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What to Expect for Sleep in the First Year of Your Baby’s Life

[activecampaign form=7 css=1]In the first year of life, your child is growing so much that you have to stay very in tune with them to ensure you are adjusting to their sleep needs. Sleep is so valuable, I often hear people ask what are some baby sleep training methods? At least, as defined by me. Because I don't really do…

By Karina November 26, 2021All, Sleep Series, The First Year1 Comment

The Importance of Reading

Reading, be it in your child's first year, the early years, or as they grow (link to article coming Spring, 2023), is one of my all time favorite activities. Reading helps build cognition, language comprehension, speech, the list just goes on and on. You should make an effort to read with your child every single day. Books take your children…

By Karina November 19, 2021All, Book Series, The First Year2 Comments

Best Books with Textures for Your Baby to Touch and Feel

Reading in the first year of your child's life will help you child with speech, vocabulary, and general learning. For very young children, being able to interact with their books makes reading more enticing. Baby sensory books are what I refer to as Texture Books, anything your child can touch and explore while you read. Touch and Feel Books 1.…

By Karina November 12, 2021All, Baby Swag Series, Book Series, The First YearNo Comments

Best Books for Your Baby’s First Year

Reading in the first year of your child's life will help you child with speech, vocabulary, and general learning. This is the list of my favorite 47 books to read to a child under the age of 1. 1. A Baby is Born A Baby born in this world is welcomed all around. 2. All Ears While I tend to…

By Karina November 5, 2021All, Baby Swag Series, Book Series, The First YearNo Comments

Best Board Books

Board books are books with hard pages. These books are especially great for the first year of your child's life. They tend to be more durable and last longer. The pages don't really tear. In general, they are the perfect baby book.I am here to offer my highest rated board books. This list is ever growing, currently at 40 and…

By Karina October 29, 2021All, Baby Swag Series, Book Series, The First YearNo Comments

Best Diversity Books For Your Baby’s First Year

Updated May, 2025 It's never too soon to start talking about Diversity. Books are an easy, accessible way to start that conversation. Some books are very intentionally about diversity. Others are more subtle. This is my list, always growing, of the Best Diversity Books for Children Under 1. These inclusive baby books are not the end and beginning of your…

By Karina October 22, 2021All, Book Series, The First YearNo Comments

Finding Feeding Success with Baby Led Weaning

In the first year of your child’s life, they will go from a completely milk based diet (be it breast or formula) to a primarily solids based diet. The process of how they shift to this should be mostly fun and enjoyable for both you and your nugget. Yes, it will be messy, and of course there will be a…

By Karina October 15, 2021All, Feeding, The First YearNo Comments

Maintaining Your Relationship In the First Year After Your Child is Born

Updated May, 2025 There is no getting around it. Having a baby can put some strain on your relationship. In the first year of your child's life, your relationship is going to be tested, often, and in a lot of different ways. You and your partner need to decide what your relationship looks like now, how you want to parent…

By Karina October 8, 2021All, The First YearNo Comments

How to Increase Your Breastmilk Supply

I don’t know if it is the age we live in, or the food we eat, but I often get asked by women how to increase their breast milk supply. A lot of women worry they are not producing enough milk and there is such a mess of information out there they don’t know where to start. Seeing as milk…

By Karina June 25, 2021All, Feeding, The First Year2 Comments

Baby Supplies for the First Year

You know that I love to save money where I can, but I also want to acknowledge that some supplies simply make taking care of your little one easier. So, I’ve compiled a list of supplies for the first year. These go beyond the Must Haves and the Luxuries. My goal is to really bite into the day to day…

By Karina June 4, 2021All, Baby Swag Series, The First YearNo Comments