We are inherently creatures of habit, so it’s no surprise our babies can benefit greatly from our implementing a schedule into their daily lives. Not everyone may agree on the importance of creating a schedule for infants and toddlers, but the statistics and experts still move to show that developing a routine for our children [...]
What Happens to the Mother’s Body in the Postpartum Period? What is considered postpartum care starts right after birth for about six weeks. During this time, a mother’s body goes through hormonal changes and her uterus returns to normal size. Other health changes during the postpartum period can include the forming of colostrum (that ooey [...]
Have you been co-sleeping and now want to know how to transition your baby to a crib? It’s a delicate move, but one that can be done very smoothly with some basic techniques and a lot of patience (or, just call us, but that’s another blog!). When you first get home after birth, you never [...]
Four Months Old | Your Baby’s Fourth Month | Part Four of Six Can you believe your baby is four months old? Or are you like some parents and say 16 weeks (or 17, 18) specifically. Either way, development goes by weight and age. So, once your baby gets to about 15 pounds, you can [...]
Three Months Old | Your Baby’s Third Month | Part Three of Six At three months, you are really honing your skills as the parent of a newborn. Nice job. You’re doing great by the way. And, good job for reading how to do even better. Let’s dive in! So, at three months, your little [...]
Daylight Saving Sleep Guide: Newborn through Toddler Edition At Daylight Saving time, we always seem to have the same hot topic buzzing around our consultations and sleep support discussions. To most people, “fall back” is the most exciting moment of the whole “saving time” fiasco, because you get an entire additional hour of sleep. (That [...]
Routine Creation + Development Checklist + Expert Observation + Q&A + Play! ….Hint: Support Encourages Positive Growth! Our littlest humans thrive in supportive atmospheres where they are comfortable to be themselves and feel safe. This goes all the way from infancy through adulthood. Parents need a place for support too! Everyone does! So…. to offer [...]
The Association of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA) met this year in our headquarters and hometown of Denver, Colorado! Being right next door, we were so excited to have a chance to stay near Union Station at the Hotel Kimpton Born, and to have a chance to socialize and learn from and with our fellow nanny [...]
Two Months Old | Your Baby’s Second Month | Part Two of Six Welcome to the second month of new parenthood. By now, you are probably getting the hang of most things. Yet, as with so many things in general, once you finally get the hang of something, it changes. Okay, so now onto the [...]
One Month Old | Your Baby’s First Month | Part One of Six For the past ten months (yes, a 40 week pregnancy is actually ten months!), you thought you had been preparing. You may have read all the books, all the articles, asked all your friends and gotten all the supplies you thought you [...]