Category: Baby Help & Advice

  • Quick Tips for Writing Your Birth Plan

    Quick Tips for Writing Your Birth Plan

    A birth plan is a document that tells your medical team your preferences for such things as how to manage labor pain. Of course, you can’t control every aspect of labor and delivery, and you’ll need to stay flexible in case something comes up that requires your birth team to depart from your plan.

  • Baby Steps to Rid the Pacifier

    Here is a list of reasons why the pacifier has got to go! She is really growing up and big girls do not have pacifiers. This is definitely something I notice when I see newborns in the store with a pacifier. The pacifier is huge on the newborn and super tiny on my one and a…

  • 10 Things I Hate About Pregnancy

    Pregnancy is truly a beautiful time in life. Your body is creating a new life and that in itself is so amazing and wonderful. As children, we never realized our bodies full potential. But let’s face it. There are definitely uncomfortable changes we have to adjust to during our pregnancy. Here’s a list of my…

  • Lessons From A gMum: Laundering Cloth Diapers

    Lessons From A gMum: Laundering Cloth Diapers

    This cloth diaper blog series is meant to teach you everything there is to know about using gDiapers. I have already shared the following posts. make sure each diaper stays as absorbent and clean as possible. You can use this method on all (most) cloth diapers, not solely gDiapers. If you are exclusively breastfeeding, you…

  • Lessons From A gMum: How to Strip Cloth Diaper Inserts

    Lessons From A gMum: How to Strip Cloth Diaper Inserts

    Are you new to the cloth diapering world? If so, you may wonder what it means to strip your cloth diapers and why you should do so. If you follow proper laundering instructions and stay away from diaper creams except when using a cloth liner, you may never need to strip your cloth diaper inserts. I decided to strip mine…

  • How to Get Your Children to Eat More Vegetables

    How to Get Your Children to Eat More Vegetables

    Let’s Start with the Basics Importance of Vegetables It’s a well known fact that vegetables are vital for maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle. According to the USDA MyPlate research, people who eat more vegetables and fruit as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Vegetables provide…