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Is Gas Keeping Your Baby Up At Night?

Is Gas Keeping Your Baby Up At Night?

Is Gas Keeping Your Baby Up at Night? You finally get your baby down for the night. The room is dark, the white noise is humming… and then you hear it: a grunt, a squirm, and that unmistakable cry of discomfort. If your baby seems restless, arching their back, passing...

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Should Your Baby Nap In A Dark Room?

Should Your Baby Nap In A Dark Room?

Should Your Baby Nap in a Dark Room? What Science—and Real Life—Say If you’ve ever Googled “where should my baby nap,” you’ve probably fallen into two very different camps. One says: “Make it pitch-black, always.”The other says: “Let them nap anywhere—they’ll get used...

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7 Steps To Get Your Baby On A Regular Sleep Schedule

7 Steps To Get Your Baby On A Regular Sleep Schedule

Are you excited to get your baby on a regular sleep schedule so that you, too, can start sleeping through the night again? Newborns usually sleep for short periods of two to three hours, and wake up frequently to feed. As your baby gets older (around three to five...

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6 Tips For Transitioning Your Baby To Their Crib

6 Tips For Transitioning Your Baby To Their Crib

Does your baby wake up as soon as you put them in their crib? Do they only seem to sleep deeply in their carrier or while you’re wearing them? Transitioning your newborn into their crib for naps and nighttime sleep can be a frustrating experience! But, it’s important...

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What To Do If Your Baby Is Sick

What To Do If Your Baby Is Sick

Your baby will most likely get sick. They don’t have the immunity yet to fight off illnesses, so colds and gastrointestinal infections will happen. This is a normal part of growing up, so you don’t have to worry too much.  Dr. Mary Anne Jackson, a pediatric...

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3 Tips To Boost Breast Milk Supply 6 Months In

3 Tips To Boost Breast Milk Supply 6 Months In

Are you a mama who is thinking of continuing to breastfeed your baby beyond six months? Is a drop in breast milk supply getting in your way?  There are a few reasons why you could be experiencing a drop in breast milk supply, and luckily there are a few ways you...

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How Can a Lactation Consultant Help Me?

How Can a Lactation Consultant Help Me?

Have you typed that question into Google yet? If you haven’t, I’m going to guess you fall into one of these three categories: You think working with a lactation consultant will be awkward.  I get it. I won’t lie to you. Almost ten years ago I had my first baby,...

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5 Ways To Wake Up A Newborn Baby For A Feed

5 Ways To Wake Up A Newborn Baby For A Feed

5 Steps to Wake Up a Newborn Baby for a Feed To wake a sleepy newborn for a feed, start with a diaper change, then undress them to their diaper, hold them upright skin to skin, and stroke their back, feet, or cheek. Wait for light sleep (fluttering eyes, small...

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How To Get Your Baby’s Sleep Routine Back On Track

How To Get Your Baby’s Sleep Routine Back On Track

Holidays have a way of disrupting routines. You may be going to bed later, eating at different times, and going out more. During the festive season, babies’ sleep routines are also easily thrown out of whack.  Perhaps Grandma stayed with you and rocked baby to sleep...

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