If your child wakes up crying or screaming in the night, it could be due to a nightmare or a night terror. But how do you tell the difference? Nightmares typically happen during REM sleep. Your child can be woken up and calmed down. He may be able to remember what the dream was about. Once he is calm and feels secure, sleep should return pretty quickly. Night terrors are a bit different. They are more dramatic and typically occur during deep, non-REM sleep. Our daughter, Catherine, had Continue Reading
*New* Buttons Diapers Review & Giveaway
Buttons Diapers recently added a few new products to their lineup and sent some complimentary samples for a review. I received a cover in the Critters print (which was introduced this Fall), a small daytime and small nighttime hemp insert, a diaper pail liner in the Thicket (leaves) print and a package of 6 velour wipes. The Cover Since my previous review, an embroidered button has been added to the back of each cover, giving it a cute signature look. This is still one of my favorite Continue Reading
Free Printables and Coloring Pages for Advent
Advent is a time of preparation...and anticipation! Enjoy these fun and free printables to help your children along the Advent path to Christmas when baby Jesus comes. Here's a simple Advent wreath to color. Cut out the candles when you're done and paste them onto the wreath. Click to print. This printable features a Christmas tree with ornaments to color, one day at a time. Click the image to print a large version. Found on dibujos.org Here's a beautiful, hand-drawn Continue Reading
How to Use Liners with Your Cloth Diapers
Liners can be a really handy thing to have when you're cloth diapering. What is a liner? Basically, it's a thin, one-layer piece of cloth that doesn't add any absorbency but can be used (a) as a barrier against creams and ointments (b) as a stay-dry layer on top of natural fabrics like cotton and bamboo, or (c) to make cleaning up #2 messes easier. Some are flushable or disposable; others can be washed and reused. Disposable or flushable liners are made of a biodegradable or flushable Continue Reading
Can Breastfeeding Hurt Even When You’re Doing it Right?
If you've always heard that breastfeeding shouldn't hurt if you're doing everything right, I'm here to tell you from personal experience that it just isn't true. Putting aside the typical causes of pain which DO indicate something is being done wrong (bad latch, poor positioning, tongue tie, etc.), let's look at some of the other reasons even the most experienced nursing mother may suffer from pain. Letdown: It can hurt when your milk lets down. For me, it hurts for the first two or three Continue Reading
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