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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.

Sleeping Through the Night!

October 7, 2022July 16, 2013 by valplowman

Hi. I am Laura S. I am a first time mom and my baby boy is now 4 months old. A co-worker of mine gave me the Babywise book when …

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Three times around with Babywise

October 7, 2022July 16, 2013 by valplowman

By Kate J from http://www.livinglovinglaughingtogether.blogspot.com.au/   Children – Lily (5), Eli (3) and Miles (6 months)   Where would I be without Babywise? I wouldn’t even want to know! The Babywise …

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Babywise with Two Adopted Children

October 7, 2022July 16, 2013 by valplowman

  I have two girls, ages 4 and almost 2. Both of my daughters were adopted at birth. I started BW with my oldest when she was 15 weeks old. She was …

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Babywise Supports Us In Parenting

October 7, 2022July 16, 2013 by valplowman

Hi, I’m the mom of two little boys – my big boy is three years old and my little guy is one. When I was pregnant with my first, I …

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Babywise: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

October 7, 2022July 15, 2013 by valplowman

source I wrote in during a previous call for success stories, but believe my success story needs updating! Shortly before my son was born, I received the book as a …

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Making Life With Three Under Four Possible

October 7, 2022July 15, 2013 by valplowman

We have three boys ages 3.5 years, 2 years and 5 months – my oldest two are 16 months apart and my youngest is 2 years behind the second. We …

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Babywise is HELPING me reach my breastfeeding goals!

October 7, 2022July 15, 2013 by valplowman

I am the proud (albeit sometimes exhausted) mommy of three very little boys. At the time of this writing, my oldest is 40 months (3.5ish), my middle is 21 months, …

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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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