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While experiencing third trimester insomnia, I did a review of the literature on infant sleep and found a few very easy to read, reputable articles that can help back up what I tell clients and friends about infant sleep. They are very simple concepts, and easy to implement. I like to be able to support everything I suggest, and just for personal education. I invite you to read the below articles and the related and references articles that accompany them. It’s great to be informed! Topic: Just how important is sleep to infants? Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321279/ Summary: Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of sleep following learning something new in order to retain it for a long period of time. This is true across the board in any age group, yet often overlooked in infancy. Just because they cannot speak full sentences yet, does not mean […]
Quick intro: I have been having atrocious bilateral knee pain climbing stairs and getting up/down from the floor and chairs for the past 3 weeks. So bad, it has negatively affected my care for Lili and ability to clean the house (OH NO!) so I finally saw an Orthopedic Surgeon. Great Doc, minimal treatment available since I’m pregnant, and will probably do PT. During the visit, the doc asked me how old my other child was, and I told him “11 months.” To which he replied, “Well, if that isn’t hard enough…wow you’ll have two of them soon, that will be challenging.” I was a bit taken a back and said, “She’s perfect, so I’m not worried.” He then said, “Wow, I have never heard anyone say that about their baby or toddler. That’s amazing. Good for you!” There are a lot of things that left me puzzled from this […]
My brother recently moved to Miami and extended an open invitation to me, Alec and Lili. We decided to drive down in the car he purchased prior to leaving for his sunny new domicile. We were all packed up, car seat; diapers; adorable warm weather baby clothes; items my brother left behind; etc. About 10 minutes prior to departure, my parents came by to pick up our dogs for the week. My father casually mentioned how we were welcome to leave Lili with them, if we could handle being away from her for so long. After a short pause and a quick chat, Alec and I started to remove the car seat and half the contents of my checked bag! I gave a quick briefing to my parents then we gave many hugs and kisses and bid them adieu! “Wow” we thought “what freedom!” I hadn’t gone more than one […]
It has been 7 weeks since my daughter entered this world and she has charmed well over 100 visitors. Yes, judge me if you will for not waiting the societal norm of a couple months to show off her chubby cheeks. It is not my fault that I cannot keep people away from her or that my husband has a penchant for throwing parties and going out with friends. And of course, we bring Lili along for these events, because she is a part of our lives, but that is a post for a different day! Let me preface this post by stating that I am rather traditional in terms of gender roles and responsibilities in the home. My husband is the primary breadwinner in our family and I the primary care provider to our daughter and two wonderful puppies. This by no means implies that I frown upon breadwinning […]