Top 6 Questions when choosing a Midwife

As long as women have been having babies, there have been midwives. Midwives are trained professionals, with expertise in normal pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. Certified Professional Midwives are certified by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and must complete substantial education...

5 Tips on How to Interview a Sitter

Top 5 Tips on How to Interview a Sitter Everyone knows that you are supposed to ask a potential babysitter about her experience level, availability, salary and references, but how do you really find out if they are a good match for you and your child?  An interview is your opportunity to form impressions...

Nurture My Child:Finding the Right Childcare

Rebecca Cole, founder of Nurture My Child Nurture My Child is an Austin-based consultant service that works hand-in-hand with families to help them find the right early care or education solution that complements their life.    Founder, Rebecca Cole, saw that there were so many families that really...

Top 10 Things Pregnant Women Should Know About Child Care

If you are having an addition to your family, congratulations!!  This is such a wonderful, amazing time in your life. What you will do after the baby is born is a harder question to deal with.  Many people choose to go back to work, but are struggling trying to understand what their options are, where...

Letting your baby “Cry it Out”

Amanda, an expectant parent who took The Love and Logic Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!™ course with High Five Parenting said, “This was the most beneficial class I took as an expectant mommy. I was able to think about the concepts and the philosophy with a clean slate and clear mind. I knew I was...

Fit Mommy2B Tip 14: Wall Sit

Stroller Strides/Fit4Baby Exercise of the Week: Wall Sit Simple exercise that requires little equipment! All you need is a wall to get in to this exercise. Pretend you are sitting in an invisible chair and hold it for a minute or two. Make sure your knees are safely behind your toes. Aim for a 90 degree...

Green Cleaning for the Family

Few things are nicer than a freshly cleaned home, and whether you love doing it or despise doing it yourself, it is a job that cannot be ignored.  It is just the nature of things – dust settles on the surfaces of furniture and floors, pet hair collects in balls in the nooks and crannies of every room, and...

Labor and delivery at Cedar Park Medical Center

The talented OB physicians on the medical staff at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center have delivered thousands of little ones into the world. These physicians entrust their patients to our hospitals because of the dedicated and compassionate staff who care for new moms and babies in our warm, welcoming...