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valplowman

Valerie, also known as The Babywise Mom, is the mother to four children. She has been blogging on Babywise and general parenting since 2007. She has a degree in technical writing and loves using those skills to help parents be the best parents they can be! Read her book, The Babywise Mom Nap Guide, to get help on sleep from birth through the preschool years. You can also find her writing at Babywise.life, Today Parenting, and Her View From Home. Read more about Valerie and her family on the About page. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for more tips and helps.

Brinley Baby Summary: 46 Weeks Old

April 15, 2024July 17, 2013 by valplowman

During our Babywise Success Stories Week, I wanted to add in Brinley summaries. It has been a while, and her summaries are great success stories 🙂 This summary is for …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, nursing 6 Comments

A Day In The Life Of A Babywise Mom

October 7, 2022July 17, 2013 by valplowman

It was a chilly afternoon in mid January, 2013. I was in the backyard taking a “breather” from the cries of my 2 month old son, Declan. Sleep deprived and …

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Categories Babywise Benefits Tags Babywise Success Stories Week, starting babywise late 5 Comments

Babywise Success with Three Kids

October 7, 2022July 17, 2013 by valplowman

I am going to share my story about BW and my family. My oldest is 6.5, I have an almost 5 yr old, and a 20 month old. They are …

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We Are Sleeping

October 7, 2022July 17, 2013 by valplowman

Everyone always asks with an infant if you are getting much sleep. To be honest, we are! During the first few weeks we got less (we all know you are up …

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My Days are Less Chaotic

October 7, 2022July 17, 2013 by valplowman

While I was pregnant with my third boy the most common thing I heard from people with three or more kids is that three kids is the hardest number. I …

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Order for a scatterbrain

October 7, 2022July 16, 2013 by valplowman

I love Babywise! I know some people think that BW is for moms who have it “all together”, are super scheduled already, etcetera. Well, I am definitely NOT that way. …

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Compliments from Strangers

October 7, 2022July 16, 2013 by valplowman

I’m Emily and I blog over at The Journey of Parenthood… (www.journeyofparenthood.com). I have a four year old son, Kye, and a 19 month old daughter, Britt. I was first …

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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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