Archive for the “Sleep” category

A Letter to the Bird

by Minivan Mama on June 22, 2010

Dear One-Year-Old Baby: I know you are learning to walk and have a couple teeth coming in and are in the middle of all these developmental milestones, but if you don’t start sleeping better REAL SOON, I’m sending you to (…)

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Ask the Mamas: Best Baby Blankets

by Minivan Mama on May 5, 2010

Hey moms! I am attempting to finish up registering for items, but I have some questions in regards to blankets, swaddles, etc.  It just seems there are so many options, and I really don’t want to register for items that (…)

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Ask the Mamas: How to End Middle of the Night Nips

by Working Mama on March 15, 2010

This comes to us from one of our Dad readers. We are so honored! We will never tell your wife that you are seeking advice and that you don’t actually know everything, which I’m sure is what you have her (…)

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How to Gently Transition Your Child from Your Bed to His Own. No, really, HOW?

by Crunchy Mama on February 27, 2010

So little BoBo has slept with us since birth which we have absolutely loved.  So many sweet moments that we would’ve missed…quiet early morning nursings, snuggly lazy Sundays, the first time he said “DaDa” to name a few. We’ve started (…)

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The Pacifier Diaries / Chapter Four: The Next Day

by Minivan Mama on February 16, 2010

IT WASN’T AS BAD AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE! All afternoon, The Boy had been excited about the Paci Fairy coming and excited about the prizes he was going to leave him, until SCREEEECH, about 5 minutes before bedtime (…)

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The Pacifier Diaries / Chapter Three: Night One

by Minivan Mama on February 15, 2010

Night One: Game On I had seen what The Boy wanted from the Paci Fairy at Toys R Us over Christmas: the biggest, most obscene Monster Truck they make. It is way too fancy for a 3-year-old. It has a (…)

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Ask the Mamas: Pregnancy and Snoring = Oxygen Deprivation for Baby?

by Minivan Mama on February 15, 2010

Christen from NurtureBabyBlog is 35 weeks pregnant and writes: OK, my husband Todd says that I snore like a bear and sometimes stop breathing while asleep. Was never a snorer before…looked into sleep apnea for pregnant women and I guess (…)

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Thanks Nick Jr.

by Minivan Mama on February 15, 2010

Dear Yo Gabba Gabba, Thank you SO MUCH for your show on sleeping today, especially the part about how to deal with being lonely when you’re in the bed by yourself. Before today, The Boy had never mentioned being lonely (…)

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