I didn’t really learn much about attachment parenting until my first child was about nine months old. A fellow blogger asked me to guest post about the topic and I had to ask her what it was. She responded with things like, “breastfeeding, cosleeping, gentle discipline, babywearing,” and the like. I’ve since never actually studied […]
Proven Tips On Introducing The Bottle To A Breastfed Baby
I have breastfed three babies and I have had to introduce a bottle to all three of them either to get them ready for my going back to work or because they weren’t gaining weight. With every baby, I read up on the matter and decided to introduce the bottle somewhere between two and four […]
Babywearing: 12 Reasons To Wear Your Baby (No. 3 Is Best)
I have three children now and thanks to my experience with the first one, I’ve babywear all of them. You see, my oldest daughter had terrible colic. If she was awake, she was screaming. She wanted to be held all the time - not just held, mind you but bounced and walked. It was exhausting because […]
Absolute Must Have Items For Pumping At Work (#3 Is My Favorite)
There are good sides and bad sides to leaving your baby to go back to work. On the positive side, you get to continue working as a professional and you spend time each day with your peers. On the negative side, you miss your sweet, little love-nugget so much it hurts and you spend much […]
15 Ways To Cloth Diaper On The Cheap
The cloth diaper price tag can be a lot to swallow when you’re first looking into reusable diapers for your baby. However, the price of even the more expensive cloth diapers is comparable to two or three years paying for paper diapers. Of course, this doesn’t mean you have to accept those price tags. There […]
What A New Mom Needs To Know If You Choose To Breastfeed
I have sweet visions of my mother nursing each of my siblings. Since I am the oldest of seven children, it was a sight that I grew quite accustomed to over the years of my upbringing. It was also never a question as to whether or not I would breastfeed. My mother did it, so […]
