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Hi. My name is Nancy. I am a nurse by profession and a writer by passion and ever since I became a mother, I’ve become very active in sharing useful and important information about basically anything under the sun and a full-time mother to a 21-month old boy. Read more about me here.
There’s nothing cuter than a soundly sleeping baby – it’s one of my favorite pastimes, to be honest. But on the other side of the coin, there’s nothing worse than your tot having troubles staying in dreamland.
Okay, there could be worse things, but you know what I mean. These sleep-deprived babies are not just cranky and fussy; they might be having feeding troubles too.
More notable for first-time parents, it can be very stressful if the little one refuses to take naps during the day and wakes up every few hours at night. This sleeping nightmare is not permanent, so let's check out the 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 21 month old baby sleep regression.
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Have you ever wondered when do babies start talking clearly? I’ve always been excited to reach that milestone. Not only because I want to hear my baby say adorable things but I found it vital when asking them how they feel when they’re sick.
Case in point, when they’re incessantly crying, and you have no idea if they have tummy pain or a toothache. For this reason, I taught my little boy the most core body parts like “belly” and “teeth”.
Also, my mum often told me little boys were a bit delayed when it comes to their speech development. Here, we’ll find out if it’s true.
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Having a baby is one of the life’s most wonderful gifts. It is a milestone – and once you have reached this milestone, there is not turning back.
If you are a first-time mother, I am quite sure that you are having a lot of apprehensions and uncertainties about raising your kid, and more so if you have a new-born baby who cannot really explicitly express through words what they feel and can leave you second-guessing what his or her crying is for.
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I’ve always thought breastfeeding babies as they drift off to sleep is perfectly alright. I mean, that alone is comforting and one of the perks of nursing.
Think about it, you wake up in the middle of the night, and the little one is crying then, of course, you feed them to lull them back to dreamland.
Let’s be honest; it’s convenient. Besides, for the baby, your milk has a sedating effect.
However, there’s a downside to this. The baby could get used to the feeding so they can go back to sleep. Chances are, you will end up exhausted.
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Just the other day, a friend came by for a play date with our two toddlers. While the little boys were playing, we were having a typical mom chat mostly about our tots too. Visits like these are usually the time when we share problems we encountered or some milestones they have achieved.
And so, she told me about her 10-month-old grinding teeth. I remembered when I was still in nursing school, and we discussed teeth grinding or bruxism.
