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Surviving

Surviving 45 Minute Naps

August 24, 2021March 23, 2015 by valplowman

45 minute naps! Oh how those naps torment mothers. Every baby has short naps sometimes; every baby has growth spurts, sickness, or pain while teething…Some babies, however, have 45 minute …

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

Surviving Colic

May 7, 2019February 23, 2015 by valplowman

    Thank you to all who contributed to sharing how they survived colic. I hope you will find ideas and comfort here. This post contains affiliate links.    Time   …

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Surviving Witching Hour

May 7, 2019January 26, 2015 by valplowman

Your days go smoothly for life with a newborn. Then some point in the evening comes along each day and your baby seems to flip a switch. It is like …

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Categories Baby Tags Surviving, witching hour 6 Comments

Surviving Traveling

May 14, 2019October 1, 2014 by valplowman

  The holidays are coming up and with that often comes lots of travel. I recently asked on Facebook for ideas on how people survive traveling with children. Here are …

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Categories Traveling Tags Surviving 2 Comments

Surviving Sunburns

May 14, 2019June 16, 2014 by valplowman

It is summer in the northern hemisphere and that means time for fun in the sun! But of course with fun in the sun comes desire to prevent sunburns. When …

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Categories Summer Tags medical issues, sunburns, Surviving 2 Comments

Surviving Teething

January 16, 2023June 2, 2014 by valplowman

Some babies and toddlers get those new teeth in and don’t even seem to notice it happening. Others seem to teeth for months before the tooth finally breaks through, and …

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Categories Baby, Pretoddler Tags Surviving, teething 5 Comments

Surviving Bad Weather {With Kids}

May 3, 2019April 16, 2014 by valplowman

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is quoted as saying, “There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” This quote is also attributed as being a Scandinavian proverb and is …

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Categories Winter Tags Surviving 2 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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