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Baby Massage – Empowering Moms & Dads

Did you know that learning the art of baby massage could deepen the bond you share with your infant? It’s great for moms and dads alike and it helps you to communicate on a level of touch that your baby will embrace and enjoy. There are a lot of books, videos and even classes out there available to show you the basics of massage for your infant or toddler. Affection Statistics indicate that parents who practice infant and toddler massage noted that their children seemed far more affectionate than their peers and are equally affectionate with their siblings as they … Continue reading →

My Baby Won’t Sleep Through the Night

Is your baby having trouble sleeping through the night? I know lots of moms who struggle with just this problem and I hear a lot of conflicting stories and tales about what to do and what not to do and how to help your baby make this adjustment. There’s a joke told around my family that for my husband, my daughter slept through the night, but I knew better – she woke up once a night for many months – I think she finally broke that habit around the age of 14 or 15 months. So, your baby won’t sleep … Continue reading →

Tips for Bringing Your Baby Comfort

Comforting baby does not always come naturally. In fact, as with most other things that involve you and your baby – you will both be learning through a combination of trial and error. To help you with that forthcoming trial, here are some tips to help guide you in things that babies usually like and those they usually do not like. Babies Like: touch, because it is one of their most highly developed senses holding touching cuddling caressing rubbing stroking When you cuddle and caress your baby, it sends messages to the baby’s brain to increase beneficial chemicals and hormones. … Continue reading →

Popular Sleep Strategies

Parenting magazine listed the following sleep strategies as among the most popular with parents and children. I want to make it clear that I neither condemn nor endorse any of these sleep strategies. In my experience, every child is different and children need a different strategy to help them learn how to sleep. For months, my daughter would drift off to sleep in my arms and I would put her to bed. Then as she got older, I could lay her down, perform the same routine and tell her night night and she would drift off to sleep. Sometimes she … Continue reading →

The Fussy Baby (Part V)

The last in my series on fussy babies, here’s a little checklist that can help you identify your baby’s cries or just provide you with information you can document to take to a pediatrician if you need to ask them about it. Remember, sometimes your baby just needs to cry, but prolonged crying is not a good thing. You’ve fed your baby. You’ve changed your baby. They are comfortable. But they’re still crying. Answer the following questions and keep track. They can help you figure out what’s wrong: Have you held your baby? Often being held in the warmth and … Continue reading →