I blogged about our Babywise experience with Caden and I am sharing how the experience with Babywise is going the third time. This is the last post I will be sharing in this series. Here are the links to the previous posts: Birth to 2 Weeks 3 to 6 Weeks 7 to 10 Weeks 11 to 16 Weeks 17 to 24 Weeks 25 to 40 Weeks Schedule Jesse dropped several nursing sessions during these weeks, going from four to three, three to two, and now down to one. The last session happened at night and became shorter and shorter. He transitioned to eating more solids and drinking a few ounces of formula each day as we weaned off the breastmilk. I am thankful to have been able to breastfeed all my babies for a year. Week 40 - 46 6:50am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 7:30am: Breakfast* 9am: Nap 11am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 12pm: Lunch* 1pm: Nap 3pm: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 5pm: Dinner* 6:30pm: Eat/Diaper/Bedtime *Jesse joins us for family mealtime at the table … [Read more...]
On Becoming Babywise: 25 to 40 Weeks
I blogged about our Babywise experience with Caden and I am sharing how our experience with Babywise is going with our third baby. Here are the links to all the posts I have done in this series: Birth to 2 Weeks 3 to 6 Weeks 7 to 10 Weeks 11 to 16 Weeks 17 to 24 Weeks Schedule Jesse dropped a feeding and is now nursing 4 times in 24 hours. The transition happened at 38 weeks. He began sleeping longer for his first nap and instead of waking up at 10am woke up a 11am. Which was perfect! Because the older two are back in preschool now and his feeding/nap schedule works great for drop off and pickup! Week 25 - 37 6:30am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 8:30am: Nap 10am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 12pm Nap 1pm: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 2:45pm: Nap 4pm: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 6:00pm: Nap 7pm: Eat, Diaper, Back to Crib Week 38 - 40 6:50am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 7:30am: Breakfast* 9am: Nap 11am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 12pm: … [Read more...]
EverlyWell Breast Milk DHA Test Review
I recently had the opportunity to check the levels of DHA in my breast milk from the comfort of my own home. I am sharing my experience using the EverlyWell Breast Milk DHA test kit. Technology is seriously amazing and I think it is great that there are health and wellness tests like this available. This post was sponsored by EverlyWell through my partnership with Fit Approach. With that said, all opinions and test results are my own. #BeEverlyWell #WhyIBreastFeed WHAT IS DHA? You might be wondering why anyone would care to check the levels of DHA in their breast milk in the first place. DHA is an omega fatty acid that aids in the brain and nervous system development of children and is crucial in the first years of your child's life. It is estimated that 75% of Americans are deficient in DHA. DHA is not only crucial for your baby but it is also important for you! DHA stands for docosahexaenoic acid and is commonly referred to as omega-3. DHA along with EPA … [Read more...]
On Becoming Babywise: 17 to 24 Weeks
I blogged about our Babywise experience with Caden and I am sharing how our experience with Babywise is going with our third baby. Here are the links to all the posts I have done in this series: On Becoming Babywise: Birth to 2 Weeks On Becoming Babywise: 3 to 6 Weeks On Becoming Babywise: 7 to 10 Weeks On Becoming Babywise: 11 to 16 Weeks This photo was taken while I was saying goodnight to Jesse and he gave me one more big smile before bed :). Baby smiles and snuggles are the best! Schedule Jesse dropped a feeding and is now nursing 5 times in 24 hours. The transition happened very naturally. He began sleeping longer for his first nap and instead of waking up at 9:30am woke up a 10am several days in row. His feedings were adjusted from there. Week 17 - 21 6:40am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 8:30am: Nap 9:30am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 10:30am Nap 12pm: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 1:00pm: Nap 2:30pm: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 4pm: Nap 5pm: Eat/Waketime, … [Read more...]
On Becoming Babywise: 11 to 16 Weeks
Josh and I decided early on before our first baby was born that we would be following the schedule outlined in On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the GIFT of Nighttime Sleep. I blogged about our Babywise experience with Caden and several weeks ago shared how our experience was going the third time using the Babywise with Jesse. While I am no expert on sleeping babies, we have used Babywise twice before and had great success. If you are curious about Babywise or are using Babywise in your own home I hope you find this post and those that follow equally as helpful. Recommended Reading: On Becoming Babywise: Birth to 2 Weeks, On Becoming Babywise: 3 to 6 Weeks, and On Becoming Babywise: 7 to 10 Weeks SwaddleMe Love Sack Schedule These last few weeks Jesse was successfully able to drop his dream feed and transition to sleeping 10+ hours at night. Week 11 7am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 8:30am: Nap 9:30am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 10:30am Nap 12pm: … [Read more...]
On Becoming Babywise: 7 to 10 Weeks
Josh and I decided early on before our first baby was born that we would be following the schedule outlined in On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the GIFT of Nighttime Sleep. I blogged about our Babywise experience with Caden and several weeks ago shared how our experience was going the third time using the Babywise with Jesse. While I am no expert on sleeping babies, we have used Babywise twice before and had great success. If you are curious about Babywise or are using Babywise in your own home I hope you find this post and those that follow equally as helpful. Recommended Reading: On Becoming Babywise: Birth to 2 Weeks and On Becoming Babywise: 3 to 6 Weeks I took this picture of Jesse at 7am and he was still sleeping from his last feeding at 10:30pm! Sleeping babes are so cute! Then I woke him up. He gives me the biggest smiles in the morning. I love his smile! Schedule Let me start off by saying these last few weeks have always been the most difficult … [Read more...]
