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

Published Jun 28, 2020 Updated 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

Published Jun 17, 2020 Updated 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

Published Jun 13, 2020 Updated Jun 20, 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

Published Jun 03, 2020 Updated Jul 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...]

How to Respond When Your Baby Suddenly Hates Diaper Changes

Diapers

Published May 25, 2020

It's never easy when you see that your baby suddenly hates diaper changes. Learn what to do when he fights having his diaper changed. Diaper changes are tough enough—but what do you do when your baby suddenly hates them? My little guy, who was once so easy to change, started to squirm and roll off. Changing on the floor only helped a little, especially since he'd just try to crawl away. And what had started as simple fussing had morphed into a full-on screaming and wrestling match. It had gotten so bad that he'd start whining and inching away the minute he saw me grab the diapers and … [Read more...]

6 Steps to Wean Night Feedings

Breastfeeding

Published May 16, 2020 Updated May 16, 2020

Learn how to handle night weaning with these 6 steps! You CAN help your baby stop waking up in the middle of the night and eat during the day instead. Night times were the worst. Even though I was sleep deprived both day and night, something about waking up when I was supposed to be asleep made those evenings hard. Those were the times when I'd wake up, delirious from the little sleep I managed to get. On good days, I'd find movies and shows on my phone to watch while I nursed (it's how I watched The Tudors and Call the Midwife). On not-so-good ones, I'd vent to my husband or start … [Read more...]

Adjusting to Motherhood and Life with a Baby

Infant

Published May 02, 2020 Updated May 07, 2020

Adjusting to motherhood can be challenging, making many moms feel stuck and miserable. Learn how to get used to life with a baby with these effective tips. When is this going to get easier? I said to myself at two in the morning holding a crying baby. The early days of the newborn stage, however challenging, seemed more forgivable. I was fresh into motherhood and understood that babies need us the most during that time. It's when the weeks and months go by that seem worse. Where we've been through so much and expect some things to feel normal, or at least easier. I even reminded … [Read more...]

Why I Regret Rocking My Baby To Sleep

Infant

Published Apr 12, 2020 Updated May 04, 2020

When I was pregnant, a co-worker advised, "Don't get in the habit of rocking your baby to sleep — he'll get used to it." As I nodded my head and smiled, all I could think was, "Cruel woman! How could she suggest such an idea?!" Well... six months, two broken knees, and many sleep deprived nights later, I knew why. (I'll get to the broken knees later.) After bringing my baby home, I realized he would doze off after a few moments of bouncing and rocking in my arms. He even only fell asleep in mine—a fact I took great pride in back then: "Only mama has the special touch!" I used all … [Read more...]

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