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Baby Stuff I Love: Nursing/Bottle Feeding Stuff

October 15, 2024September 2, 2008 by valplowman

My list of nursing items I love is pretty short. There are few things I find necessary, but I sure love what I do: Please share the nursing and feeding …

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Categories Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding Tags baby stuff I love, nursing 3 Comments

Baby Whisperer: Nursing vs. Bottlefeeding

July 19, 2021August 15, 2008 by valplowman
baby in lamb costume sitting with lamb stuffed animals

Baby Whisperer: Nursing vs. Bottlefeeding. Thoughts on the book Secrets of the Baby Whisperer on the topic of breastfeeding versus bottlefeeding. This is a chapter that really irritated me in …

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Categories Bottle Feeding, Eat Tags Baby Whisperer, hogg, nursing 6 Comments

How to Wean Your Baby From Breastfeeding

November 17, 2025April 15, 2008 by valplowman
Weaning baby from breastfeeding

How to wean a baby from breastfeeding. Week by week process for gentle weaning. Also find troubleshooting tips and common questions. I just finished weaning Kaitlyn from nursing. With Brayden, I …

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Categories Eat Tags in action, nursing, weaning 14 Comments

Nursing Woes {Baby Playing While Breastfeeding}

May 2, 2024March 27, 2008 by valplowman
Baby playing instead of eating

What to do when your baby wants to play instead of breastfeed That little grin is so cute. The curiosity of your baby is precious. The look of wonder is …

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Categories Breastfeeding Tags nursing 66 Comments

Babywise Myths #5: Babywise will cause you to loose your milk supply

November 7, 2024February 22, 2008 by valplowman
Reasons you can successfully breastfeed your Babywise baby. You can absolutely breastfeed a baby on a schedule. 

Reasons you can successfully breastfeed your Babywise baby. You can absolutely breastfeed a baby on a schedule. This myth doesn’t require a lot for me to combat it. Many people …

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Categories Babywise, Eat Tags myths, nursing, poll results 40 Comments

How To Wean Baby from Breast, Bottle, and Formula

April 27, 2020January 29, 2008 by valplowman
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How To Wean Baby from Breast, Bottle, and Formula. Tips and strategies to help make the transition from breastfeeding and bottle-feeding smoother for baby. Whether you are weaning from breast …

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Categories Eat Tags nursing, weaning 35 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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