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...]
“At What Age…?” Baby Development Milestones You Don’t Always Hear About
Flip through any baby book, and you'll likely find infant development milestones down to the month or even week. We parents like to know whether our babies are on track, or if we should worry about potential delays. And sometimes we just need guidance on what to encourage our kids to do next. Except not all milestones make the cut, particularly practical, everyday ones we should also be on the look out for. These are the sorts of questions that pop up when you see another baby the same age doing something yours can't yet. They're the milestones you ask your mom friends about. You want to … [Read more...]
How to Spend Time with Your Kids when You Work Long Hours
Working long hours doesn't always afford the time to be with your baby. 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 plus the commute to and from means we don't always get to spend time with the baby. Some of us may not even get home until 7pm or later, at which point the baby is ready to fall asleep (if he hasn't already done so). And with washing bottles, making dinner, bathing the baby and packing for the next day, we feel deprived of time … [Read more...]
How to Make Baby Food at Home Easily and Conveniently
Want to give your baby healthy meals but struggling to find the time? Learn how to make baby food at home easily and conveniently. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Thistle. All opinions are 100% mine. If there's anything I geeked out on in the baby stage, it was making baby food. I made baby food for all three kids, poring through recipe ideas and blending and storing their meals. I even tracked all the food they ate and loved watching their reactions as I offered new varieties. The decision to feed my babies homemade baby food came easily. I found so many benefits, … [Read more...]
7 Baby Products I Wish I Had Known About
It's not too late for you! Discover the 7 baby products I wish I had known about that would've made caring for my baby much easier. As a child, my relatives and I would go on road trips where you'd find my cousins and me sitting in the trunk of a hatchback playing cards or hand games. Let's just say that many drastic changes have happened over the last few decades (ahem... car seats!). But even these short years since my twins were babies have seen many changes as well. With my eldest, I had already learned new information, from putting the baby to sleep on his back to wearing a baby … [Read more...]
11 Things Moms Do with the First Baby We Don’t Do with the Second
First-time moms have been known to go overboard with the eldest child. Take a look at 11 things moms do with the first baby we don't do with the second. I wanted to do everything right. Raising my eldest felt like a chance to start with a clean slate, to take all I'd been learning from observation or research and be the parent I wanted to be. After all, I had more time compared to moms with two or more kids. As crazy as it may be to suggest any parent has a lot of time, it's true. With only one child, I focused only on him, with no other children to worry about. I not only spent more … [Read more...]
6 Easy Steps to Weaning Night Feedings
Learn the 6 steps to weaning night feedings! 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. Waking up multiple times a night, with feeding as the only way to soothe your baby back to sleep, takes a toll on any parent. Those were the times when I'd wake up, delirious from the little sleep I managed to get. I'd yell at my husband or start hating my predicament. On good days, I'd find … [Read more...]
How to Establish a Baby Nighttime Routine
We've all heard we should have a baby nighttime routine, but how exactly do you start? When and what age is it appropriate to follow a routine, and how long should each one be? With so much to take in as a parent, it's no wonder we're not even sure we're doing things right, including establishing a routine. When I took my eldest home from the hospital, I felt like I was always scrambling from one activity to the next. Other times, I was so afraid to be home with him alone, doubtful I'd know what to do on my own. And the nights were the worst, waking up multiple times, delirious and … [Read more...]
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