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Eat

Find posts to guide you through your “eat” section of your eat/wake/sleep cycle in the Babywise method. Find tips on breastfeeding, feeding solids, dropping feedings, and family mealtimes. You can also find tips on dealing with picky eating.

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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Baby’s Feeding Schedule With Solid Foods

February 11, 2025March 13, 2024 by valplowman

When it is time to start solid foods, the daily schedule may shift some, but your pattern of eat/wake/sleep should stay the same. This post outlines when and where solid …

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Categories Schedule Tips, Solids 4 Comments

Nursing Strikes: Causes and What to Do

October 20, 2025January 17, 2024 by valplowman
6 month old Brinley laying on her back looking up at the camera.

If your baby refuses to breastfeed, you will likely be worried and stressed about your baby’s nutrition. Find out the common causes for a nursing strike so you can properly …

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Reasons Your 3 Month Old Won’t Eat (and how to help)

December 2, 2024October 2, 2023 by valplowman

8 common reasons your three month old will not eat. Reasons include a wonder week, distraction, baby being a faster eater, slow milk flow, pain, sickness, constipation, and more! Once …

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How To Increase Your Milk Supply FAST

October 15, 2024September 18, 2023 by valplowman
Mom breastfeeding baby

Learn how to boost your milk supply. Know steps you can take to increase milk production, from pumping to taking supplements. Learn how milk supply works, how many feedings your …

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Baby Finger Foods Basics

October 18, 2024August 23, 2023 by valplowman
Baby sitting in high chair

Finger foods for babies. Signs baby is ready for finger foods. Good first finger foods. How to help baby learn to eat finger foods. What age is best to start …

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Categories Eat Tags finger foods, poll results 5 Comments

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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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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