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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

Baby Growth Spurts: Everything You Need To Know

September 13, 2024August 24, 2022 by valplowman
Baby being weighed

Know the signs of a growth spurt, how to handle the growth spurt, what ages are growth spurts, how long a growth spurt lasts, and feeding baby in growth. It …

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Categories Baby, Eat Tags Baby Whisperer, Growth spurt, newborns 23 Comments

How To Use Cluster Feeding to Get Baby Sleeping All Night

October 4, 2024January 31, 2022 by valplowman
Newborn sleeping

Read for great tips on how to get baby sleeping through the night using cluster feeding. Read for other great benefits of cluster feeding. There are many simple things you …

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Categories Night Sleep Tags Baby Whisperer, cluster feeding, newborns, nursing, poll results 34 Comments

How Long Should a Newborn Be Awake Between Naps

March 25, 2024October 11, 2021 by valplowman
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Find out how long your newborn should stay awake between naps. Get awake time down perfectly and find out how many naps your newborn should take. Finding your newborn’s ideal …

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Categories Wake Time Length Tags newborns, optimal waketime 25 Comments

Sample Babywise Schedules: Two Months Old

September 12, 2024August 16, 2021 by valplowman
3 month old baby on tummy

Sample Babywise schedules 9-12 weeks old. Baby schedules used for baby’s third month of life. Newborn baby 2 month schedules. This post outlines what to expect in the the third …

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Categories Babywise, Sample Schedules Tags newborns, Top 26 Comments

Fix Your Baby’s Day/Night Confusion

July 30, 2024March 8, 2021 by valplowman
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Is your newborn baby wide awake at nighttime? Learn how to get your baby sleeping and tell day from night. Do you feel like your baby has days and nights …

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Categories Sleep Problems Tags newborns 18 Comments

Adding Waketime to Your Newborn’s Day

February 24, 2026March 3, 2021 by valplowman
newborn sleeping

How to add waketime to your newborns day when your newborn sleeps all day. Tips to get your newborn baby sleeping for naps and all night. A key element to …

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Categories Baby, Schedule Tips, Wake Time Length Tags newborns, waketime length 43 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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