You are the mom i hope to be one day if I’m blessed to have children. Your kids are so lucky to have a mom like you, and I’m so glad you’re on UA-cam and I in some way have the pleasure to have you as a part of my life. Your kindness and words of love are just so inspiring!! If I was your mom people would get sick of how much I’d talk about how awesome you are!
Oh wow, this is so sweet! Thank you for your kind words! I can assure you I’m just a normal person haha - I’m certainly not perfect either but glad you can find inspiration here ❤️
Such a great video Beth! Loved hearing your perspective on motherhood, discipline and parenting now as you are a mom of 3. I also agree that my experience of motherhood vs social media has been so different in so many ways and I would not change it for the world 🥰♥️
Ahh Beth! I love this so much and you are such an inspiration to me. You are so fun to watch and I’ve been loving everything you put out. You’re such are such a ray of sunshine and you’re such an amazing mom to your kids. Ilysm and I hope you’re having an amazing day 💕
She didn't say she achieves it, she said she expects it. I also expect it with my 4 kids under 5. Do they always do it? No. But, because I'm so clear I'm my expectations and so consistent in discipline, they are never surprised when there are consequences for not obeying right away. It's actually better this way- they always know exactly how they've fallen short because the standard never changes: "we obey right away, all the way, with a happy heart."
Thank you so much, I love hearing your experiences and thoughts! Always so happy to see if you´ve posted another video 🥰 Yet I also like your voice and felt a bit stressed by the music in the background. That´s just what I felt like ;)
2:07 Yes, young children don't need school. They just need your lap, sunshine, lots of play, read alouds. They don't need formal lessons. ❤ (From a mom who has always homeschooled and now has young adults and is still homeschooling my youngest.) 9:50 I use natural cycling as well. 12:30 To arrive anywhere on time (which is EARLY btw) - plan to arrive 15 min prior to your appointment and set timers going backward. (Ex. 2pm appointment, 1:45pm arrival, leave at 1:30pm, car at 1:25pm, entryway 1:15pm, wrap up 1:05pm, dressed 12pm)
My surprise May 2024 baby was brought to me by Natural Cycles and the Oura Ring 😂 I was breastfeeding and it did not work for birth control. I’m glad to hear it works for others!
Same. Natural cycles was really confused when my first few cycles postpartum were not regular. It seems to take an average cycle length but an average is misleading when you not yet regular. I had to do a lot of manual corrections on my own and still got pregnant 9 months post partum. Thanks, natural cycles 😂😂
Hahaha yes - this is NOT effective method of birth control if you are breastfeeding and have irregular cycles, unfortunately 😂 some people do have regular cycles while breastfeeding so it can be great for them but I think a lot of the time it’s best to wait until your cycle is predictable again! Congrats on your natural cycles baby 😂❤️
I have been struggling so bad with the discipline part of things. My son is 2 and a half and oh my goodness they weren’t joking on the terrible twos. I just want to raise a kind and good child and so many days I feel like I am doing it wrong. But more elaboration on how you discipline may be more beneficial to your audience. But also it’s your channel and you share what you think God wants you to share ❤
Stay consistent and you will see fruit! ❤️ it feels hard because it is hard, exhausting work… but such important work. You’re doing great! Will share more here soon 😘
I love your videos so much. You are such an inspiration. I have been meaning to go back through your videos and try to find where you talk about the homeschooling Vivian because I have a 2 year old and wanting to start that.
Hi Beth! These are all great tips. I am not a mom yet, but I really like the last answer you gave. To put our husbands above the kids because I want to keep that bond we have strong even after children in the future.
id like to kindly ask everyone on here to pray for me and my baby boy right now. after our anatomy scan with our second baby we found multiple complications. waiting to hear back from my referral tocthe MFM but really hoping to cover my baby boy in prayer. thank you❤ and thank you beth for another lovely video
I’d love to do this but it’s a bit tricky. So much of my story is wrapped up in complicated relationships - and for the sake of privacy/respect for those people I don’t want to divulge too much. If I can find a way to keep it more vague someday I’ll share more. 🤍
@@BethGraceMooreI totally relate to this. So much of my testimony too is wrapped up in past difficult romantic relationships. It can be a challenge to share your story in a way that is honoring to the other person.
What do you do when they aren't obedient? I think that's more of what we wanted to hear lol, at least me cause that's the part I struggle with... what type of consequence do you give?
Read "Don't make me count to 3" by Ginger Hubbard or "Raising boys to men" by Durenda Wilson. Or, in a pinch, listen to either lady's podcasts. They both have superb wisdom on discipline.
