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Bottle Feeding

Find helps for bottle feeding your baby. These are tips for formula feeding moms and pumping moms.

High Lipase in Breastmilk: Why and What To Do

August 14, 2023 by valplowman
Woman holding a breast pump with a bottle of expressed milk

High lipase in breastmilk can lead to baby refusing to drink pumped milk. Find out what is lipase, how do you know if it is high, what causes it to …

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Categories Baby, Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding Tags newborns, problem solving Leave a comment

Reasons for Feeding Baby Sooner than 2.5 Hours

September 13, 2024September 26, 2022 by valplowman

When following a baby feeding schedule, you will have a goal to feed baby at least every 2.5 hours. But what do you do when baby needs to eat sooner? …

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Categories Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Eat, Schedule Tips Tags babywise book one, newborns 11 Comments

Sample Schedules for a Formula Fed Baby

October 21, 2021October 18, 2021 by valplowman
baby eating from a bottle

Get sample schedules from newborn to 12 month old baby schedule. These are all schedules used by formula-fed babies. Sample schedules used by real babies are always helpful for you …

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Sleepy Newborns: Work to Feed for 10 Minutes

August 22, 2022June 9, 2020 by valplowman
Feed sleepy baby hero image. Mom and newborn baby.

What do you do when baby just won’t wake up to eat when it is time for a feeding? How do you get baby to wake up and what point …

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Categories Baby, Bottle Feeding Tags newborns, nursing 13 Comments

Hunger Cues: How To Know if Baby Is Hungry

September 3, 2024May 15, 2019 by valplowman
Newborn baby lying on a white blanket

Discover what baby hunger cues are and learn how to decipher if your baby is actually hungry or not. Learn when to feed baby, baby is tired, or more. Babies …

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Categories Baby, Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding Tags Baby Whisperer, hunger, newborns, nursing 5 Comments

5 Things You Really Need to Know About Bottle Feeding

October 21, 2021May 9, 2019 by valplowman
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I think many of them have developed as a result of the big push to get mothers to breastfeed. While I 100% am in support of mothers breastfeeding, I am …

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Categories Bottle Feeding, Eat Tags BFBN, Guest Post 2 Comments

Parent Directed Feeding (Babywise PDF) Explained

November 26, 2024May 6, 2019 by valplowman
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Learn why the Babywise PDF (Parent Directed Feeding) philosophy is so empowering and enables parents to help babies sleep through the night young. Parent Directed Feeding (PDF) is a basic …

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Categories Babywise, Bottle Feeding Tags babywise book one, babywise theory, newborns, nursing, PDF 13 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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    It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

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    How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

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