Tag: sleep
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Handling Colic – our experience
I discuss colic and our challenging experience of it, with our newborn who cried loud and dramatically and required constant attention. We avoided “cry it out” methods despite sleep deprivation, and encountered unsolicited advice while learning to embrace our unique parenting journey and adapt to our child’s needs.
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Cassie the Camper – minivan that sleeps 3
Here is the journey of a creating our camper, Cassiopeia, during the pandemic. Cassie the camper was designed for both couple and family travel, allowing enjoyable trips even with a child.
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Trying out a HipCamp site with a toddler
For our third camping trip with Monkey our preference for natural settings and learning what we needed from a site, lead us to find Hipcamp. The campsite provided ample play space for Monkey and enjoyable outdoor activities, despite challenges with sleeping arrangements and fire safety awareness for young children, we are excited to head out…
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Second Camping Trip with a toddler
On our second adventure in camping with a toddler we tried out a tent and realised that heat, campsite terrain, and adapting to a toddler’s needs posed difficulties. This lead to a last minute change of plans and re-evaluation of camping suitability.
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The 5am-9am before the 9am-5pm
Is the idea of waking up extremely early for “me” time before starting the day is appealing or just another stress for already time poor parents. Balancing self-care, work, and family time remains a struggle.
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4 Tips for Colicky Babies
When we envision having a baby it is normally the good an not the uncommon. We unfortunately had the uncommon happen of a premature baby who also had colic. Here are some helpful tips of how we got through it.
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