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Surviving

Surviving Weaning from Breast and/or Bottle

January 15, 2024November 3, 2015 by valplowman
Smiling baby with a sippy cup smiling in a high chair

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

Surviving Mosquitoes: Repelling and Treating Bites

June 3, 2024August 24, 2015 by valplowman
Child surrounded by mosquitoes

Get the tips you need to be able to repel mosquitoes and treat those itchy bites when they do happen. Tips from real moms! Oh how I loathe mosquitoes. A …

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Categories Summer Tags camping, doTerra, mosquitoes, Surviving Leave a comment

Surviving Flying with Children

August 4, 2025July 2, 2015 by valplowman
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Flying with kids soon? ✈️ Don’t just survive the trip—make it smoother for everyone! Get practical tips, packing hacks, and sanity-saving strategies for flying with babies, toddlers, and beyond. You …

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Real Mom Tips for Surviving Potty Training

July 14, 2025June 15, 2015 by valplowman
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Potty training doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Get real-life tips and encouragement to help you survive and succeed through every stage of the process. There are two things about …

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Categories Potty Training Tags Surviving 2 Comments

Surviving Eczema with Kids

June 9, 2025May 18, 2015 by valplowman
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Get the tips you need to help your baby, toddler, or child with eczema on their skin. Learn what products really work! Eczema is truly heartbreaking. Your poor child has …

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Categories Baby, Pretoddler, Toddler Tags eczema, medical issues, Surviving 3 Comments

Surviving 45 Minute Naps: Tips from Moms

January 22, 2024March 23, 2015 by valplowman
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Find out how to stop your baby from waking up after 45 minutes every single nap. Get baby taking a solid, long nap. These are real tips from real moms …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems Tags 45 minute intruder, chronic short naps, Surviving 17 Comments

Tips for Surviving Colic from Moms Who Have Been There

March 3, 2025February 23, 2015 by valplowman
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Colic is a very difficult time to navigate. It is super stressful to have a baby who is upset and you can’t do anything to help soothe them. Get tips …

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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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