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Life with Twins! Your guide to twice the happiness and sanity!

Life with Twins! Your Guide to (twice the) Happiness and Sanity

Twins! Twice the excitement, the enjoyment, the diapers, the sleepless hours and unsolicited advice. If you are expecting or have twins, you have heard all the comments from (well-meaning) strangers, relatives and your mother-in-law! I figured that you might be tired of hearing the same commentary View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Kid (6-9 years), Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy, Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: Baby, Guest Blogging, health, Kids, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Sleep, Toddlerhood

Smart Bottoms Review

Smart Bottoms Cloth Diaper Review

Jonah and I recently had the opportunity to try the Smart Bottoms’ Organic, one size all-in-one (AIO). We were provided a diaper for the Smart Bottoms cloth diaper review, but the opinions are our own, especially Jonah’s. First some baby stats, for comparison’s sake. Jonah in all his glory is a View Post

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Baby, Cloth Diapering, giveaway, review

The ultimate guide to buying the perfect stroller. Tips for new moms, twin moms and veteran moms!

Find the Perfect Stroller! Read This Before You Shop!

For most new parents, strollers are an essential piece of baby equipment. However, much like all the types of car seats, the array of stroller options can be overwhelming. New parents will need to do research before picking a stroller best suited to their unique situation. This is a guest post View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Life Style, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby, Guest Blogging, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, Pregnancy

Improve Your Child's Speech - Today. Advice from an expert!

Help Improve Your Child’s Speech – Today! Advice From an Expert

I love teaming up with pediatric experts to bring answers to your questions. I recently had my Facebook followers voice any concerns they had regarding their child's speech development. The response was incredible; we all share so many of the same issues and worries. My favorite Speech Language View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Baby, Expert Answers, health, Kids, special needs, Toddlerhood

Having a Doula present at your birth and in the days/ weeks afterwards can help you in SO many surprising ways. Here are 36 amazing facts about doulas!

36 Amazing Facts About Doulas

It truly takes a village to not only raise a child, but also to support the parents in their journey. I recently discovered two incredibly strong, smart and loving women in my village, Jeni and Tina from Doulas of the Palm Beaches. These women make a living helping and caring for mothers and their View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, health, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, Pregnancy

Letter to the Mom Scared of Having a C-Section

Letter to the Mom Scared of C-Sections

Dear Mom Scared of C-Sections, You are now faced with the reality that your child may be delivered via c-section - and you are naturally scared! Your carefully scripted birthplan will need to be drastically modified, the childbirth prep classes were hours you could have spent napping at home, and View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby, health, Letter, Motherhood, Pregnancy

Ten ways to Help a New Mom (Visiting Is NOT One of Them!)

As a new mom your emotions are running high and your energy is at an all time low. While you want to show off your precious bundle, you may have older kids at home adjusting to the new dynamics, you are recovering from labor and/ or surgery and quite frankly - having a parade of (well-meaning) loved View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, Guest Blogging, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, Pregnancy

Night Time Bliss! Brought to You by Huggies® Snug & Dry Ultra Diapers

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Huggies® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Co-sleeping, bed-sharing, bed-hogging, sleeping on the edge (of the bed), the more (kids) in the bed – the merrier. You can call it what you want, but it is what works for our family right now – we View Post

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Is Tummy Time Really THAT Important? The Experts Answer & Share Tips!

Is Tummy Time Really THAT Important?

I am so excited to be working with Claire and Lauren from the Inspired Treehouse to answer YOUR questions about children’s development and milestones. I recently asked my Facebook friends if they had one question for a group of Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapists. The response was awesome View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health Tagged With: Baby, Expert Answers, health, Kids, special needs

Design an Awesome Baby Nursery WITH Your Toddler

How to Involve Your Child In Designing the Baby’s Nursery

(Today's article is written by Patricia Dimick, a freelance writer - check out her social media outlets and bio at the end of her awesome baby nursery tips!) When a new bundle of joy is soon to arrive into your household, you'll need to prepare a nursery for the baby. Moving your toddler into a View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby, Kids, Pregnancy, Toddlerhood

Does your child need vitamins? A Pediatric Nutritionist gives her expert answer

Does Your Child Need Vitamins? An Expert Answers

I am so excited to have teamed up with Tania Koerber, a Registered and Licensed Dietitian/ Nutritionist and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition! – How is THAT for a mouthful (ha ha ha – pun intended). I recently offered my Facebook friends the chance to have a question answered View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Kid (6-9 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, Expert Answers, health, Kids, Parenting Shortcut, safety, special needs

22 Painfully Honest Thoughts From New Moms!

Welcome to Club Motherhood. You have endured nine ten months of wonderful pregnancy bliss. You have glowed, expanded and grown a perfect little human being. Said human was recently expelled from your body – so it’s now “go time!” This is it! Motherhood! You are in the thick of it – and there is no View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Motherhood Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, cute, family, Funny, Kids, Motherhood, Pregnancy

Expert Advice: Get your toddler to sleep like a baby.

Expert Sleep Advice: Get Your Toddler to Sleep Like a Baby!

I introduced you to Melissa from The Cradle Coach earlier this week when she answered your questions from my Facebook page. I am now sharing the rest of the sleep questions that you, the readers asked. Melissa, our sleep expert will have your toddler sleeping like a baby in no time! You will learn View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Baby, Expert Answers, Sleep, Toddlerhood

Help Your Baby Sleep Longer & Self-Soothe – Without Tears

Last month I posted the following on Facebook: “If you could ask an expert in children's sleep one question - what would it be?” A number of you shared your questions and concerns, which surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly) were along the same lines: "How can I help my baby sleep longer?" and View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Baby, Expert Answers, Kids, Parenting Shortcut, Sleep, Toddlerhood

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