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An Experienced Mama’s Introduction To Starting Your Baby On Solid Food
Here is an introduction to starting your four-month-old baby on solid food. This blog post was sponsored by Healthy Times. I’ve had the chance to go through this TWICE now. My baby Glorianne started solids about a week after she turned four months. Oh my goodness she was so ready to eat. I’m not set on any specific feeding philosophy. As with every other aspect of parenting, my style seems to be “somewhere in the middle.” I love the idea behind baby-led weaning – mainly how it promotes independence. But that sure doesn’t mean I won’t be spoon-feeding purees as well. My best advice is to dabble and find what…
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Best Advice For New Parents
New parents need all the advice they can get. In this frantic season of life, it’s difficult to know what is important and how to navigate all the new challenges you face. I’ve been there. So, I recently asked a group of experienced parents the best advice they would give to new parents. I took the nuggets of gold that resonated with my experience as a new parent and compiled them below. Here’s the resulting list of best advice for new parents: 1. Trust your gut instinct I think the biggest struggle as a new parent is lack of affirmation. It’s hard to know if what you’re doing is “right”.…
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3 Reasons Why I Almost Quit Breastfeeding
I admit I seriously thought about quitting breastfeeding early on in the game. Other than the fact that it was un-intuitive, awkward and a serious learning curve, there are 3 reasons why I almost quit breastfeeding.
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Top 9 Toys and Activities For 9 Month Old Babies
Nine month old Rosie tried hot sauce at dim sum, fell off the bed for the first time and says “baba” all day long. She weighs 15lb, can (finally) roll proficiently, crawls backwards and loves to bounce. Rosie has since outgrown most of her 0-3 month old toys and has a new array of treasures. Today I’m sharing the top 9 toys and activities for 9 month old babies that I’ve discovered!
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My Baby’s Hand Foot and Mouth Nightmare
Rosie got Hand Foot and Mouth Disease when she was 11 months old. My poor baby spent the next few days in agony and we were in major distress seeing her that way. It was probably the worst parenting experience we’ve had so far. This is our experience with the nightmare that is Hand Food and Mouth Disease. Let me walk you through her symptoms.
