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Code of Conduct for Breastfed Twin Toddlers
If you’re wondering how I physically go about tandem nursing toddler twins, it’s often sitting cross-legged (on the kitchen floor with my back against the cupboard door, at the bottom of the stairs, on the couch if I’m lucky) with each one straddling a thigh. Or I just lie down on the floor and they […]
4 Tips for Getting Through Baby’s Immunizations
The very first time I took my very first baby to his very first immunization appointment, I was a bit of a wreck. I honestly think the entire experience was worse for me than it was for my little dude. Would he cry? Would he be inconsolable? Would he have a reaction? Would he ever […]
Changeroo: Changing the World With Your Kids’ Wardrobe
In my dreamworld of ethical and environmentally friendly consumerism, I would be filling my children’s wardrobes with Canadian-made apparel constructed from only the finest in sustainable, North American milled textiles. Sadly, the only dreamworld I inhabit is the one in which I cannot remember my locker combination and am late for a final exam for […]
5 Gifts of Knowledge for New Parents
This blog post is sponsored by Philips Avent. The opinions expressed are my own. There are so many things I did NOT know when I had my first child. And that’s okay: you don’t have to know absolutely everything about babies before you have one. It’s important to know that you can trust your own […]
5 Myths About Infant Feeding Education
By Randi van Wiltenburg, Owner of Butterfly Baby Doula Services and Infant Feeding Educator 1- I’m bottle feeding—I don’t need any help! Did you know there is a preferred method of bottle feeding that helps prevent overfeeding your infant? Did you know that oral issues can impact how well a baby feeds at the […]
6 Tips for Breastfed Baby’s First Babysitter
This blog post is sponsored by Philips Avent. The opinions expressed are my own. When was the first time you left your nursling with a babysitter? Even leaving my first two children with my husband (decidedly NOT a babysitter) and his non-milk-producing nipples was stressful for me in those first six months of all mama […]
Printable Spring Tree Treasure Hunt & Learning Activities
Spring arrives late in Calgary, but it arrives FAST. One day we’re in snow boots and the next day it’s flip flops. (To be fair, Calgarians are busting out flip flops any time it’s above 5°C.) Because it seems to happen so fast, I’ve promised my son that next year we’ll take a picture of […]
Top 10 Reasons One Twin is Crying
You know what? I can’t complain: my twins are pretty chill. Fed, well rested, bums clean … they’re usually in good spirits. That said, every day is an exhausting battle to keep them fed, well rested and clean. (Not to mention their older siblings—but at least the big kids don’t have such insatiable appetites!) One […]
Why My Facebook Birth Group is the Bomb
With my firstborn, I had one friend who was due around the same time as me, but I didn’t have close relationships with other new(ish) moms in my entourage. As much as I felt confident about becoming a mother, having taken care of babies as a (shockingly young, in hindsight) babysitter and having a close […]
Why You Should Hire a Doula (even if it’s not your first pregnancy)
By Randi van Wiltenburg, Owner of Butterfly Baby Doula Services Just because you’ve had a baby before does not mean you are an expert on pregnancy, labour and birth. Every single pregnancy, labour and birth is different because you’re working with a different human. Shocking, right? There are a lot of people who have experienced […]
5 Baby-led Weaning Breakfast Ideas
You know what my first two kids never ate? Breakfast. My boobs were breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. In fact, I can still remember the first time my firstborn woke up and actually asked for food. He was a year and half old! So here we are with my game-changing wonder twins who want all […]
10 Things That Still Surprise Me About Having Twins
The Cub Twins turn 1 today! That’s right, the longest, shortest 365 days of my life have passed. I can confidently say that this is the most sleep-deprived I’ve ever been, but that it has consistently gotten easier as we transitioned from feeding and pumping every two to three hours to baby-led weaning and saying […]
#MomLife, Laughter and #LocalEats at Midtown Kitchen
Disclosure: I have partnered with YMC and Moneris and have received compensation for this post. All opinions are my own. Let me tell you about 10 Street NW in Kensington. This street was where—when wandering around with my massive belly, my then two-and-a-half-year-old son and my newly Alberta-employed husband—we realized we were in the right city. […]
My Favourite Products for Baby-Led Weaning
K.I.S.S. That’s my parenting philosophy: Keep it simple, stupid! The path of least resistance is often a very valid and scientifically proven method of parenting, and that includes baby-led weaning. Not sure what it entails? Here’s a post all about baby-led weaning by a Registered Dietitian. But in a nutshell, baby-led weaning means feeding baby […]
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