baby, environmental nursery, green baby, green nursery, toxic nursery 1 Comment

The best thing about being green is that simple is best. Choices are (fortunately or not) less plentiful, and certain decisions are a given. Low VOC paint? Check. Carpet? Nope. Particleboard furniture? Uh, uh. The basic concept from a health standpoint is the toxins in the substances. Volatile organic compounds as well as the glue used in making pressboard, particleboard and chipboard, and chemicals in carpeting are released into the air over time. No number of spider plants will eliminate the chemicals forever. Choosing wood furniture can be a better choice, not only from an environmental perspective, but from a financial one.

when will my baby sleep through the night

When should my baby be sleeping through the night?

baby, FAM By Jill Amery December 31, 2008 Tags: baby not sleeping, baby sleeping, sleep training, sleeping through the night 1 Comment

Many overtired parents wonder the same thing – when should my baby be sleeping through the night?

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to this question. It really depends which definition of sleeping through the night you are trying to achieve as sleeping through the night means different things to different people. A baby can sleep longer stretches of sleep based on their age and weight.

10 Months and Sleepless

baby, FAM By Jill Amery December 31, 2008 Tags: sleep baby, sleep through night, sleep training No Comments

Q – My baby is 10 months old and I am still up every 3 hours all night. I think I need to get some sleep in order to function properly during the day. How can I get my baby to sleep?

A – The way that your baby falls asleep is probably the way that your baby has to return to sleep during their night wakings. So you would want to start making changes at bedtime and then again do the same thing at all night wakings. You will have to teach your baby to fall asleep without props so that they can learn to return to sleep when they next wake up. The type of method that you could use would depend on a couple of factors but the underlying key in any method is for them to go into their crib aware – sleepy but awake.

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