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Month: August 2008

Poll Results: What age did baby start to stay awake for feedings on own (you didn’t have to work to keep baby awake to eat)?

November 14, 2022August 29, 2008 by valplowman

Results: 2-4 weeks: 43 votes (34%) 4-6 weeks: 40 votes (32%) 6-8 weeks: 26 votes (20%) 8-10 weeks: 6 votes (4%) 10-12 weeks: 4 votes (3%) 12-14 weeks: 2 votes …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags nursing, poll results 6 Comments

Baby Stuff I Love: Bathtime

May 5, 2020August 26, 2008 by valplowman
The best products for bathtime with your baby and toddler. These will make bath time more exciting and fun. It will also make it easier on the parent!

The best products for bathtime with your baby and toddler. These will make bath time more exciting and fun. It will also make it easier on the parent! I am …

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Categories Baby Tags baby stuff I love, bathtime 2 Comments

Baby Whisperer: Growth Spurts

February 4, 2021August 25, 2008 by valplowman
All about growth spurts. How to hand a growth spurt with your baby's schedule, when to expect growth spurts to happen, and how growth spurts work. 

All about growth spurts. How to hand a growth spurt with your baby’s schedule, when to expect growth spurts to happen, and how growth spurts work. 

Categories Baby Tags Baby Whisperer, Growth spurt, hogg 14 Comments

How to Teach Children to Have Character

May 5, 2020August 22, 2008 by valplowman
How to teach children to have character. Tips from the book On Becoming Childwise to help you develop character in your child and why you should care about character training. 

How to teach children to have character. Tips from the book On Becoming Childwise to help you develop character in your child and why you should care about character training. 

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Poll Results: At what age did baby start to consistently wake up happy from naps?

March 29, 2019August 19, 2008 by valplowman

Results: 3-4 months: 50 votes (42%) 4-5 months: 22 votes (18%) 5-6 months: 20 votes (16%) 6-7 months: 10 votes (8%) 7-8 months: 6 votes (5%) 8-9 months: 4 votes …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags poll results, waking up happy 9 Comments

Baby Whisperer: Nursing vs. Bottlefeeding

July 19, 2021August 15, 2008 by valplowman
baby in lamb costume sitting with lamb stuffed animals

Baby Whisperer: Nursing vs. Bottlefeeding. Thoughts on the book Secrets of the Baby Whisperer on the topic of breastfeeding versus bottlefeeding. This is a chapter that really irritated me in …

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Categories Bottle Feeding, Eat Tags Baby Whisperer, hogg, nursing 6 Comments

Poll Results: What was/is baby’s approximate optimal waketime length for ages 6-7 Months? (waketime length includes feeding time)?

June 18, 2019August 14, 2008 by valplowman

Results: 60-75 minutes: 1 vote (1%) 75-90 minutes: 7 votes (8%) 1.5-1.75 hours: 9 votes (10%) 1.75-2 hours: 30 votes (34%) 2-2.25 hours: 26 votes (30%) 2.25-2.5 hours: 7 votes …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags optimal waketime, poll results, waketime length 7 Comments
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Valerie Plowman

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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