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When Your Husband Won’t Read Pregnancy Books. 3 Things To Do Instead.

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Doesn’t he care?!?! You are reading all the parenting books, on all the baby websites and even on some forums. When you are learning all you can about the impending arrival of your little one and your husband won’t read pregnancy books you can’t help but get resentful. OK, it may be pregnancy hormones making our emotions a little crazy.

In all relationships there are those moments where one person is really into researching on a topic such as vacation spots, which restaurant to try next or even what to expect when you are having a baby and the other is not.

Pregnancy books | Preparing for Baby | Prenatal | Books about Newborns [Read more…]

5 New Ways to Mix Baby Formula – Some You Have Never Seen Before

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Are you having to shake and shake and shake in order to get the lumps out of the formula? Or are you like me and you have twins who are formula fed and you need a lot of formula at once? I want to share my recent journey to find an easy way to mix formula. I had no idea there are this many new inventions for formula fed babies.

Welcome to the world of formula mixers. It is amazing how many new inventions for babies that come to market every year. I need to get with the program and come up with my own invention.

Baby Formula Mixer | How to Mix Formula | Formula Fed | Feeding Baby | Baby Bottle | Baby Formula [Read more…]

5 Fun Tummy Time Ideas For Your Baby

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Are you trying to get your baby to do tummy time but all they do is cry? Laying your baby on their stomach is necessary but can be uncomfortable. Here are 5 tummy time ideas to keep your baby enthused and minimize the fussing.

The Mayo Clinic recommends up to 20 mins of tummy time a day for 3 – 4 month old babies. The point of tummy time is to build strength in the neck muscles but it can also help with gas and preventing flat spots on a babies head. (Here are 3 great tips to keep your baby’s head from getting flat.) Break it into small segments, even 30 seconds at first, and slowly build up to the recommendations.

Tummy Time Ideas | Tummy Time Activities | When to start tummy time

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The Best Tip To Prevent New Sibling Resentment

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Congratulations! There is a new baby in the family. Everyone is thrilled and even your first-born is showing signs of loving the new baby. You are doing everything to prevent new sibling resentment and it seems to be working until you hear “Why do we always have to do everything for the baby?”.

I was at a park one day with several friends and heard a mother tell her son, “Come on, Brian, we need to leave so I can get Katie home for a nap.” When I saw that kids face when he looked at his little sister I knew exactly what was going on in his little head….resentment. I made it my mission to avoid those looks from my sons as much as possible.

Sibling Resentment | Sibling Rivalry | Prevent Sibling Rivalry | This is such an easy change to make. I was making this mistake several times a day and once I realized it it was a super easy thing to fix. This makes me feel like I am helping to build their relationship. [Read more…]

How To Sterilize Pacifiers Without Boiling Water

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Panic! The pacifier just fell on the gross floor and it is our only one!

Haven’t we all been in this same situation? Well, lucky for us there are now 5 different ways to sterilize a pacifier without boiling water. I had thought there were only 2, boil and microwave. I recently learned about some new products that are fantastic for when you are on-the-go and I just had to share them with you.

How to Sterilize Pacifiers | Clean Pacifiers | Pacifier | Sterilize a Pacifier | These tips to clean a pacifier without boiling water are perfect for moms who are on-the-go. [Read more…]

How To Prevent Flat Head Syndrome And Avoid the Baby Helmet

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Have you noticed how many babies now wear helmets to fix their flat heads? We all want our babies to avoid the whole hassle of those helmets and prevent flat head syndrome.

I have had 3 babies with perfectly round heads and my sister used these same tips and she has 3 kids that all avoided having flat head syndrome. (Did you know there is an official name for it? I didn’t. It’s plagiocephaly and can also be caused by torticollis.) Here are our 3 easy tips to keep your baby’s head from getting flat in the back.

I wanted to keep my baby's head as round as possible and avoid flat head syndrome. I love the tip from the pediatrician, who knew they would turn where the light is? These tips will help keep my baby's head from getting flat. [Read more…]

Our Experience With Pyloric Stenosis

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I am not a doctor this is just our experience. If you suspect a problem please see your doctor. 

“You must head immediately to the MUSC Children’s Emergency Room.”

There is nothing like that statement to completely flip your emotions out of control. It feels like you have been sucked down a tunnel and you can see the doctor speaking but you feel like hear what is her or she is saying because you are down in a black tunnel and are getting scared.

Our experience with projectile vomiting and Pyloric Stenosis. The symptoms and diagnosis and surgery experience with pyloric stenosis from a the parents angle. I hope this helps anyone who is experiencing a possible diagnosis. [Read more…]