Fall is here, Halloween is around the corner, the forest is filled with yummy mushrooms and my family just booked a Christmas trip to southern India. Do I need to say that I am excited!? When we are back, I promise to write traveling tips for anyone thinking about going to India with children.

More excitement: We have now launched our EBL Community.

You are so welcome to join in! Sign up here:http://community.easybabylife.com/ Simply click the Sign up link in the upper right corner and you will be a member in no time. I really look forward to meeting you there!

Right now I am answering questions in the Community forums, filling up our baby video gallery and tweaking the functionally to make this community a great place.

When you join, you can start your own blog, start groups, create photo albums, play games and a lot more. And it is all for free, at least right now. It is possible that we will charge for new memberships later on, but not yet!

With the new forums, our old Baby Help Line will no longer be open for new questions. All the hundreds of already answered questions will still be there and you can always post comments and questions there. (I do answer them as often as I can.) But for anything new – post in the EBL Community!

In addition to the EBL Community, I have added some new material to Easy Baby Life as well.

New at Easybabylife.com

• Dads' Testosterone Levels Fall - So What?
• Braxton-Hicks Contractions - What They Are And What To Do
• Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding Questions
• Baby Halloween Tips And Recipes

Dads' Testosterone Levels Fall - So What?

You probably haven't missed the news that dad's hormone levels are ALSO affected by having a baby. For some reason, this seems to upset people. To me, it sounds like nature's way of making sure that both mom and dad take care of the baby instead of making new babies or fighting.

Read the article on new dads' testosterone levels here.

http://www.easybabylife.com/new-dads-testosterone-levels.html

Braxton-Hicks Contractions - What They Are And What To Do

Funny name, not so funny experience. Braxton Hicks contractions can hurt and make you worried. But they are nothing more than practice contractions that you can mitigate if you just know how.

Learn more about Braxton Hicks contractions here. http://www.easybabylife.com/braxton-hicks-contractions.html

Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding Questions

Yet another step to make the Baby Help Line questions and answers more accessible for you. Now we have gathered all questions on breastfeeding and formula feeding in one place.

You find all the questions, answers and comments here. http://www.easybabylife.com/breastfeeding-questions.html

All other baby feeding questions are still available here: http://www.easybabylife.com/baby-feeding-help.html

(But remember that NEW Questions can only be asked in our new Community forums.)

Baby Halloween Tips And Recipes

If you want to give your little one a special Halloween dinner, have a look at the recipes I just added a couple of recipes.

This one is from 6 months and up: http://www.easybabylife.com/halloween-pumpkin-banana-mash.html

And these two recipes are for slightly older babies, from around 8 months: http://www.easybabylife.com/halloween-baby-recipes-halloween-yogurt-and-baked-apples-with-cinnamon.html

Finally a reminder – if you plan to dress up your baby for Halloween, you can find costume tips and shared costume ideas here: http://www.easybabylife.com/baby-costume.html

That was all for now!

Hope to see you around soon in EBL Community (http://community.easybabylife.com/)

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I wish you a wonderful time with your baby and family!

Paula