As a parent, when was the last time you checked your kids’ car seats? It’s an important question, given that thousands of children are killed or injured each year in automobile crashes.  Making sure children are properly and safely restrained while...
Ashley Smalley, MS, RD, LD, Dietician, Mercy Hospital When you're pregnant, you need to eat the right foods. After all, you're supporting a growing life. During pregnancy you'll need lots of extras. That includes extra protein, iron, calcium and folic acid. You’ll...
In a typical elementary school classroom, two children will have Developmental Language Disorder. Those children are able to carry on simple conversations, but their ability to understand and formulate language is like that of a much younger child. When...
  The Kernels love bringing families together for a day at the ballpark! One day in particular, Sundays, kids are the most valuable players for Kids Eat FREE Sunday, sponsored by Western Fraternal Life. To see what all of the...
We were honored to be invited to the first annual "Every Woman Counts" luncheon, hosted by the amazing ladies behind the Healthy Birth Day organization.  This event was so moving, so powerful, and so important for us to share...
We were invited recently to try out the HyVee DISH Program, and we are so excited to share our experience with you today!  ICMB Cofounders Sara and Kaitlyn, along with 3 of our contributing writers, visited the Waterfront HyVee...
Preeclampsia is a high blood pressure disorder in pregnancy that affects as many as 500,000 pregnancies in the United States each year. Yet, many people who have not been affected by this potentially fatal disease have never heard of...
Special thanks to our friends at Mercy Iowa City for sharing their stories, advice, and medical knowledge with us.  Today's story comes from Lisa, who is a PA at their office and whose daughter has congenital heart disease. February is...
Last time I touched a bit on the “baby” foods that I’ve been making for Julia. I primarily resort to making our baby food at home due to it being incredibly inexpensive and relatively easy to do in the comforts...
Have you ever been to or heard of the Old Creamery Theatre? We hope you have! If your answer is no or yes, then read on!   Each year, the Old Creamery Theatre puts on four shows for children as part...

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Plans are well underway for our 11th annual Bloom: Mini Conference for Moms, and as always we are so excited for this event!  This...

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