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Baby Feeding Every Hour (And Not Sleeping, Either)?

Nov 23, 2020

Is your baby feeding every hour and not sleeping well? Learn how to handle cluster feeding and a baby still hungry despite frequent feedings. You knew babies ate a lot, but this much? Over the last few days, your baby has constantly been eating every hour. Your breasts feel empty, which makes you wonder whether you're not producing enough. Is he eating so often because he's not getting enough milk? And when he takes 20-25 minutes each nursing session, no wonder you can't get any breaks. Initially, you understood the demands of a newborn. But at this point, you've had it with feeding … [Read more...]

11 Ways to Cope with Newborn Sleep Deprivation

Newborn

Nov 21, 2020

Struggling with sleepless nights with your new baby? Discover 11 ways to cope with newborn sleep deprivation when you're beyond exhausted. Before having kids, my version of "sleep deprivation" meant all-nighters in college or a restless night of tossing and turning. Still, I always had the option of sleeping in the next day, or at least, taking care of only myself. Parenthood, meanwhile, felt like a series of all-nighters, night after night, for months. Sure, I'd sometimes clock in eight hours of sleep a day, but in patches at a time, never in one solid stretch. It didn't help that … [Read more...]

Burping a Newborn After Breastfeeding: Necessary or Not?

Breastfeeding

Nov 19, 2020

Is burping a newborn after breastfeeding necessary? Discover whether you still need to burp your breastfed baby—the answer might surprise you. I actually think my mom's favorite thing to do with babies is to burp them. Fussy baby? "Oh, he must need to burp," she'll decide. Spit up coming out of his mouth? "Let me burp him for you." She coos at them, saying "burp, burp, burp!" in a sing-song voice as she pats their backs. I even think she would've kept burping them all through toddlerhood if given the chance. Kidding aside, burping my babies definitely became a habit, right from the … [Read more...]

How Caring for Newborn Twins is Different from Singletons

Newborn

Nov 11, 2020

Are you expecting twins? Learn how caring for newborn twins is different from singletons and what you can do to manage with two babies. "Our bodies are only meant to carry one baby during pregnancy," my doctor said. I sighed, knowing right then and there that caring for newborn twins would be a challenge. And this goes beyond the pregnancy and its complications. For instance, supporting them financially, from child care to education, takes a toll on anyone's pocket. Then there's the part where you handle two crying babies. Two kids going through the same developmental stages. Two … [Read more...]

12 Things to Do When Your Newborn Fights Sleep

Newborn

Nov 03, 2020

Struggling when your newborn fights sleep for hours? Learn 12 tricks that actually work so you can get the rest you and your baby need! Never mind that I was beyond exhausted—I knew my newborn was, too. He'd sleep easily in my arms, but would cry the second I put him down in the crib or bassinet. I tried changing his diapers, walking him around the house, snuggling with him in bed—nothing seemed to convince him that it was time to sleep. Even as he'd start to doze off, he'd force his eyes open, determined not to fall asleep no matter how tired he was. As a first-time mom, this was … [Read more...]

12 Crucial Rules for Visiting a New Mom

Motherhood

Oct 28, 2020

As much as you want to meet your friend's new baby, could you also be making things harder? Here are 12 rules to follow when visiting a new mom. I could barely remember to shower, much less vacuum the carpet, prepare a meal or even manage the overwhelming change of becoming a new mom. No doubt, every mom could use help during those first few weeks and months after bringing home a baby. But what if help from others isn't so... helpful? Sometimes, having others over to your home becomes more of a burden. You need to make plans or you feel obligated to entertain and hold a … [Read more...]

Baby Not Napping? Here’s What to Do

Naps

Oct 22, 2020

One of the biggest challenges for any mom or dad is a baby not napping. Learn what to do when your baby won't nap, and how to get him to finally sleep. It's the frustration we all dread: the skipped nap. It didn't matter how tired I knew my baby was—he'd still refuse to nap. It also didn't help when one missed nap would reshuffle the entire day and even ruin our plans. Sometimes, naps had the power to make or break my day. I remember thinking, He's been awake since 6am! I couldn't stand the thought of him being awake for hours because of a skipped nap. What to do with a baby not … [Read more...]

5 Ideas to Try When Your Baby Only Takes Catnaps (They Really Work!)

Naps

Oct 11, 2020

Frustrated when your catnapping baby takes ridiculously short naps? Take a look at these 5 ideas that can make a huge difference with your baby's naps. Is this normal? I thought. Is this just his temperament? Do babies even grow out of this?! My baby hardly slept during the day—maybe 30 minutes at a stretch. He was tired and cranky when he wasn't asleep, which only meant he'd take an even longer time to fall asleep at night. One thing was certain: we were both exhausted from these catnaps. Nothing that seemed to work for every other baby was working for mine. He didn't take to … [Read more...]

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