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Is Your Baby Ready for Solid Foods?
Babies who are ready to start solid foods show all 5 of these signs:

wichealth
Jul 26, 20191 min read
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Apple Chicken Quesadilla
Packed with flavor and nutrition, this quesadilla makes for an awesome dinner (or lunch, or even breakfast)! Another bonus is that almost...

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Jul 19, 20192 min read
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How to Curb Your Child's Post-Meal Hunger
When asked what they do when their kids ask for something to eat half an hour after mealtime, here is the advice our panel of parents...

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Jul 12, 20191 min read
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How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Foods
Trying to get kids to like more foods is a common struggle parents face. Often, infants who happily accepted every food they were given,...

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Jun 28, 20192 min read
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Using Available Resources for Breastfeeding Success
My name is Sarah, and I live in Utah. My children are Peregrine (10), Trippton (8), Finley (4), and Atticus (15 months). From the time I...

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Jun 21, 20192 min read
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Learning and Growing in Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, I'm not gonna lie, it's been a hard journey to stick with. Not saying the support hasn't been absolutely incredible. There...

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Jun 14, 20193 min read
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How to Handle Snacks Before Bedtime
Your child tells you they are hungry a few minutes before bedtime, what do you do? This is an area a lot of parents are confused on!...

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Jun 7, 20192 min read
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Battling the Baby Blues for the Sake of Brighter Days
My name is Mia Ortiz. I am a very young mom. I had my little sweetheart at the age of nineteen. The months leading up to her birth, I was...

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May 31, 20196 min read
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The Engorgement; Being Patient and Learning to Feed Your Baby
Two days after giving birth I’m sitting on the couch with baby in arms and I’m wondering “is my milk going to come in? Am I going to be...

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May 24, 20194 min read
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Overcoming Breastfeeding Struggles: Listening to Your Body and Seeking Out the Help You Need
Breastfeeding all my children has been a goal that I have always wanted to accomplish. When our son JaCody was born, he had a hard time...

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May 17, 20193 min read
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How to Make Snack Time Easier and Healthier
As parents, we want to make snack times as easy as possible. We also want to provide grab-and-go foods that are nutritious. To find a...

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May 10, 20192 min read
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Black Bean & Corn Quesadillas
Every month when we get our WIC checks I always like to think of new recipes to utilize all the food items we receive. One of my family's...

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Feb 28, 20191 min read
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Peanuts and Beyond: Coping with Childhood Food Allergies
“Your daughter is breathing at 80% capacity. To assist her in breathing, we need to administer a breathing treatment, epinephrine and...

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Feb 28, 20195 min read
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Taking Time to Care for Yourself
Hi! My name is Amy. My husband and I have 3 boys. They are 14, 10 and 1 years old. Our youngest has special needs. He has a few rare...

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Feb 28, 20193 min read
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Sweet Endings
My mom breastfed me, as well as my sister and my two brothers, so when it was my turn, to nurse my son, I figured it was going to be easy...

wichealth
Feb 28, 20194 min read
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How I Keep My Money and Avoid the Fries
Pulling out of my in-laws’ driveway, we wave goodbye and the kids settle into their seats as we head to the interstate. My daughter...

wichealth
Feb 28, 20194 min read
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Low Stress Path to Pearly Whites
It’s no problem to get our kids to brush their teeth, right? I don’t know about you, but this was not my experience with my daughter. She...

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Feb 28, 20194 min read
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Gaining New-Mom Confidence with WIC
One thing that I knew was important to me when I found out that I was pregnant was breastfeeding my baby or at least trying to. At first...

wichealth
Feb 27, 20192 min read
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The Weight is Over
Are you a mom struggling to get rid of that baby weight but haven’t figured out how? If this is you, let me share a little story with you...

wichealth
Feb 26, 20194 min read
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Secrets to My Picky Eater
Finding healthy meals and snacks can be a challenge, especially if you have more than one child to please. As a mother of two with one on...

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Jan 23, 20192 min read
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