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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.

Everything You Need to Know About Dropping Naps

June 2, 2021January 4, 2008 by valplowman
Toddler rubbing eyes

Everything You Need to Know About Dropping Naps. Know when to drop naps and how to drop naps. While the exact time frame for dropping naps varies from baby to …

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Categories Naps Tags dropping naps, rest time 103 Comments

What to Do When Baby Wakes Early From Naps or Won’t Fall Asleep For Nap

January 26, 2021January 3, 2008 by valplowman
Baby awake hero image

What to Do When Baby Wakes Early From Naps or Won’t Fall Asleep For Nap. There are some basic steps you can take to help keep naps on the right …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems Tags CIO, waking early 149 Comments

High Chair Features to Look For

May 5, 2022December 31, 2007 by valplowman
child in highchair

A list of important high chair features to look for when you are choosing which high chair is best for your baby. A lot of people wonder what to look …

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Categories Eat Tags highchairs 5 Comments

Sleep Training Was Worth It!

May 5, 2022December 30, 2007 by valplowman
happy mom and baby

A mom of a toddler looks back on sleep training and ponders on if it was worth it to sleep train or not (spoiler–it was!) For those of you in …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Parenting, Sleep Training Tags CIO, word to the weary 10 Comments

Poll Results: What Age Did Your Baby Move to a Four Hour Schedule?

May 21, 2019December 28, 2007 by valplowman

Results: 3 Months: 1 Vote (12%) 4 Months: 5 Votes (31%) 5 Months: 1 Vote (6%) 6 Months: 5 Votes (31%) 7 Months: 0 Votes 8 Months/Older: 3 Votes (18%) …

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Categories Schedules Tags four hour schedule, poll results 4 Comments

Common Questions When Starting Purees with Baby

October 10, 2020December 28, 2007 by valplowman
Mom feeding baby solid foods

Find out the answers to your questions for starting your baby on solid foods. What age? What do you feed baby? How much will baby eat? When will baby get …

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Categories Solids 12 Comments

Feeding Solids on a Babywise Schedule

May 4, 2022December 28, 2007 by valplowman

Feeding Solids on a Babywise Schedule. How to set up your baby’s feeding schedule. What your daily schedule should be for feeding solid foods. Many moms start baby on solids …

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Categories Babywise, Solids Tags Baby wise, On Becoming Babywise 35 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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