Category: Newborn

What Is A Preemie?

Bryan Ruiz November 24, 2020 0 Comments
"Preemie" is the common term used when referring to a premature baby. The dictionary definition of a preemie is a prematurely born infant. A preemie is born before 37 weeks gestation while a full term baby is born at 37 weeks or after. Preemies require a very different start in life, and this can vary dramatically depending on the level of prematurity. micro preemie and preemie are the two terms...

Baby Sleep Tips – Develop A Reasonable Attitude

Bryan Ruiz September 12, 2020 0 Comments
It's impossible to list all the different skills you need, and decisions that you have to make, as a new parent. Although you should try to educate yourself and talk to other parents, in most cases the best solution for any questions you may have is to follow your instincts. Parenting is, after all, one of the most natural things in the world. One of the most common and difficult things you'll...

The Importance of Baby Sleep

Bryan Ruiz August 30, 2020 0 Comments
All living creatures need sleep. Sleeping gives people and all living creatures the time for the body to recuperate and regenerate. Lion's needs 16 to 18 hours of sleep, while primates, ten to twelve hours of sleep. Humans need on average six to eight hours sleep to rejuvenate. Human babies need a full eight hours of sleep and naps in between. The body uses sleep as a way to regenerate cells and...

Baby Sleeping Book

Bryan Ruiz August 27, 2020 0 Comments
If you read ANY posts on ModernFamilyParenting.com this is the one! Is your baby not sleeping 12 hours after they are 12 weeks old? I have a fix that will change your life. I was gifted a book titled Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-By-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success and it changed our world when our little one was about 14 weeks old.  I am not getting paid to endorse this book....

At-Home Activities for Infants During Stay-At-Home Orders

Bryan Ruiz July 30, 2020 0 Comments
The COVID-19 pandemic put a hard stop to our daughter attending daycare as our state closed licensed daycare centers for over 3 months. In March 2020, our home quickly needed to become a place where a 4 month old would be comfortable, entertained, and challenged.  Below are the toys and activity centers that helped us balance taking care of our infant while navigating work from home orders. I...

The Low Down on Baby Monitors

Bryan Ruiz July 24, 2020 0 Comments
The first baby monitors were really just a small intercom you hung by your baby's crib so you would know if they started crying. Advances in design and technology have improved and so have the baby monitors you can purchase. Baby Monitors are used by millions of families every year to help watch over their newborns and older babies. Some now sense movement, sound, and some even have visual...

COVID-19 & Daycare

Bryan Ruiz July 13, 2020 0 Comments
As many of you, we have been home working our butts off, while also managing to parent our children and give them an environment to learn and grow as we look to make up for the lack of daycare and school for the moment. The stress of COVID-19 has affected us all in so many ways. Some of us have lost our jobs, some of us have taken pay cuts, some of us have even taken on more work without extra...

Baby Last Names for Same Sex Couples

Bryan Ruiz May 23, 2020 0 Comments
One of the topics that came up during our pregnancy was baby names. We did not know how to bring our last names together for our growing family. We discussed picking one and going with that, but it felt wrong. For us, we decided to combine our last names and exclude a hyphen. I’ve seen other couples actually merge to two last names to create one, which is also so creative.  Whatever you are...

6 Months Later…And Almost 200 Pounds!

Bryan Ruiz May 10, 2020 0 Comments
I've been quarantined for almost 6 weeks now and life definitely has been special, stressful, challenging and great all at the same time. We now get to be full-time parents with our 5-month old all the time, so we're not missing milestones but also now balancing work with it. With all of the chaos and stress, the last thing we've done is watch our food intake. As many of you can probably attest...

4 Baby Care Tips That I Think Every Parent Should Know!

Bryan Ruiz May 10, 2020 0 Comments
As new parents, we face so many tasks that are just expected to deal with and even worse, we do not get a manual when our little ones are born. I thought it would be helpful, based on my experience, to give you a few tidbits that every parent should know about as you venture into the world of parenting, no matter how you are starting your family.  Bathing Your Baby: While it’s harder in the...
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