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Heather LaBruna

Heather LaBruna

Heather is a New York-based health writer and former health features reporter who worked in and around the newspaper business for almost 10 years. When she’s not boning up on infectious diseases and being sarcastic, she’s busy traveling and trying to figure out her newborn son.

Recent Blogs

  1. Is the Cable Company Brainwashing My Baby?

    Is the Cable Company Brainwashing My Baby?

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    As soon as I hear the jingle, I know what's coming next. My 8-month-old son, who moments before was playing quietly playing on his blanket, whips around toward the TV like he just heard someone scream, "Free boobies!" For the entirety of the commerc [...]
  2. A Letter to My Son’s Future Bully

    A Letter to My Son’s Future Bully

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    We don't know each other yet, but I suspect we will one day. My son is only 8 months old and far from the classrooms and playgrounds you frequent. But I know you're lurking out there somewhere, ready to send him home with his first mystery bruises a [...]
  3. It Ain’t All Jolly: Christmas Classics Offer Hidden Messages

    It Ain’t All Jolly: Christmas Classics Offer Hidden Messages

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    Christmas shows and movies have always liked to throw in a lesson here and there. But take a closer look at the holiday classics and you might pick up on some darker hidden messages.
  4. CDC Reports Increase In Crazy Grandmas This Flu Season

    CDC Reports Increase In Crazy Grandmas This Flu Season

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    For months now my mother-in-law has been doling out advice on how to keep the swine flu out of our home. It's enough to drive me to drink.
  5. Sorry, Your Newborn Is Not Adorable

    Sorry, Your Newborn Is Not Adorable

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    Yes, bringing a new life into this world is amazing, but let's not overlook the truth: Babies don't hit their stride, looks-wise, until about three months or later. Up until that point, they can be lumped into two main categories: aliens and old men [...]
  6. Four Things That Suck About Emergency C-Sections

    Four Things That Suck About Emergency C-Sections

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    Here's how I envisioned my Hollywood birth going: My water would break in dramatic fashion and I'd rush to the hospital. An hour later, I'd be pushing out my own gooey bundle of joy, with everyone in the delivery room alternating between cheers and [...]
  7. Top 5 ’80s Toys I Plan to Torture My Son With

    Top 5 ’80s Toys I Plan to Torture My Son With

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    Oh, the magic of a 1980s Christmas morning, when the gift wrap came off and revealed ... a junky robot. You loved it anyway because you didn't know any better. Such simple toys let kids have fun and use their imaginations, and I think there's someth [...]
  8. Five Baby Gifts That Are Sure To Please

    Five Baby Gifts That Are Sure To Please

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    Figuring out what to get that baby on your list is trial and error. Babies are so damn picky! Here are five items that are sure to please.
  9. Mindless Over Matter: A New Mom’s Lifetime Movie Network Addiction

    Mindless Over Matter: A New Mom’s Lifetime Movie Network Addiction

    Posted by Heather LaBruna –

    All my baby books and mean friends who were parents had warned me about this, the fact I apparently wouldn't sleep for the first three months of my new son's life. But what I didn't anticipate was developing a dirty little habit I could tell no one [...]