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There is no date set in stone when you have to stop breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be encouraged for as long as you and your baby feel

#weaning baby

Pregnancy Stretch Marks are inevitable. Your body builds a home to carry and nurture a baby and those marks are nature's battle scars.

#when do you start getting stretch marks during pregnancy

Choosing to have the epidural is a personal choice. There are lots of pros and cons and yes even horror stories if you search the depths

#labor without epidural

So what is a Bedtime Routine? Its a series of consistent steps every night that your baby will come to predict and help them go to sleep. I have heard a lot about it and I can’t say that I have an established successful routine for my kids. But if I knew then what I …

#bedtime routine

Having a new baby is exciting but it can also be a little overwhelming. So I thought I would share my list of things you need for a new baby to help get prepared. There are so many things, big and small, and what helped me organize everything was group them in categories. Cover those …

#list of things you need for a new baby

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Introducing solids to your baby for the first time is so exciting. There is a world of flavours, textures, and colours for your baby to explore. Not to mention every baby is born with her own taste preference. Some are drawn to sweet, salty, sour, or all (if you’re lucky). I think they even make …

#baby food #food tips #solids #food tips for beginners

9 months old baby. Out of nowhere, she came down with a fever.No warning signs, no symptoms, just a high fever and a headache for mom and dad

#viral fever

Every kid is different. And every kid achieves their milestones at different times. When it was time for potty training, #1 was a breeze

#when to potty train

So my daughter has successfully learned to pee in the potty and she doesn’t need to wear diapers. That is until she needs to poop.

#would poop every 4 5 days

I heard of growing pains but I never really knew much about it. It was mainly the tv show Growing Pains that I even knew that phrase existed. But one day my daughter started complaining about leg pain. She would wake up in the middle of the night kicking her legs. Night after night she …

#growing pains

If your baby slept through the night then you were one of the lucky ones. I was not. I’m thankful they didn’t stay awake for long but it is not fun to wake up 2,3, sometimes 4 times in one night! Most of the time it was just gas. That or they were hungry. But …

#why won t my baby sleep

What is the best way to deal with your kids tantrum? Everyone has their own opinion and their own method that works for their kid. So what do you do? They are throwing a fit screaming, yelling, crying, and sometimes it happens in public. All eyes are on you as the parent to control your …

#toddler tantrums

Lets face it. Most kids hate bedtime. Even babies fight it when everything is new and exciting. But getting them to sleep may be a piece of cake with proper routine and rules in place. But not at my house. For now, the baby is easy to put to sleep. At 9 months, she can’t …

#why won t my baby sleep #co-sleeping #baby sleep #baby wont sleep

Don’t you just love teething symptoms. It started with itchy gums. You could tell that her mission each day was to find something and put it in her mouth. I noticed this as early as 3 months. She would chew on her hands and fingers non-stop and there was drool everywhere. Anytime she seemed cranky …

#teething symptoms

One of the best experiences to growing your family is having a baby. It changes your lives forever. The second best addition you can make is owning a dog. There are so many benefits and yes some disadvantages, but for me it was the best thing I did after having my baby. Here’s why. The …

#dogs are a baby’s best friend

A lot of my friends and relatives that are parents seem to complain about the same thing – their kids are such picky eaters! I’ve heard it so many times and I myself suffer with the same problem at home. It makes meal time so complicated and adds so much stress worrying if your child …

#picky eater

If you are looking for unique baby names that not everybody has heard of why not consider names from Eastern Europe. They have beautiful meanings and sound exotic to the average person living here in North America. Even if its rooted from the same name our version might sound very different than what you are …

#unique european baby names

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