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Slumberkins Offers Sweet Slumber (And Emotional Development Skills) For Your Baby

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Some kids have a lovey. Some have a favorite bedtime book. Slumberkins combines the best of both worlds by having creating a unique nighttime routine that is at once stimulating and soothing for your child. Each of the Slumberkins creature collections has a board book, an affirmation card, and a super soft stuffed animal. The snuggler can be used to h[...]

Do You Hold Your Baby On Your Left Side? There’s A Reason Why

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You’ve probably never given much thought to how you hold your baby. But if you’re like most moms, you subconsciously choose your left side to hold your little one. I’m right-handed, so it has always made sense for me to naturally hold my child on my left side. Since my right side is dominant and stronger, I could do other things (like write a note or pul[...]

How To Ensure You Give The Right Medication Dosage To Your Baby

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It’s in the middle of the night when your baby starts screaming because of a sky-high fever. You’re bleary-eyed while reading the instructions on the medicine box—and performing mathematical equations at 3:00 AM to figure out how much medicine she should get is nerve-wracking. You’re not alone: a new study found that a staggering 99 percent of kids’ liqu[...]

Is Cry It Out Safe?

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Before my first child was born, I had heard horror stories on both sides of the fence about crying it out. “Parents who let their babies cry it out are monsters who are neglecting the basic needs of their children,” to “The first few nights of hearing your baby howl for you are absolute agony, and you’ll feel like the worst human being in the world…but t[...]

Should Dads Do Skin To Skin?

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Moments after the birth of my fourth child, the OB handed my newborn baby boy to my husband. I had complications from the delivery, and for upwards of an hour, a gaggle of doctors and nurses were positioned squarely at the foot of my bed, trying to determine if I needed surgery. As scary terms like “potential rupture” and “postpartum hemorrhage” floated [...]

3 Crafts To Make During Your Pregnancy

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Even though it might not seem like it when you’re waddling and uncomfortable, those 9 months of pregnancy will fly by faster than you think. So if you want to commemorate the milestones and precious moments before you get to meet your sweet little baby, Corey Dunn from Domestic360, (a lifestyle blog focused on creative living), shares these 3 crafts to m[...]