Piece of Cake Parenting

So on top of balancing the demands of new motherhood and being socially responsible, we’re all looking for ways to get parenting tips, find comfort and support, get answers to our questions, and feel virtually connected with others. If you’ve recently joined Clubhouse and want to connect with other moms and parenting experts, but have no idea where to get started, here’s 10 Clubhouse accounts that find the perfect balance of helpful information, support, and encouragement to keep you entertained during the day and awake during all of those late night feedings. I focus on discussing attachment and baby-led approaches to help new parents feel more confident and more connected with their babies, with a particular emphasis on sleep without sleep training and connecting with your baby through play. Holly is really active on Instagram and has so many helpful safety tips from baby proofing to using the toilet roll test to tell if something is safe for your baby to play with unsupervised, to how to safely secure your car seat and everything in between.

But the good news is that yes, you can help your breastfed baby to fall in love with bottles too – whether you’re making the switch to bottles full time, you need your baby to take a bottle while you’re at work, or you just need to bottle feed occasionally for a quick day trip without baby. The goal is to help combine breastfeeding and bottle feeding in the same feeding session to help get your baby start taking the bottle with you and with other caregivers. If you’re not trying to completely wean from breastfeeding and are just trying to stop bottle refusal when you’re away from your baby, try this strategy up to a couple times per day as you’re working on overcoming bottle refusal. A great way to help him feel this connection while bottle feeding, especially while bottle feeding with other caregivers, is to bottle feed while snuggling with mom’s shirt or with a special lovey.

I understand that you may have absolutely no time to meditate, to pause, and to analyze the many thoughts racing through your mind or write down your worries on paper. Deep breathing instantly slows down your heart rate. It also helps pump in more oxygen into your bloodstream. You will immediately notice more clarity in your thinking and the stress-causing thoughts will slowly begin to subside.

Taking things apart shows a natural curiosity for how things work. But taking things apart at this age has its risks. then you need to be very careful when they’re taking toys apart. Choosing toys that are safe to pull apart is an excellent option (even better if they’re designed for that exact purpose).