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How Long Should a Newborn Feeding Last?

October 24, 2024January 25, 2021 by valplowman
Mom feeding newborn

How long should a newborn nurse? How do you know if a newborn baby is full or not? Get your answers here. Are you wondering how long a breastfeeding session …

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Categories Eat Tags newborns, nursing, poll results 34 Comments

Keeping a Newborn Awake During Feedings

October 4, 2024August 25, 2020 by valplowman
keeping a newborn awake

How to feed a sleepy newborn. Tips to keep baby awake while eating so your baby can get a full feeding for breastfeeding and bottle feeding. Nursing a newborn is …

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Categories Breastfeeding Tags newborns, nursing, poll results, waketime length 25 Comments

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

How To Tell if Baby is Getting a Full Feeding

January 23, 2025May 4, 2020 by valplowman
Baby breastfeeding

An important element to a successful baby routine is making sure baby gets a full feeding. Read to get a list of 6 items to watch for and monitor. When …

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Categories Babywise, Breastfeeding, Schedule Tips Tags nursing 7 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

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

A Breastfeeding Journey with Babywise

October 7, 2022July 19, 2018 by valplowman
A Breastfeeding Journey with Babywise. Breastfeeding can absolutely work with Babywise. Here is one mom's journey on how she did both.

A Breastfeeding Journey with Babywise. Breastfeeding can absolutely work with Babywise. Here is one mom’s journey on how she did both.       I often hear silly myths surrounding …

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Categories Babywise Benefits, Eat Tags Babywise Success Stories Week, Guest Post, nursing Leave a comment
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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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Schedules and Sleep

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    Toddler Sleep Routines to Help Them Sleep

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    8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

  • When To Stop the Dream Feed

    When To Stop the Dream Feed

  • It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

    It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

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

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

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