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Dear tired mom whose baby won’t sleep: you’ll get through this

March 2, 2016 by Aprille 7 Comments

Let me tell you a tale of two babies and one tired mom: The first baby, now five, was a horrible sleeper. He hated to be alone and needed to be rocked, nursed, cuddled, and patted to fall asleep. The moment he was shifted to another location he would awake. He woke every 1-3 hours … [Read more…]

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When you’re “too tired to be a good mother” – hope for exhausted moms

March 29, 2013 by Aprille 285 Comments

Have you ever been “too tired to be a good mom”? I have. Here are some truths I have learned about motherhood.

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My slow journey away from attachment parenting

January 24, 2013 by Aprille 264 Comments

  Attachment parenting didn’t work for me. And, probably more importantly, attachment parenting didn’t work for my firstborn son. Here is our story: Honestly, it started before he was even born…with his tendency for hanging out in a horrible birthing position and his late night parties in the womb. His bad positioning and size left me … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Motherhood, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: attachment parenting, baby sleep, baby-wearing, breastfeeding, cesarean, cloth diapering, cloth diapers, lactation consultant, mei tai, moby wrap, motherhood, ring sling

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