I’ll admit it. When my kids were teething, I went straight for the Tylenol. Maybe I should have been more hesitant when it came to giving medication*, but I figured both my babies were fussy at the best of times, and I was shooting for instant gratification (well, instant relief). But I know many of [...]
If you’ve had a fussy or high need baby for more than say, 1 day, you’ve probably already heard about white noise and how it can help fussy babies with sleep. In case you DID just give birth yesterday, let me give you the Coles Notes version: When your baby was in the womb, he [...]
When I decided to test out PC Diapers I was skeptical. In general, when it comes to diapers, I do not like store brands at all. I’ve had some pretty bad luck with diapers, and given that my wonderful 16 month old is a pretty heavy-wetting kid, I was ready for leaks. Then, the first [...]
I vividly remember discovering The Happiest Baby on the Block when Sammy was a newborn. Up to that point, we didn’t have any particular soothing routine that worked consistently with him (or really, that worked at all). When he was awake, he was crying. When we tried to put him down for a nap, he [...]
You may remember my recent review of the Miracle Baby Sleep System. Since then, a number of our readers and Facebook members have emailed me with questions about the system, or to tell me they are planning to try it out with their sleep-challenged baby or toddler. Well, I have good news for you! SmartWav, [...]
If you’ve read my blogs on this site before, you know I’m a little on the crunchy side. I’m also a 4-Star Fussy Baby Veteran with Purple Tear award. Really, don’t you wish there were such an award? We certainly deserve them as fussy baby survivors. Now I’m venturing in to irrational toddler territory. Yikes. [...]
I recently came across the Miracle Baby Sleep System by a company called SmartWav. I have to admit, my first reaction was scepticism…mainly due to the ‘miracle’ in the name. I gave up long ago on finding a miracle cure for colic, fussiness, and sleeplessness. However I’ve been testing this system recently, and must say [...]
As an addendum to my earlier “Colic Primer” I thought maybe it would be helpful to provide some really tangible ideas to try to help navigate the stressful days of colic beyond just saying “Try it all.” There were many things that were suggested to me to try that failed to do anything. But likewise, [...]
*Edited to add: The Fisher Price Aquarium Cradle Swing is no longer available for sale, however Fisher Price makes a wide variety of cradle swings with the same functionality as the Aquarium Swing. See below for a complete list of available cradle swings. I’ve never done a product review on the blog before, but after [...]
