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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!

Baby Playtime Activities By Age

June 17, 2024May 20, 2024 by valplowman
Baby sitting on the floor playing with toys

Get ideas for what to do with your baby for every month of life in baby’s first year. These ideas will help you structure baby’s playtime. You will also find …

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Categories Baby, Play Time Tags Best Toys, routine Leave a comment

Helping Your Child Learn to Speak Words

June 25, 2026May 8, 2024 by valplowman

Get a list of things to do and things NOT to do to help your baby, pretoddler, or toddler learn to talk. There are things you can do to enhance …

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Categories Baby, Pretoddler Tags language development, Nurture Shock 1 Comment

STOP Baby Biting When Breastfeeding

April 29, 2024 by valplowman
Baby breastfeeding in a reclined poisition

Get tips for how to stop baby biting when baby bites when breastfeeding. Understand the reasons why baby does this and get lots of ideas for how to stop it …

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Categories Baby, Breastfeeding Tags nursing Leave a comment

How To Do Tummy Time Even if Baby Hates It

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 by valplowman
Baby Brinley doing tummy time

Even if baby cries when you do tummy time, it is so important. Here are ways to do tummy time when baby hates it so you can avoid developmental delays. …

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Categories Baby, Play Time Tags Baby Whisperer, newborns, physical development, tummy time 11 Comments

Sleep Pressure for Babies

April 11, 2024March 25, 2024 by valplowman
Baby sleeping wrapped up in a blanket with oranges on it

Sleep pressure is necessary for a baby to be tired enough to fall asleep and sleep well for naps and for night sleep. Learn what sleep pressure is, how to …

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Categories Baby, Sleep, Wake Time Length Tags baby sleep, sleep patterns Leave a comment

Baby Photography Props: DIY Ideas and Inspiration

February 28, 2024 by valplowman
Baby sleeping in a basket on a fur blanket

Explore DIY ideas and inspiration for creating memorable baby photography sessions in the comfort of your own home. This post is written and sponsored by CV Linens Capturing the precious …

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4 Month Old Changes for Your Baby

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 by valplowman
4 month old baby girl sitting in a bouncer

Understand what is happening with your 4 month old baby and what the schedule should look like. There are many shifts in your baby at this age, which contribute to …

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Categories Baby Tags 4 month sleep problems, Baby Whisperer, hogg 37 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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Schedules and Sleep

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  • How To Keep Sleep Consistent When Days are Longer

    How To Keep Sleep Consistent When Days are Longer

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    You Cannot Force a Baby to Sleep — But Here’s What You Can Do

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