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Avoiding 99 cent store party favors
 After forking over the big payment for my 4-year-old daughter’s birthday party at a “jumpy-place”--a facility padded to the nines for little kids to go nuts in--and then adding the cost of a |

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Soy formula vs. milk formula for babies
 Q: My baby likes one particular brand of regular (cow’s milk based) formula, but to save money, I’d also like to use up my soy formula samples. Is it okay to switch back and forth between formula |

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Are expensive baby bottles worth it?
 These eye-catching bottles, such as the Adiri Natural Nurser, are a class unto themselves, characterized by their unique design. The Adiri, which incorporates the nipple and bottle into a single unit, |

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Food or not? Holiday goodies can confuse kids
 Last week, a colleague drew attention to edible Easter grass being sold to stuff those baskets of goodies that children will soon be finding. Although one brand calls the product "Grass-Tastic!" we |

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Can you eat during labor?
 They don't call it labor for nothing. Delivering a baby can be exhausting work, lasting 10, 20 or more hours for some women. So how can moms-to-be keep up their strength? How about a fortifying snack |

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Are agrichemicals causing birth defects?
 That’s the question being asked by researchers, after a large study linked rises in birth defects to levels of agricultural chemicals in the water supply. Researchers at the universities of Indiana |

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