Tracy Hogg Quotes
It takes patience and a calm environment. It takes strength and stamina. It takes respect and kindness. It takes responsibility and discipline. It takes attention and keen observation. It takes time and practice—a lot of doing it wrong before you get it right. And it takes listening . . . Read more

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To calm the Touchy baby, you have to re-create the womb. Swaddle him tightly, snuggle him into your shoulder, whisper a rhythmic sh … sh … sh sound (like the splashing of fluid in the womb) close to his ear, and pat his back gently, mimicking a heartbeat. (This, by the way, wi . . . Read more

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Every baby is a person who has language, feelings, and a unique personality—and, therefore, deserves respect.

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schedule is about time slots whereas E.A.S.Y. is about keeping up the same daily pattern—eating, activity and sleeping—and repeating that pattern every

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I just can’t get over how much babies cry. I really had no idea what I was getting into. To tell you the truth, I thought it would be more like getting a cat. —Anne Lamott in Operating Instructions

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one must walk a fine line between responding and rescuing. A baby whose parents respond becomes a secure child who’s not afraid to venture forth. A baby whose parents continually rescue begins to doubt his own capabilities and never develops the strength and skills he needs to explo . . . Read more

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In any case, when a woman doesn’t want to breastfeed, we need to support her and we need to stop heaping on the guilt. We also have to stop using the word commitment only in connection with breastfeeding. Any kind of feeding regimen takes commitment.

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Some mums with flat nipples will even end up with “T-shirt nipples” after nursing. Though her breasts will change again once the woman stops nursing, they’ll never go back to what they were before. Small-breasted women who breastfeed longer than a year can become flat as pancake . . . Read more

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