One of the most frustrating things about raising a young child is having a 2 or 3-year-old not listening to anything you say. When my son was a toddler, I found it so hard to
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T man's favorite holding/carrying position from 6-15 weeks was the sideways "colic curl". This was the only way anyone could successfully hold him and keep him happy. Anything else, and he would cry and scream. Now, I stumbled upon this hold by accident. I didn't know this was an actual "baby hold" until a few weeks after it was working. I saw the "forward" and "reverse" versions illustrated in a book and I realized, Hey! That's what we've been doing! =) The nice thing about the sideways version that we did, was it only required one arm. This way, you can carry baby in your left arm and still be productive with your right (or vice versa) I found though, that once T man got accustomed to the left arm, he all but refused to be held in the right arm. This makes for a very tired arm by the end of the day. But, you do what you gotta do for your baby, right? So, what is the colic curl? Well, you can do this hold 3 ways. Forward, reverse and sideways. Basically, what your doing is making your baby sit "cross legged" just like little kids do when sitting on the floor. You're going to cross his ankles, bends his knees, bring his knees up and make him fold at the waist. This can be done facing you (reverse) typically done while sitting with your legs bent & baby resting against your knees, facing away from you (forward) can be easily done sitting or standing ,or like T man preferred, facing the side (sideways). Once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature. I was able to scoop up T man in my left arm & with one swift motion, bend him in half and nestle him against my chest. (imagine holding a mixing bowl in your left arm/elbow while baking) If he was having a real good fit, it would take quite a bit of pressure for me to get him to bend at the waist, but once he did, he quickly calmed down and became a much happier baby. It was very common to hear me saying "bend baby, BEND!" =) I hope this helps you relieve some of your baby's discomfort. It worked wonders for us!
If you are expecting a new baby, your preparation list probably includes buying onesies, scanning Pinterest for baby announcement ideas, and educating yourself about labor and delivery. But have you prepared for breastfeeding? You might be wondering, “What is there to learn? Breastfeeding is natural; just give baby your breast and they nurse, right?” We wish we could say that is always the case. Over the last 20 years, we have certainly seen some struggles getting started with breastfeeding.
The birth of a baby is life changing; the sort of event that will always teach us new things. But the birth of my second baby showed me something totally unexpected - it showed me how badly I missed out on ENJOYING the precious moments of the first week at home with me first baby. The first week with baby (or the first month, even) is a special and unique time... and there's truly no way to be fully prepared for it.
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It starts with drool around the time your baby is 3 months old and continues, off and on, until nearly their 3rd birthday. Teething. For some babies, suddenly, one day, a tooth just appears. Consider yourself a lucky mama if that happens to you. For the rest of us, teething…
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I know how to get rid of keratosis pilaris on arms and legs naturally because I had it and now I don’t! For years I never wore shorts because I’d be made fun of for having strawberry legs. But now I use these remedies for strawberry skin as part of my regular skin care routine …
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