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. Oh, and if there are typos or run on sentences in this post, please forgive me. It has taken me over a week to type this up. #momlife #momof3 #daddywentbacktowork Schedule This is a rough outline of what our routine is during the day. Some feedings are adjusted by 30 minutes if the baby needs to be fed sooner because he is hungry. Week 3-4 7am: Eat/Waketime, Diapering 8am: Nap 9:30am: … [Read more...]
On Becoming Babywise: Birth to 2 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 was shocked by the response. To date, it is one of my more popular posts. I know there are many differing opinions on this book but for us it has been one of the best decisions we have made for our family. We used Babywise with Maisie as well, but because I was dealing with postpartum depression/anxiety and going to counseling it wasn't a huge priority on my list to be blogging. I found it very helpful when we started using Babywise with Caden to read posts from other mommy bloggers who had also used Babywise with their children. 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 … [Read more...]
Losing The Baby Weight: Nutrition
Happy Wednesday friends! If you are just joining the Losing The Baby Weight series welcome! Here are the topics that have previously been covered: Wednesday, June 12: Pregnancy & Exercise Wednesday, June 19: What To Expect After You Deliver Wednesday, June 26: The First Six Weeks Wednesday, July 3: Nutrition Good nutrition after delivery is so much more important than during your pregnancy. Please don't misunderstand. I am a huge advocate for eating a nutrient rich diet during pregnancy. Your diet after pregnancy directly impacts the quality of your breast milk and how quickly you recover from childbirth. Regardless of if you are breastfeeding or formula feeding your baby a balanced diet of complex carbohydrates, protein, and fats, with as little sugar as possible is going to increase your success with losing the baby weight. Complex Carbohydrates vs. Simple Carbohydrates Complex carbohydrates take a little longer to digest, are high in fiber, more … [Read more...]
My Breastfeeding Story
For the next few weeks I am going to be sharing my experiences as a first time mommy and what has worked for our family during this past (very soon to be) year. Sigh. I can’t believe my baby is going to be year old in June. If you are just joining me here are my previous posts: Baby Registry Must Haves On Becoming Baby Wise 1st Trimester Recap 2nd Trimester Recap 3rd Trimester Recap Homemade Baby Food Essentials Feeding The Baby: The First Year It seems appropriate that after talking yesterday about feeding Caden solids now would be an excellent time to share my breastfeeding story. I knew before I was even pregnant with Caden that my goal was going to be to breastfeed my babies. I approached breastfeeding just like I do anything in my life that I have no clue about, I asked a ton of questions. I talked with my friends, clients, and ob and read tons of articles on the internet. I was in completely uncharted territory about what was going to be happening to my … [Read more...]
