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Month: December 2007

High Chair Features to Look For

May 5, 2022December 31, 2007 by valplowman
child in highchair

A list of important high chair features to look for when you are choosing which high chair is best for your baby. A lot of people wonder what to look …

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Categories Eat Tags highchairs 5 Comments

Sleep Training Was Worth It!

May 5, 2022December 30, 2007 by valplowman
happy mom and baby

A mom of a toddler looks back on sleep training and ponders on if it was worth it to sleep train or not (spoiler–it was!) For those of you in …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Parenting, Sleep Training Tags CIO, word to the weary 10 Comments

Common Questions When Starting Purees with Baby

October 17, 2024December 28, 2007 by valplowman
Mom feeding baby solid foods

Find out the answers to your questions for starting your baby on solid foods. What age? What do you feed baby? How much will baby eat? When will baby get …

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Categories Solids Tags poll results 12 Comments

Feeding Solids on a Babywise Schedule

May 4, 2022December 28, 2007 by valplowman
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Feeding Solids on a Babywise Schedule. How to set up your baby’s feeding schedule. What your daily schedule should be for feeding solid foods. Many moms start baby on solids …

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Categories Babywise, Solids Tags Baby wise, On Becoming Babywise 37 Comments

Baby’s First 8 Weeks of Solid Foods

March 18, 2025December 27, 2007 by valplowman
Baby eating solid foods

Solids: How to Start? How to start feeding your baby solid foods. Tips for success in feeding your baby solid foods. Eating should be easy. The idea of feeding a …

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Categories Solids 32 Comments

How to Travel With a Baby

December 24, 2024December 27, 2007 by valplowman
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How to Travel With a Baby. Tips to make traveling with a baby easier. What to pack and how to prepare. Traveling with a baby can bring along all sorts …

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Categories Baby, Traveling Tags flexibility 6 Comments

What Age Do Babies Get Easier?

May 4, 2022December 19, 2007 by valplowman
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What Age Do Babywise Babies Get Easier? When you can expect baby to sleep better and get more predictable when you follow the Babywise routine. Oh when! This is a …

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Categories Baby, Babywise, Babywise Benefits Tags CIO, consistency, word to the weary 23 Comments
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Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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