Heather Vaughn
Retired Blogger
Mother of 4
St. Louis, MO
Heather is mom to four, born within 40 months (single, twins, single). She writes transparently about her chaotic household to encourage others through the twists and turns of parenting.
www.jenniferlabit.com
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Surviving the holidays as a parent. The holiday season is always busy, it’s easy to get caught up in all the busy-ness. After all the shopping, menu planning, gift planning and schedule making, I’m already exhausted and I imagine you are too. Take a deep breath – you got this! As parents, we often want to create magic holiday memories like those we see on a 30 second television commercial. The problem is, my children are much younger, not returning from college and if I smelled coffee brewing before my husband and I awoke, that would be a major red
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With so much information available at your fingertips, getting started can often feel overwhelming. Perhaps you realize the benefits of cloth diapering but want to know more about how to start cloth diapering. The great thing about it is that it only takes a little bit of knowledge and a handful of products. We’ve found that if you keep the products and process simple, cloth diapering can become a natural part of any family’s routine. After all, Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple. So, here’s what you’ll need to get started cloth diapering: 24 cloth diapers
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If you are 7, 8, or 9 months pregnant, your legs may be tired after a simple stroll across the room. Let’s not even talk about what your legs feel like after a whole day of work. You try to convince yourself it’s not that bad, but let’s be honest — if you could have a masseuse follow you around all day, you would. Since that’s not quite possible, we have something that will compare. Meet the ultimate comfort staple while pregnant: Preggers Maternity Leggings! These thicker, more opaque compression leggings are perfect for layering with your favorite maternity tunic
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Hey new mamas! We have a free event specifically for YOU. Join us on Saturday, May 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon for our Mama To Be Tea. This special day is an opportunity to connect with the natural birthing community and meet other expecting moms. Mama To Be Tea is a chance for families to learn what to expect when the big day arrives, discover new resources, and see what products and services will help make the transition into parenthood as smooth as possible. To participate, please reserve your spot. Then, on the day of the event, bring your ticket
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If you love making food for your baby or toddler at home, but love the convenience of a single serve food pouch, have we got the product for you! We’re pleased to add the Sili Squeeze to our lineup of innovative feeding items for your little one you can find on the shelves of Cotton Babies. The Sili Squeeze is not a bottle! It is a reusable, silicone food pouch that you can fill with homemade baby food, smoothies, yogurt, applesauce or other squeezable foods your toddler enjoys. The BPA- PVC- and Phthalate- free four easy-to-assemble components can be safely
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Cloth diapering your little one from an early age often makes it easy to cloth diaper at night. Many infants don’t sleep through the night early on, so it’s easy to just change your little one’s diaper before a mid-night feeding. Once they get a little older and start sleeping through the night, it an be a bit of a challenge to cloth diaper at night. If you use bumGenius 4.0 or other pocket style cloth diapers, the first solution is to add extra inserts into the pocket to increase the absorbency of your cloth diaper. A good first step
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When I was pregnant with my first child, I spent a lot of time researching different types of birth and the reasons behind many parts of hospital births. I discovered The Business of Being Born, a documentary that is well known in the natural birth community. The documentary focuses on the cascade of interventions that can happen in the current birth culture in the US. It demonstrates how power and control it is often taken away the from the moms and how over time we have been taught to doubt and think poorly of our bodies and how prevalent these thoughts
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Since Real Diaper Week is in full force, we’re having a scavenger hunt so you can learn a bit more about the different types and brands of cloth diapers. Throughout the week, will announce multiple clues each day on Facebook and Twitter. It’s your job to scour the Cotton Babies website and pin what you think the answer is to your “Cotton Babies Real Diaper Week” board on Pinterest. This contest runs through Friday, April 26. Each day, we’ll select a few random winners to receive a prize. At the end of the week, we’ll select one random grand prize winner
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Today is the start of Real Diaper Week here at Cotton Babies. We know many of you are participating in the Great Cloth Diaper Change and other great local activities this weekend to celebrate Earth Day. To get your weekend started off right, you can Buy 1 Econobum cover and Get 1 Free!* This offer is only good through Sunday, April 21, 2013. Grab a few extra Econobum covers to toss in your car in case of emergency. With warm weather and outdoor play, you never know when your little one will need a fresh change of clothes at
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Monday, April 22 is Earth Day, a time to celebrate things that encourage environmental responsibility. Cloth diapers are a great way to reduce your environmental impact every day, on Earth Day and beyond! That’s why we began Change 3 Things. We hope you will join us and pledge to change (at least) three cloth diapers each day. We chose three diapers because we feel it’s an attainable goal. Even if your daycare doesn’t accept cloth diapers, you can change three cloth diapers each day. Even three cloth diapers a day can have significant impact. Are you up for the challenge?
