Jan 26 2010

Tandem Nursing – Reasons for Not Weaning the Toddler

Welcome back to Babylicious! Thanks for visiting again. If you’ve enjoyed reading my blog, subscribe to my RSS feed to get regular updates on what’s new at Babylicious.Although there was a lot of protest when I said I was going to tandem breastfeed my two boys, it was pretty much accepted and I went on [...]

Apr 13 2009

2nd Pregnancy Week 7

Based on my amateur calculations, I should be at the beginning of the 8th week of my pregnancy.  We should be able to confirm with the doctor on Wednesday what date I really am at. Some text books I remember reading say that the symptoms and experiences of the second pregnancy is usually not as [...]

Mar 4 2009

The Fallacy of the Terrible Twos

I met up with an old friend for lunch yesterday.  She’s a mother of a gorgeous little five year old girl who shares the same birthday as Gavin.  After catching up and trading stories about our children, she gave me a pretty useful headsup.  What she said was: “If you think it is the terribles [...]

Feb 14 2009

Revelations from a First Time Mum

After just over two years experience raising my son and reading countless sources about the Wonder Weeks, the Terrible Twos and managing tantrums, I have come to the following conclusion: The wonder weeks, terrible twos and tantrums in infants and toddlers are all interchangeable.  Regardless of what age they arrive at, the cause and effect [...]

Dec 1 2008

When Does a Toddler Stop Napping Completely?

Gavin is 22 months old and lately, he’s been giving me quite a bit of grief when it comes to going to sleep – whether it’s his afternoon nap or bedtime.  The last time he was this difficult with sleep was when he was dropping from two naps a day to one nap. According to [...]