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15+ of the Best Baby Travel Tips
Traveling with children can be rough but traveling with a baby can be even harder! Maybe it’s your first time taking your baby on a plane and you’re a little nervous, I can completely relate! My husband’s first trip on a plane with my son ended with him buying the guy next to him a drink because my son might’ve head-butted him a few times. Your trip doesn’t have to turn out this way, my husband was just over-confident and didn’t plan ahead enough. This week’s guest post is from Izzah at TeaForTurmeric.com and she’s traveled quite a bit with her baby and had a few great tips to help…
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15 Mommy Time Ideas while Parenting
Toys scattered on the floor, the cat licking spilled milk on the coffee table, my toddler’s screaming but won’t take a nap, and my baby is pulling out the dog’s tail hair. I let in a deep breath and I can feel my brain wanting to shut down. I definitely need some “mommy time.” Can you relate? This scene at my house happens all too often, a lot more than I’d like to admit. Parenting is a full-time job that doesn’t pay you for overtime. As a parent, you never stop parenting. You parent for 12 hours and work a double back-to-back and sometimes you don’t get a lunch break and maybe you’ll…
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Keeping your Sanity when your Breastfeeding Reverse Cycling
When I made the decision to breastfeed, I didn’t realize the enormous responsibility I would take on. Within 5 weeks of giving birth, I went back to work and quickly found out my son wouldn’t take a bottle. He would then only nurse at night when I was home, called reverse cycling. If you’ve found yourself on this nursing schedule, you’ll quickly find out how difficult it can be. Check out more information about breastfeeding reverse cycling in this post and try some of my tips on keeping your sanity when your breastfeeding reverse cycling! *Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. For more information see our disclosure page. …
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Does Your Newborn Hate Their Car Seat Too?
When my first son was born, we realized fairly quickly that our newborn hates his car seat. It was a horrible ride home from the hospital with my husband driving and freaking out that he was going to die. I sat in the back seat trying my best to console him but to no avail. Are you in the same boat as we were? Try these tips on things you can do if your newborn hate their car seat! *Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. Please visit our disclosure page for more information. Does Your Newborn Hate Their Car Seat Too? I remember when I was pregnant, my husband…
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Newborn Vaccination Cheat Sheet for New Parents
Congratulations on your new baby and becoming new parents! With this cheat sheet, you’ll be able to learn more about newborn shots and vaccinations from why, how, when, and what diseases vaccinations protect your baby from. *Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. For more information about this disclaimer, please visit our disclosure page. Newborn Shots and Vaccinations Cheat Sheet for New Parents Vaccinations in the United States are a choice for many parents. We chose to vaccinate our kids. Even when we made that conscious decision, it was still nerve racking to see our babies get their vaccination shots and cry. I remember doing a lot of research on…
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Choosing a Healthy Baby over a Breastfed Baby
As parents we make many decisions a day and some are more difficult to make than others. When it comes to choosing a healthy baby, it takes priority over all else. We all know that breastfeeding instead of formula feeding is what’s best for babies. However there are times, as Cassandra’s story will tell you, that the choice to not breastfeed is the best choice. I’m excited to introduce a friend and fellow blogger to Mommy Engineering! Cassandra Montoya is the owner of Parent Without A Manual Blog and I’m so excited to have her guest post on Mommy Engineering! An original post by ©2016 Cassandra Montoya on Parent Without A…
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10+ Must-Have Resources for a New Mom
Congratulations on your new baby! When I was a new mom, I looked for things that would help make my mom life easier. I’ve compiled a list of all must-have new mom services I’ve used and things I wish I knew about in this guide for new moms. Hope you enjoy it! *Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. Please visit our disclosure page for more information about this disclaimer. 10+ Must-Have New Mom Services for a New Mom Must-Have Newborn Apps I suffered from severe pregnancy brain so during my newborn baby stage, I struggled with keeping track of feedings. There are a lot of breastfeeding apps available out…
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Ten Car Seat Safety Quick Tips
Part of our Newborn Series, one really important safety concern is traveling with your newborn. Ensure you and your precious cargo get to where you need to go with this important car seat safety check! Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. This post is a sponsored collaboration between cars.com and Mommy Engineering. I received compensation to write this sponsored post. For more information about this disclaimer, please visit our disclosure page. There are many different types of infant seats that will help protect your baby during an accident. You can decide to purchase a new car seat, used car seat, or keep your previous car seat from your past…
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Mommy Engineering’s Hospital Bag Essentials Guide
Below is my Hospital Bag Essentials Guide to help guide you on what you need at the hospital. No point in lugging your entire house with you! After all, most often you’ll be only staying in the hospital for 48-72 hours. *Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. Please visit our disclosure page for more information about our disclaimer. Hospital Bag Essentials Guide When I was packing my first hospital bag, I spend a lot of time researching what I needed, wanted, and the long list of suggested must-haves. Maybe those were outdated or maybe the hospitals finally researched what moms and dads wanted but I found that most items…
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What You Need to Know About Postpartum Depression
To start our Newborn November Series I wanted to start the very first post with something I unknowingly struggled with. Postpartum Depression can happen to anyone and it can be very serious. *Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. Please visit our disclosure page for more information about this disclaimer. What You Need to Know About Postpartum Depression After a rather traumatic labor and delivery with my first son, new mom life was scary for me. My husband had used up all his paid time off and had to return back to work almost immediately. I struggled with my anxiety of motherhood failure throughout pregnancy and missed the almost immediate onset of postpartum…