It’s so important that our kids know that we mean what we say… not so that they are afraid of some sort of negative outcome but so that they can trust we are trustworthy leaders and there’s weight to our words. I tend to go with natural consequences majority of the time. If a child is using crayons and I’ve: 1) created an environment where my child is likely to succeed (I.e, I haven’t left a 2 year old unsupervised with crayons for extended time - that would be developmentally inappropriate, so there’s a level of wisdom that WE need to have in our expectations of them 😂) And 2) I’ve outlined my expectations clearly (I.e, “we use our crayons on paper”) Then when disobedience happens and crayons are being used on the table (or anywhere other than paper), I remind them of the expectations, and let them know what the natural consequence is for disobeying…”if we can’t keep our crayons on the paper, mummy will put the crayons away”. I will generally allow another opportunity for them to try again and if there’s disobedience when I *know* they understand my expectations, the natural consequence is that we can’t colour anymore, and I will take the crayons away, right away. The consequence will change depending on the behaviour but I do my best to keep it tied to the situation. Will it lead to a meltdown? Maybe. But it’s important to work through that even though it’s uncomfortable and inconvenient, because otherwise we pay the price of our kids not respecting that what we say, goes! I find that generally, on the other side of the meltdown, toddlers realize that staying within your boundary is worth it.
I wrote this as a reply but I want to write it again. I'm a mother of a 2.5 years old and an almost 2 months old. I wish someday I will be like you! I can be so impatient and irritated sonetimes.
I find myself spending so much of my time on cleaning, food prep and laundry and only having small pockets of time for playing intentionally, going outside etc. How do you get all the house stuff done? I know it looks different for everyone but just curious.
I do housework as I go - picking things up and putting them away from one room to the next, using the “one touch” rule (instead of putting a dish in the sink, put it straight in the dishwasher)… etc. But for the most part I do bigger pick ups at a few different points in the day - generally one in the morning, one quick one in the afternoon during quiet time and once again at night when the kids are in bed!
Beth you are such an inspiration and have so much wisdom. I am currently 30 weeks pregnant with baby number 2 and struggling with getting my daughter to play independently. Would love to know how you encourage independent play. Also do you have a learning tower you would recommend for helping out in the kitchen
Hello! 🤍 ah, so excited for you! Congrats! How old is your first child? It depends on their age but open ended toys would be my first recommendation… kids are much more likely to get lost in play when their imaginations can run wild! Toy rotation can be helpful too if you haven’t tried it already. I find there are certain pockets of the day where my kids are most likely to play independently and it’s almost always after they’ve gotten focused attention from me first. Some kids take time to enjoy independent play and that’s okay! ❤️
@@BethGraceMoore my daughter is 21months old now. I do agree with you that when my husband or I give her dedicated time in the morning like while I'm making breakfast including her in the process or she spends time with Dad before he goes to work then she is more likely to play independently while I do breakfast clean up. I have been meaning to do a toy rotation or even a toy rearranging to make our play space fresh again. I do know that sleep also plays a factor in independent play. Thank you so much for your response.
As a Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner, I would just warn against using temperature alone for fertility tracking. Temperature is great for closing the fertile window, but not for opening it. You always need a second biomarker, like cervical mucus, to track the whole fertile window if you're using temp. BBT is also tricky because you need like four hours of uninterrupted sleep before you temp for it to be accurate. If you're waking up at night with a baby, that can be difficult.
Natural cycles allows for tracking of a lot of other elements, including cervical mucus! 🤍 totally agree that only one parameter on its own is not enough to get the full picture!!
Question: did you have your period before you got pregnant again?? We are wanting to have a closer age gap, but I have not gotten my period back. I am 8 months pp.
How has tracking your basal body temp worked with being up so much in the night? I used this method for a while but found my temps were so all over the place depending on how much/when I was up at night.
At what age do you think kids can understand respect/obedience? My girl is just under 2 and while her natural demeanor is thankfully respectful and obedient, there’s still times where she’s just a toddler laughing when she does something I asked her not to do. And she thinks it’s a game to run out into the road. Should I be able to expect her to understand and listen so young?
I think things really shift specifically after age 2! I found 18-24 months to be such a sweet spot where they still want to listen naturally and are less inclined to push boundaries all the time haha 😂
How do you get a 11 month old involved? He usually just gets upset after 5 minutes of me doing something else. And he is too heavy for a carrier these days.
During meal prep - give a few containers or safe kitchen tools to play with on the floor beside you… after 12 months+ I recommend a learning tower for the kitchen. With laundry, try giving him a few towels or things to “fold” beside you or ask him to toss things in/out of a hamper… for cleaning, giving a little wet rag and asking to help “wash the floors”, “wash the walls” etc beside you while you actually clean. Just a few ideas! Little jobs like that that make them feel like they’re included! So good for their self confidence to feel helpful and someday it actually will be helpful for you. My 3 year old is folding her laundry now hahaha
@ love these ideas! Thanks so much! Also how do you require obedience for an 11 month old? I tell my son to not touch cords with a firm voice and continues to go back to it until I move him away. Idk if it’s effective!
@@BethGraceMoorecouldn't agree more! My almost 3 year old was helping me scrub the shower today, but I remember that at 18 months, he was already helping me hang laundry on a lower line. Everything takes longer, but it not only keeps them busy and makes them feel like a valuable part of the family , but it teaches them great skills for when they're older! Love your content... You encourage me so much in my motherhood journey, thank you! Struggling with me health at the moment, so being a mama is both the biggest joy in this season, but also so exhausting and challenge. Praying that I can get answers and be back to normal soon!
