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What to Do When Your Baby Won’t Burp and Gets Hiccups Instead

Aug 31, 2020

Wondering why your baby won't burp and gets hiccups instead? Learn how to stop baby hiccups after feeding with solutions that work! It's bad enough when you're worried you can't get your baby to burp, but what do you do when he starts to hiccup, too? Sure, hiccups are cute (they make you think of bubbles popping, don't they?). But sometimes you wonder if you're doing something wrong. You burp him for what seems like forever and finally put him down after he has fallen asleep, except he wakes up a few minutes later with the hiccups. Other times, he'll get the hiccups even if he had … [Read more...]

7 Secrets to Get an Overtired Baby to Finally Sleep

Newborn

Aug 19, 2020

Wondering how to get an overtired baby to sleep? Discover what to do when your baby won't sleep or keeps waking up, and how to prevent being overtired to begin with. As a first-time mom, I figured babies fall asleep when they got tired enough. That an internal clock I assumed they came equipped with would automatically help them fall and stay asleep as needed. But as many moms who've dealt with an overtired baby can understand, that's not exactly the case. It turns out, babies still rely on us to help them sleep, avoid over-stimulation, and even keep track of time for them to sleep so … [Read more...]

How to Survive the Newborn Stage

Newborn

Aug 15, 2020

Sleep-deprived and struggling with caring for your baby? Here are tips on how to survive the newborn stage and make those first few months easier on you. The newborn stage is the hardest for many moms, including me. Despite my preparation, the overnight change of caring for a baby became my biggest reality check. I learned that I couldn't stand the shrill cries of a newborn that would send me into a panic. The middle-of-the-night wake ups made me delirious. And the desperation of not knowing what to do when the baby wouldn't stop fussing was enough to make me doubt whether I was cut out … [Read more...]

How to Break the Cycle of an Overtired Baby

Newborn

Aug 03, 2020

Is your baby stuck in an endless loop of being overtired? Learn how to break the cycle of an overtired baby and reset his sleep once and for all. It always started with the naps. My baby had been taking terrible naps, only to spend his time awake feeling and looking tired. He'd rub his eyes all day long, fussing and shrieking because he was exhausted. Then, because he was overtired, he didn't sleep well at night. His poor napping meant it would take hours to get him to sleep. And by that point, it was already time to eat again. This, of course, cycled right back into the naps. Because … [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...]

Newborn Life: Expectation vs Reality

Newborn

Jul 19, 2020

Like any first-time pregnant mom, I daydreamed about newborn life. Now, I wasn’t naïve—I knew there would be days when I’d be sleep deprived, and I expected to change a lot of diapers. (Although, hearing it might be up to 13 diapers a day did make me raise an eyebrow.) But I pictured myself waking up in the middle of the night with a knowing smile and patiently cooing at my little darling. Sure, caring for an infant would involve sleepless nights, but nothing I couldn’t handle, right? Turns out, I don’t think I smiled once when I had to get up in the middle of the night. Dragging … [Read more...]

Secrets to Surviving Twins in the Newborn Months

Newborn

Jul 16, 2020

Feeling overwhelmed with twins? Surviving twins is hard, but not impossible! Discover the secrets to raising twin babies without losing your mind. Adjusting to motherhood had been hard for me as a first-time mom. So much so that it had taken a while—two and a half years—before I was open to adding another child to the mix. I figured my son was "easier" by that point, so even with a newborn, I felt I would manage. I'd be a second-time mom, after all. Experienced. So, when I learned that my second pregnancy was not one, but two babies, I just about had a meltdown. I couldn't wrap my … [Read more...]

Breastfeeding Secrets Every Mom Should Know

Breastfeeding

Jul 07, 2020

Want to make breastfeeding successful? Whether you're first time mom or a veteran, here are breastfeeding secrets that just might surprise you. I never would've thought breastfeeding would be hard—not once. But there I was, pulled between wanting to breastfeed and ready to call it quits. My nipples were cracked and blistered, I felt immobilized from the multiple feedings, and I could never seem to satisfy his hungry cries. I learned only later that many of us face these challenges. They're enough to make us question our ability to provide for your babies, or even whether we're doing … [Read more...]

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