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Baby Sign Language Pros and Cons: What You Need to Know

Aug 11, 2020

Wondering whether to sign with your baby or toddler as a way to communicate? Take a look at these baby sign language pros and cons to better decide whether to teach your child sign language. By Lane Rebelo If you’re a new parent, you’ve probably heard about baby sign language, but you might not be sure if it’s for you or not. You might have heard parents say things like "Baby sign language is amazing!" or perhaps you've heard others say, "It’s a waste of time." What’s a new parent to do? How do you decide if it’s worth the effort or if it's even right for your family? Baby sign language … [Read more...]

4 Effective Tricks to Handle Your Baby Not Drinking Milk

Family Life

Jul 31, 2020

Don't feel stressed if you suddenly notice your baby not drinking milk! Instead, try these 4 effective tricks to help your little one take more milk, whether from breast or bottle. It's the worry that plagues every mother: what to do when she notices her baby not drinking milk all of a sudden. Whether breastfed or bottle-fed, you might have noticed that your baby has been drinking less milk than he used to. Sometimes it's as much as half the amount he normally takes, even after a full 11-12 hours of sleep. He might refuse and push the bottle away when you offer it, or squirm and … [Read more...]

When You Don’t Have a “Village”: How to Take Care of Twins Alone

Infant

Jul 25, 2020

Common advice for twin moms is to get help, but what do you do when you don't have family and friends nearby? Here's how to take care of twins alone. Nearly every twin mom is unanimous when it comes to the number one advice she'd give: Get help from others. But what if you don't have that network or "village" to rely on? Your family and friends may be miles away or your partner needs to go back to work right away. Or fast forward a few months later when all the visitors have trickled away and your partner's leave has finally ended. At some point, you'll face the time when you'll need to … [Read more...]

Finding it Hard to Raise Twins? You’re Not Alone.

Infant

Jun 28, 2020

Are you struggling with twins and feeling isolated and alone? Learn why it can be hard raising twins, how to cope, and the encouragement you need to hang in there. If you're like my husband, you were ecstatic to hear that you were expecting twins. Double the love, right? But if you're like me, raising twins wasn't exactly your plan. You recognized early on that raising twins meant double the sleep deprivation. That you can't carry a crying baby from your stroller and keep pushing it along so the other can keep sleeping. Maybe you're juggling between putting one baby to sleep in the … [Read more...]

How to Spend Time with the Baby When You Work Long Hours

Infant

Jun 17, 2020

Working long hours doesn't always afford the time to be with your little one. Learn effective techniques to spend time with the baby, even if you work long hours. It's that tug we all feel on that first day back from work after maternity leave. The 40 hours at work (and maybe even a commute) means we don't always get to spend time with the baby. Some of us may not even be done with work until late in the day, at which point the baby is ready to fall asleep (if he hasn't already done so). With washing bottles, making dinner, bathing the baby and packing for the next day, we feel … [Read more...]

How to Manage Being Alone with the Baby

Infant

Jun 13, 2020

Are you scared to be home alone with your baby? Learn the sanity-savings tips that will help you manage taking care of a newborn alone. I dreaded the day my husband was scheduled to return to work. Until then, he and I had been caring for our first baby, tag-teaming with putting him to sleep and getting him fed. With my husband returning to work, I was scared of taking care of a newborn alone with no one else to share the responsibilities. I imagined failed nap attempts and things not getting done. And what would I do if I couldn't get him to stop crying? As if caring for the baby … [Read more...]

The Best Baby Sleep Books for Exhausted Moms

Infant

Jun 03, 2020

Struggling with sleep deprivation, short naps and middle of the night wake ups? See the best baby sleep books that can help your baby in just a few days! Peek into my home at two in the morning when my son had been born, and you'd have found a scene all too common among many parents. You would've seen my husband and me awake once again from middle of the night wake ups. We'd have been delirious, trying to soothe our fussy baby through different ways. And on many of those nights, you'd likely have found us holding the baby in one arm and reading a book about sleep with the other. I … [Read more...]

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