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When and How to Move Baby to 4 Hour Schedule

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 by valplowman
4 month old baby hero shot

When to Move baby to a 4 Hour Schedule. Once your baby is happily eating every three hours and you seem to always need to wake her up to eat, …

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Categories Schedule Tips Tags four hour schedule, On Becoming Babywise, poll results, Top 112 Comments

Potty-Training Using the “Oh Crap!” Method

June 16, 2025May 21, 2025 by valplowman
Mom potty training her daughter

How to successfully potty train your little one using the “Oh Crap!” Potty Training Method from Jamie Glowacki. Get step-by-step tips for success on your potty training journey. by Autumn …

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Categories Potty Training Tags Guest Post, Top 7 Comments

How To Successfully Do “Babywise Sleep Solutions”

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 by valplowman
Newborn baby sleeping

A full step-by-step guide written by the Babywise Mom to do Babywise Sleep Solutions (formerly On Becoming Babywise). How to use the Babywise method to get baby sleeping. Follow these …

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Categories Babywise Tags babywise book one, On Becoming Babywise, Top 6 Comments

Sleep Training According to Babywise (Baby Wise)

July 7, 2025February 5, 2025 by valplowman
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Babywise sleep training. Babywise sleep method and how to sleep train according to Babywise Sleep Solutions (formerly On Becoming Babywise). What does Babywise really say about sleep training? What does …

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Categories Babywise, Sleep Training Tags babywise info, CIO, myths, Top 26 Comments

Optimal Waketime Length: Finding Baby Wake Windows

March 3, 2025December 18, 2024 by valplowman
Baby yawning

Best baby wake times to get baby taking great naps. This post walks you through how long baby should be awake at each age (also known as wake windows) and …

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Categories Sleep, Wake Time Length Tags optimal waketime, Top, waketime length 102 Comments

Ultimate Guide to Stopping Baby Poop at Night

January 9, 2025December 11, 2024 by valplowman
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How to solve the baby poop at night problem. Learn when babies stop pooping at night and how you can help speed that along. Find out how often a baby …

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Categories Baby, Night Sleep, Sleep Tags baby sleep, diapers, pooping, Top 6 Comments

What To Do When Baby Takes a Long Time to Fall Asleep

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by valplowman
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When baby will not fall asleep for naps or for bedtime, follow these steps to get baby to fall asleep. Help when baby won’t sleep. You want to fix the current …

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Categories Baby, Sleep, Sleep Problems Tags baby sleep, Top 18 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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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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