Jan 26 2010

Tandem Nursing – Reasons for Not Weaning the Toddler

Hello! I see you’re new here. Welcome to Babylicious! You might like to subscribe to my RSS feed to get regular updates on what’s new at Babylicious. Thanks for visiting!Although there was a lot of protest when I said I was going to tandem breastfeed my two boys, it was pretty much [...]

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 bad [...]

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 twos, [...]

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 are [...]

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 Baby [...]