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These posts help you in parenting your baby. Baby sleep, feeding baby, breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, baby schedules, reflux, wonder weeks, gas, baby gear, baby toys, baby books, correcting behavior, growth spurts…you will find it all here!

Must-Have Items For Your Diaper Bag

September 21, 2020December 23, 2016 by valplowman
Must-Have Items For Your Diaper Bag

This giveaway is a partnership with Nakturnal, with a prize of a gift certificate. All content and opinions are my own. While a diaper bag essentially serves one main purpose …

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Categories Baby Tags baby gear 19 Comments

How To Help a Baby With Gas Pain

September 21, 2020December 13, 2016 by valplowman
how to help a baby with gas pain text overlaying crying baby

“Yep, that is gas pain. You need to use some gas drops.” Brayden was only six weeks old and I had never heard of gas drops, nor bad gas pain …

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Categories Baby, Sleep Problems Tags colic, crying, gas, hiccups Leave a comment

The BabyWise Mom Ultimate Nursery Checklist

May 6, 2024September 12, 2016 by valplowman

These items are all great for your newborn to have. This is a list of things you will need without over-purchasing things you don’t need. Babies cost a lot of …

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Categories Baby, Pregnancy Tags baby prep, newborns, nursery setup Leave a comment

Best Board Books to Own

October 12, 2022September 1, 2016 by valplowman
best board books

“How could anyone get rid of books?!?” I asked my husband incredulously. We were newly married and looking through books at a garage sale. I love books. I have a …

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Categories Baby, Book Lists Tags baby stuff I love, book recommendation Leave a comment

Baby Standard Time

September 28, 2020August 1, 2016 by valplowman

  The years fly by, but the minutes crawl. That very accurately describes life with a baby for me. If you watch my weekly Facebook live videos (which I do …

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Categories Baby, Motherhood Tags newborns, word to the weary 4 Comments

Surviving Weaning from Breast and/or Bottle

January 15, 2024November 3, 2015 by valplowman
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Tips from real moms on how to successfully wean your baby from breastfeeding or bottle feeding. Weaning a baby from breast or bottle is stressful. You do not want a …

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Categories Baby, Bottle Feeding, Eat Tags nursing, Surviving 1 Comment

Why You Should Start Reading to Your Baby Right Away

July 28, 2025May 21, 2015 by valplowman
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Want to start reading to your baby but not sure how—or if it even matters yet? Discover why reading to infants is powerful, how to make it part of your …

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Categories Baby, Reading Tags learning activities, read aloud handbook, structured playtime 4 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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