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5 Smash Cake Recipes To Make Your Baby’s First Birthday A Real Smash!

Make your baby’s first birthday party a real smash with these Smash Cake Recipes you can use to make them …

To Horse or Not to Horse, the age old parenting question

Horses are incredible animals. With some reaching speeds as fast as 50 km/hour, it’s easy to see the power which these great beasts have hidden away. Of course, though, they aren’t just strong, as these large creatures also come with a huge deal of emotions which all need to be tended carefully. This leaves a lot of little boys and girls pining after a equestrian friend, but should you be giving it to them? To help you out with this, this post will be exploring some of the key pros and cons which come with an animal like this, giving you an idea of whether or not one would be right for you.

4 Products To Help Babies (and parents) Sleep Better At Night

by Hampers and Hiccups

A few years back a survey found that parents lose a staggering 6 months sleep during the first two years of their child’s life.

One of the reasons is that whilst babies (and especially newborns) sleep a lot, they do it in fits and starts throughout the 24 hour period, making it virtually impossible for parents to get a consolidated 8 hours sleep.

But despite the universal problem of parental sleep deprivation, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution.

So where do you turn when you’ve listened to countless experts, bought every single baby sleep book, but still face the seemingly endless frustration of getting baby to sleep?

Baby-Led Weaning: What you need to know from 2 moms who are living it

by Hampers and Hiccups

are you looking to start weaning your baby? wondering how to start your baby on solids? Try baby-led weaning for fast and fun results. perfect for the lazy #momlife. #blw how to wean a baby. great resource for advice on giving a baby food and when to start introducing solids.

Are you looking for an easy and fun way to feed your baby? Sick of spoon feeding that slimy mush into an unexcited baby mouth? Please consider trying BLW! It's an absolutely savior for a lazy parent. I've partnered up with Jayne from The Unstoppable Mama to show you what real life baby-led weaning is like!

We talk about blw starter foods, reasons for trying blw, choking and even the comments other people feel they need to make! Pretty much everything you need to know to get started with baby-led weaning.

If you're looking for more info, I've written a couple other posts on the topic:

3 Reasons to Start BLW Today

Pros + Cons of BLW

Before we get too far, I just wanted to mention that Jayne is living my former dream life! She has two babies, 10 months apart, and is expecting their 3rd, making it 3 under 3! I always wanted a huge family with our babies 11-18 months apart each. Now that we have a girl and a boy, we've decided we're good with that. However, I do still envy the bigger families!

Paw Patrol Themed Birthday Party

by Hampers and Hiccups

Outdoor paw patrol ideas. Paw patrol decorating ideas. Decorating ideas for a #pawpatrol party. What we did for our daughter's second birthday.

If you’ve been here before, you probably know my Sweet Girl recently turned TWO. If not, you can read her …

How to Make a Child-Friendly Bathroom

by Hampers and Hiccups

Did you know that one of the most dangerous rooms for kids in a home is the bathroom? It’s true; it’s been shown that it can even be more dangerous than the kitchen! This is usually because bathrooms can very quickly become hazardous without you even realizing it. After all, I’m sure we’ve all been surprised at how wet the floor can get while we are in the shower, even if we use a shower curtain or screen!

Where to Rent Baby Gear When Traveling – Babierge Review

by Hampers and Hiccups

Planning your next family vacation? Wondering where to rent baby gear while traveling? Look no further. Babierge is just for you. Find out my experience with them and why I think you should rent, too!

Recently, we went on our very first family vacation. The planning was in the works for a really long time. That's me – the planner. As I thought about what we would need for our two babies, I started to wonder (and slightly freak out) about car seats!

I figured car rental places must rent them, but had no idea where to start looking. So, I googled it: “Where to rent baby gear when traveling”.

Here's what surprised me: it wasn't car rental companies that showed up in my search results.

It was baby gear rental companies.

Yep, entire companies dedicated to renting baby gear!!