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I like sleep better than cheese.

On December 11, 2013 · 12 Comments · In infant reflux, vivienne

Or at least I think I do. That’s what I keep telling myself.

We had Vivienne’s 4-month well baby doctor’s appointment this morning and the pediatrician was THRILLED to hear how well Vivienne has been doing in recent weeks. The little chunk-a-monk (I’m sure she’ll appreciate that nickname when she’s older!) is regularly sleeping all […]

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Milk Be Gone

On November 18, 2013 · 18 Comments · In baby sleep habits, infant reflux, vivienne

You know… I don’t even like milk.

I can’t tell you the last time I drank a glass of plain milk. It had to be like 20 years ago. I’ll do chocolate milk occasionally, but beyond that… I just use it to wet my cereal in the mornings.

So you’d think that giving up milk […]

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Bullseye

On November 12, 2013 · 4 Comments · In baby sleep habits, vivienne

On Sunday night, I was at a breaking point of sorts. We had been dealing with Vivienne’s awful sleep for at least a week or so, and the sleep deprivation was catching up with me. So just as I was about to lose my mind, I let it all out on the blog, hoping someone, […]

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Does my baby hate sleep?

On November 10, 2013 · 31 Comments · In baby sleep habits, vivienne

You guys: I am so tired. And we are so frustrated.

Before I go any further, I want to acknowledge the fact that I know many of you out there hate me when it comes to baby sleep. Nora was a rock star sleeper from the very beginning and I know for sure now that […]

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Vivienne at Three Months

On November 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In vivienne, vivienne month-by-month

Dear Vivienne,

We started this month with an appointment with your pediatrician in which we discussed your tendency to be “high needs” and hypothesized about the potential reasons for your excessive-at-times fussiness. But if I had one word to describe you at this moment, at the end of month three and the beginning of month […]

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