POSTS WITH TAG: baby first year

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    Long before my baby had even been born, the crib was already set up in what would become her bedroom. It's silly, really. I planned to have her sleep in a bassinet in my room so I could breastfeed. But babies need cribs. That's just how it's done. Right? Well. Maybe. Here in America. But have you heard how they do it in Finland? Most Finnish moms let their babies sleep in cardboard boxes.

    America? This is yet another sign we're taking this whole parenting thing to extremes.

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    OMG. After you see how one father went above and beyond in taking amazing photos of his baby girl, you'll honestly wish you could go back and document every single moment of your child's life in such a fun and creative way.

    Swedish photographer Emil Nystrom's baby Signhild's photos are a far cry from the typical shots parents snap of their little ones. With the help of Photoshop, he's created images that will last a lifetime depicting Signhild doing things like painting a wall, flying, doing a cannonball into the bathtub, fixing a car, in addition to this one of her trying her hand at baking. (My personal favorite.)

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    With a name like Rad, you'd have to know this baby would get a bedroom to match. Put together by crafty mom Alison from The Alison Show, I think you'll love this baby boy nursery's mix of a few treasures, budget finds, and some good old-fashioned DIY. Click through for the tour below!

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    What's the most important milestone of a baby's first year? Ask a room full of moms, and you're bound to get a ton of answers. But mark my words, you'll hear "when the baby starts solids" more than a few times. It's one of the biggies for sure.

    So how the heck do you know that your baby is ready for such a big transition?

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    I had no idea I'd be such a paranoid first-time mom. Some women have that baby and just take to motherhood like they were born to do it. But I was totally overwhelmed by the full weight of responsibility for keeping this tiny, helpless, fragile little human being alive. It's not like my son was born with a condition or disability that put him at risk. He was a perfectly healthy, alert newborn with all the promise you'd want your baby to have. Plus I was the oldest of five kids and had plenty of experience with babies. So why was I so afraid he wouldn't survive?

    Maybe it's my overactive imagination -- I could picture my son dying in so many different ways.

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    A new, rather unsurprising study has concluded that newborns can wreak havoc on marriages. Shocking, I know. The study says that following the introduction of an infant into the family, husbands and wives can experience a phenomenon know as "baby quakes", which shake up the relationship and make one, or both, parties shun intimacy. Sad.

    As someone with what I think is a good relationship, I can say, yes. Babies do shake up marriages. You're sleep-deprived; you have no idea what's going on; and everything you knew your entire life has been turned upside down. It's a learning experience, and it can bring out your worst. But one thing you don't want to do is let your marriage fall to the wayside. It's the thing that created that sweet (loud!) bundle of joy in the first place.

    It may not be easy, but here are 6 ways to keep your marriage solid during the chaotic throes of parenthood.

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    If there's one thing my dad did well as a parent, it was taking tons of photos of my mom and me. In fact, he took a lot of pictures of my mom with all three of her children together.

    Now that I'm a parent, and pretty much the family photographer, I can probably count the number of photos I have of me with my four kids on my two hands. And I can't tell you how much this bothers me, especially since my favorite photos from my childhood are the ones taken with my mother.

    So here's how I'm changing that, and how you can too.

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    Moms these days. It seems like they're always in competition about some thing or another, doesn't it? What one does, the other thinks is the worst thing ever. And what one doesn't do makes another think they're an absolutely horrendous parent. Or so it seems.

    At the end of the day, we all just want to do the best job we can as parents; be the greatest mom or dad we're capable of being. But with these incredibly irritating "mommy wars" that seem to always be raging on, it doesn't always feel quite that simple. We can be made to feel inadequate or like we're not parenting our child like we should. And that's not cool. But here's the thing: Being a good mom isn't as hard (or as controversial) as it seems. It actually is quite simple.

    Here are 10 things that do and don't make you a good mom.

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    If your baby still isn't sleeping through the night at a year, I have good news and bad news. The good news -- it might not be something you're doing wrong, so quit feeling bad about yourself! The bad news, poor nighttime sleep might be genetic, which means there's not much you can do about it. A new study has concluded that baby's nighttime sleep -- up to 18 months of age -- very well may just be because they were born a bad nighttime sleeper. However, the study also found that babies' naps are more influenced by environmental factors as opposed to genetics. Yay?

    So, for you parents out there who are still waking up in the middle of the night (long past the point you thought you would be!), take some solace in the fact that, at 18 months, you may have more control. And try these 6 tips for creating a wonderfully peaceful nap environment for your baby. May as well get some rest during the day if you can't get it at night!

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    Being a parent is hard. Despite it being the most rewarding job on earth, it can also be exhausting and downright frustrating at times. We need a break once in a while -- a time-out for ourselves, if you will. And although the thought of taking a trip without the little one is slightly terrifying, it really can do wonders for Mom and Dad -- and it's good for the whole family! Here are 5 ways a vacation without the baby will make you a better parent. Bon voyage!

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