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Newborn Tips and Tricks New Moms Need to Know

Newborn

Published Mar 19, 2020 Updated Mar 19, 2020

The newborn stage is challenging enough as it is. Get a head start and discover the best newborn tips and tricks to help you care for your new baby. Exhausted doesn't even describe the newborn days, don't you think? Waking up delirious from sleep deprivation multiple times a night. Struggling with the initial discomfort of breastfeeding, all while recovering from childbirth. Wondering if your days will ever feel normal again. Life with a newborn also makes you doubt yourself and question every decision you make. Was that a sleep cue? Do I feed him every time he cries? How many … [Read more...]

How to Get Rid of a Diaper Rash in 24 Hours

Diapers

Published Mar 06, 2020 Updated Mar 30, 2020

A diaper rash is challenging for both parent and baby. Discover 5 proven remedies and treatments for how to get rid of a diaper rash in 24 hours. The dreaded diaper rash. No matter how careful you try to be, the baby still ends up with redness on his bottom or even around the thighs. Whether from diarrhea, an allergy or being in a diaper too long, nearly every mom has had to deal with a bad diaper rash. I know I did. Diaper rashes often made changing diapers difficult, so much so that I practically had to wrestle my babies just to stay put. Wiping felt excruciating, and hearing their … [Read more...]

14 Baby Burping Tricks That Actually Work

Family Life

Published Mar 02, 2020

Baby won't burp and has gas or falls asleep? Discover 14 baby burping tricks to get your baby to burp fast — minus the spit up! As a first-time mom, I couldn't figure out why my baby's burps were getting stuck. I knew he had to burp because he'd squirm and scream if he didn't. I'd pat his back forever with no luck, but of course, once I put him down to sleep, he'd spit up practically everything he just ate within minutes. When burping takes 20-plus minutes, that leaves you with practically no time to do much else. Sometimes, he took so long to burp, that by the time he finally did, he … [Read more...]

How to Make Your Baby’s Diaper Changes Easier

Diapers

Published Feb 24, 2020

Changing your baby's diapers frequently can be a hassle, but not when you know the right tips. Learn how to make diaper changes easier and less stressful. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Arabella Baby. All content and opinions expressed are my own. "You'll likely change your newborn baby's diapers 13 times a day," the childcare instructor announced to the class. My ears perked up. Thirteen times?! I did the math in my head, and couldn't believe just how often I'd be changing my baby's diapers. But that's exactly where we find ourselves once the baby is born. We're … [Read more...]

How to Burp a Baby That Is Hard to Burp

Newborn

Published Feb 08, 2020 Updated Mar 02, 2020

Finding it difficult when your baby has gas that won't come out? Discover how to burp a baby that is hard to burp, even when you've tried everything else! For many parents, the challenge of caring for a baby isn't just the sleep deprivation or the difficulty with breastfeeding. It may not even be the adjustment to motherhood and life as a new parent. It's getting your newborn to burp. Maybe you find yourself patting him for what seems like forever, with no luck of anything coming out. Perhaps burping him usually involves more spit-up or vomit than you'd care to clean. Maybe he had … [Read more...]

Why Dads Should Wake Up for Night Feeds

Breastfeeding

Published Feb 02, 2020 Updated Feb 11, 2020

Wondering whether dads should help with the baby, even if he works and you stay at home? See 3 compelling reasons why dads should wake up for night feeds. The middle of the night wake ups were the worst. The constant crying, the inability to soothe the baby back to sleep, scrambling to zip those pajamas, all while the baby was shrieking. Add to that several more minutes of breastfeeding and burping—it's enough to dread those wails and cries that jolt you awake at night. Sleep deprivation during the newborn months, already the challenge that it is, brought out the worst in me during … [Read more...]

When Do Newborns Get Easier?

Development

Published Jan 31, 2020 Updated Feb 25, 2020

When do newborns get easier? Caring for a baby in the early months is challenging. Learn the milestones that make life easier! The light at the end of the tunnel wasn't shining any time soon. My baby was a few weeks old, nursing all the time, and hardly sleeping at all. Nights were the worst: My husband and I would sit in our dark bedroom with a wailing baby in one of our arms. With only a small lamp lit, the other one faced the laptop, desperately searching for solutions that might help our baby stretch his sleep or cry less. It didn't help when the milestones everyone promised … [Read more...]

How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Without Being Held

Newborn

Published Jan 30, 2020 Updated Feb 25, 2020

Wondering how to get your newborn to fall asleep on their own? Get real-life, applicable tips on how to get your baby to sleep without being held. My baby couldn't sleep at all without being held. It didn't matter how deeply he seemed to be asleep in my arms, or how long I waited until I thought it was safe to put him down. Nor did it matter how or even where I put him down. He would wake up the minute he wasn't held, look around,  and fuss to get picked up once again. And so I ended up getting stuck with a sleeping baby in my arms, immobile for the duration of his sleep. I knew … [Read more...]

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You Are Enough

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