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Month: April 2009

McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Four

November 14, 2022April 28, 2009 by valplowman
4 week old Babywise Baby McKenna

Babywise 4 week old schedule. Babywise one moth schedule for the one month old newborn baby. Babywise tips for newborns from a Babywise mom of 4.  This summary is for …

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Categories Baby, Sample Schedules Tags newborn summary, Swaddling 33 Comments

Remember to Teach Your Child Independence

April 22, 2019April 24, 2009 by valplowman
Picture of a girl getting a piggy back ride taken in sepia tone

Reasons why you want to teach your child to be independent and allow your child to grow up into a healthy, independent adult.    When Brayden was a day or …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Parenting 5 Comments

When Baby Doesn’t Go by the Book

June 18, 2019April 23, 2009 by valplowman
Father holding baby silhouette

How to react when baby doesn’t go by the book. What you should do and what you should not do to help baby get on track.  “…I don’t want my …

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Categories Parenting Tags babywise milestones 10 Comments

Poll Results: How many hours total did baby sleep in a 24 hour period for ages 9-10 months? (approximate)

March 29, 2019April 22, 2009 by valplowman

Results: 16-17 hours: 41 votes (27%) 14-15 hours: 76 votes (49%) 12-13 hours: 30 votes (19%) less than 12 hours: 7 votes (5%) Total of 154 votes Related Posts: poll …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags poll results, sleep totals 10 Comments

McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Three

November 14, 2022April 21, 2009 by valplowman
mom holding newborn girl

Newborn sleep schedule for a two week old. Babywise newborn schedule help. 2 week old newborn routine for On Becoming Babywise. Newborn time is really flying by for me. I …

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Categories Baby, Bottle Feeding Tags newborn summary 35 Comments

Common Parenting Mistakes that Cause Sleep Problems

June 22, 2021April 16, 2009 by valplowman
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Common mistakes parents make that cause issues with their kids. Check this post to see if you are doing something that is causing sleep or behavior issues. When you are …

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Categories Parenting, Sleep Tags problem solving 5 Comments

McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Two

November 14, 2022April 13, 2009 by valplowman
2 week old newborn babywise baby

Baby schedule for newborns. Babywise newborn schedule and routine for the second week of life. Read all about this baby’s second week.  Week two has continued on smoothly with little …

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Categories Baby, Sample Schedules Tags newborn summary, waketime activities 31 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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