Before I had my daughter, I never imagined I’d allow her to nurse as much as she wanted—sometimes using me as a pacifier. I was staunchly against co-sleeping, and couldn’t imagine holding her nearly every waking hour.
I’ll be honest; my perception of “attachment parenting” was that it’s a new age-y concept designed for SAHMs who [...]
Tags: AP, Attachment Parenting, baby-wearing, co-sleeping, crying it out, Dr. Sears, scheduling
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Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say – well, emphasis the mother part of that expression. You know when you are out with your baby, and suddenly you realize that you have forgotten something vital?
I’ve made my own wipes with paper towels, soap and water to change my son when we were out [...]
Tags: baby-wearing, diapers, Eczema, invention, mommy brain
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Dr. Sears‘ book, The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know about Your Baby from Birth to Age Two, is my new parenting bible. It’s 740+ pages covers everything from feeding and nutrition to health concerns and remedies, to baby’s stages, to parenting the colicky baby, to baby-wearing and contemporary parenting, to the transition from [...]
Tags: Attachment Parenting, baby sling, baby-wearing
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