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Month: July 2011

A Joy For Our Family

October 7, 2022July 14, 2011 by valplowman

I am a mom of 2 (24 months, and 3 months) and have implemented Babywise with both of them from the beginning. I was originally introduced to the book while …

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Watchful Eyes

October 7, 2022July 13, 2011 by valplowman

We had our first child a little later in life and so we watched many of our friends have babies and begin raising them before we were blessed with our …

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Conquering the 45 Minute Intruder

October 7, 2022July 13, 2011 by valplowman

    I first glanced through Babywise when my son was about 4 weeks old. I laughed when I read it over – how could anyone possibly make this work? …

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No Looking Back

October 7, 2022July 13, 2011 by valplowman

I’ve read some of the anti-babywise posts on some blogs, and I feel I should start this off by saying Babywise isn’t for everyone… Everyone is entitled to their opinion, …

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Smooth and Content Life

October 7, 2022July 13, 2011 by valplowman

As I type this, I only have 15 weeks experience with being a mother and using Babywise. I did it at the suggestion of many friends, and now, three and a half …

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Sweet Predictability

October 7, 2022July 13, 2011 by valplowman

When I had my first baby, I was completely unprepared. I guess my strategy was to “wing it”. Not a good idea! Tre only slept while we held him (day …

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Self-Soothing Success

October 7, 2022July 12, 2011 by valplowman

When I got pregnant and we began to think about how we wanted to raise our kids, we came to one fact very quickly: babies cry.   We were relieved …

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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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