Simple Ways to Incorporate Healthy Habits for a Lifetime: Feeding, Sleeping, and Movement Being a mother is the most precious calling, so why can it feel so challenging at times? Well, because it is! Every baby is uniquely beautiful and comes with her own set of needs. The quest as a mom is to do […]
How to Transition to a Bed from Co-sleeping I like cosleeping but just wonder at what age should my child start transitioning to a bed? And how can I help him make this transition? My four-year-old is still in our bed and I’m ready to transition him out, but he isn’t! Tips for Transitioning Child […]
Should I Be Worried About My Baby’s Weight? My baby boy is six months old and he’s only in the fifth percentile for weight. Over the past month, our family has been very busy with my three other children and my baby started sleeping in his own room and sleeping through the night. I did […]
How Dads Can Soothe Baby with Father Nursing I need some advice on how my husband can help soothe my baby. I have a six-month-old, and I can’t leave her for more than an hour without her getting really upset. Sounds like you are a very sensitive and compassionate mom, but that you’re also on […]
Tips and Tricks to Prevent Night Waking Question: My 9 week old all of a sudden won’t sleep at night (he used to do 3 to 5hr stretches) and has been doing 20-minute naps the past 2 nights. I can’t figure out what is going on and how to correct it. Even putting him in […]
Is it bad to not have a consistent bedtime routine for baby? Q: We have a 14-month-old. Her bedtime varies from 8:00 pm-9:30 pm, it just depends on if she is sleepy or maybe we were out a little later than usual. Is it bad to not have a set exact time for bedtime or […]
Is My Baby Sleeping Too Much? My baby is 3 months old. We sleep together at night like 11 hours. During the day, 3 hours in the afternoon and shorter naps in the morning. There are precious moments, but I feel paralyzed from my baby sleeping so much. I don’t know other mothers that sleep […]
How to Balance Your Time Between Older Children and a Newborn How did you balance your time between older children and newborns, especially high needs babies? Especially when feeling like the high needs of a newborn places most everything and everyone else on the back burner. Tips to Balance Time With Multiple Children Balancing time […]
How Can I Prevent Baby from Spitting Up After Feedings? My 4.5-month-old has been spitting up after feedings quite often for the past few weeks. In no way does she seem to have an upset tummy just constantly spits up. A little background on us—she is our firstborn and we practice attachment parenting. I have […]
Alternatives to Nursing I’ve been weaning my 23-month-old for quite some time (she was only nursing before naps and nighttime) then since I’m pregnant, my milk has stopped. It’s been a rough couple of days. Is it ok to offer a pacifier as an alternative to nursing? She never took one before but seems to […]
Step-by-step Weaning Advice Question: Hello, I’m a big fan of your books and my husband and I are AP our 7.5-month-old girl. Currently she nurses to sleep for all naps and to go to bed and if I leave her for naps, she won’t sleep very long. I’m just wondering if I should be breaking […]
How to Survive and Thrive During the First Trimester It is with much excitement and joy that I announce the upcoming arrival of Sears grandkid number 15! My husband John and I could not be happier. Now, you may think that growing up “Sears” I would feel prepared by default, however, this new journey so […]
