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Eight Common Baby Sleep Myths - BUSTED

When you bring up the fact that you are tired and your baby is not sleeping well, you start getting all the unsolicited advice from people that may or may not be TRUE. You even find yourself asking questions on online mom groups about your baby’s sleep and find yourself even more confused. Well, there is a ton of WRONG information out there when it comes to baby sleep. 

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Ways To Help Soothe Your Baby’s Colic Symptoms

“My baby has been crying inconsolably for 2 hours now. I am not sure what else to do. How can I help soothe her?”

This is the one question parents usually ask themselves when they find their baby crying and screaming inconsolably.

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Does my baby have colic?

Does my baby have colic? This is one of the most common questions I get from my clients. Basically, what's happening is that they find themselves overwhelmed and heartbroken to see their baby crying for hours at a time.

NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP.

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Mothers Disproportionately Impacted During the Pandemic

Since mid-March, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered our everyday life. It has led to thousands dead, ravaged the economy, and caused havoc on everyday work, school, and home life. With school and daycare closures, parents became the primary caretakers and educators while still juggling their full-time jobs. Parents, particularly mothers, are simultaneously juggling work, home, schooling the kids, meal prepping, and numerous other tasks during these unprecedented times.

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Vernix Caseosa: What Is It And How Can It Benefit Your Baby

So you have just given birth. NOW WHAT?

Well, the baby generally may or may not be placed on top of the mother for bonding depending on your method of birth and complications.

But wait...do you really want a baby on top of you when they have just come out of the womb? Why are they so white and what is that waxy substance on their body?

Well that my friends is called the VERNIX, VERNIX CASEOSA to be exact.

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Top 15 Postpartum Essentials Every Mom Needs

The postpartum recovery period is critical and essential for a mother’s body to fully heal. To help with the healing process you will be needing some essential items. To make things easier, I have compiled a list of my top postpartum essentials.

Happy Shopping!

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Ways To Naturally Soothe A Teething Baby

Did you know that a baby is born with their first set of teeth already formed? They develop them in utero and the term "teething" is used when these teeth make their way from underneath the gums. The teething process varies from child to child but generally occurs between six months to three years of age.

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Our Trying To Conceive Journey

Our trying to conceive journey started in the summer of 2014 after we returned from France. We had booked a 3-week trip to celebrate a family wedding, our 5-year anniversary, and Darshan's fellowship graduation. We spent a week in London with family celebrating my uncle's wedding. After that, we traveled to Paris, Versailles, Bordeaux, Nice, and Monaco. I enjoyed plenty of wine at the chateau's in Bordeaux with the intention of not having some for a while. Who knew I had 2.5 years before actually getting pregnant.

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A Dedication To My Family

As I begin this new journey in life, I would like to dedicate this new beginning to my parents, my husband, and my two beautiful children.

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