@@whitney3585I have a 2 year old and I think at that age (11 months) they are still learning and grasping what you mean when you say no. I just remained consistent with my no’s and around 14 months ish he started to follow through. For example we have 2 stairs into our kitchen from our living room (we otherwise live on one floor) and instead of getting a baby gate, when he started crawling as he’d get closer to the stair we’d firmly say “no stairs, it’s dangerous” firmly and then pick him up and move him away. By the time he started walking around 12 months, he would never go further than the stairs, he’d stop himself and then turn back, eventually we taught him how to get down safely. But we didn’t need a baby gate because consistency eventually pays off. So all that to say 11 months is still young, don’t get discouraged. Keep being consistent in the firm boundaries and modelling the behaviour/result you want and they will eventually get it soon.
Any fellow cosleeping families in the comments? My girl is almost two and not only sleeps with us at night, but I also rock her for her naps. 🙃 I know - I’m a sucker. But at the same time I don’t regret it at all. I cherish every snuggle. BUT we’re now expecting #2 and I’m like how the heck am I going to do this when she relies on me so much for sleep? How did y’all navigate cosleeping when you added kids? Hopefully I’m not alone with this comment 🤪
I was hoping to find a comment like this - I'm In the same situation ! Haha. But our daughter is now 7 months and my son just turned 3 and he's juuuuust starting to fall asleep for his naps independently (sometimes 😅) but they surprise you with how they can become independent lol
Same here except not pregnant with a second… yet😊 I cherish it as much as I can now because part of me thinks I won’t be able to pull it off with another kid haha
@@hellovitalitywellness. oh wow this is so nice to read! So glad I’m not alone. What did you do until he started sleeping more independently? Did you ever bed share with both?
@@alicewilliams____ yay! We’re in this together! lol. What do you plan to do when the new baby comes? I’m kind of just praying we can do the bedside crib/bassinet and still have my toddler with us. We shall see!
Don't feel badly about switching to formula when it comes to antibodies. The research is unclear on the benefits of antibodies via breastmilk after the first month or two. I know this is anecdotal, but with my 4 kids, the one who got sick most often and stayed sick the longest was my kid who had breastmilk until 11 months old. The other 3 were on formula by 2 months old and have comparatively great immune systems! So I can't point to breastmilk for their relative health.
When you share about how your faith impacts your life/family/marriage I feel so ministered to! I know faith isn’t like your whole “brand” 😂 but would there be a space you could share what God is teaching you or speak a word you want other christian women to hear? I would so join a $5 patreon or something for that different content!
Hi Beth! I’m interested in Natural Cycles and have been planning to go that route for awhile (currently 36w pregnant with my second). Do you know if NC works while breastfeeding? I plan to breastfeed for awhile and want to prevent pregnancy. Thank you! 🩷
I think it totally depends on the regularity of your periods! If you haven’t gotten your period back or it’s super spotty, I’d definitely recommend using another form of protection in the meantime! I think it’s still worth using for tracking but wouldn’t rely on it as a method of birth control yet. :)
You are the mom i hope to be one day if I’m blessed to have children. Your kids are so lucky to have a mom like you, and I’m so glad you’re on UA-cam and I in some way have the pleasure to have you as a part of my life. Your kindness and words of love are just so inspiring!! If I was your mom people would get sick of how much I’d talk about how awesome you are!
I'm a mother of 2 and I think the same. I wish someday I will be like her. I can be so irritated and impatient sometimes.
Oh wow, this is so sweet! Thank you for your kind words! I can assure you I’m just a normal person haha - I’m certainly not perfect either but glad you can find inspiration here ❤️
The blue on you looks so good! I’m guessing because you’re a cool/winter colour type. It looks lovely ☺️
I’m 27 weeks pregnant with my second and your little one is so precious I actually teared up! ❤😂 love your videos.
Such a great video Beth! Loved hearing your perspective on motherhood, discipline and parenting now as you are a mom of 3. I also agree that my experience of motherhood vs social media has been so different in so many ways and I would not change it for the world 🥰♥️
Ahh Beth! I love this so much and you are such an inspiration to me. You are so fun to watch and I’ve been loving everything you put out. You’re such are such a ray of sunshine and you’re such an amazing mom to your kids. Ilysm and I hope you’re having an amazing day 💕
You are SO sweet, thank you so much for your kind words!
Can you elaborate how you achieve obedience the first time
She didn't say she achieves it, she said she expects it. I also expect it with my 4 kids under 5. Do they always do it? No. But, because I'm so clear I'm my expectations and so consistent in discipline, they are never surprised when there are consequences for not obeying right away. It's actually better this way- they always know exactly how they've fallen short because the standard never changes: "we obey right away, all the way, with a happy heart."
Thank you so much, I love hearing your experiences and thoughts! Always so happy to see if you´ve posted another video 🥰 Yet I also like your voice and felt a bit stressed by the music in the background. That´s just what I felt like ;)
2:07 Yes, young children don't need school. They just need your lap, sunshine, lots of play, read alouds. They don't need formal lessons. ❤ (From a mom who has always homeschooled and now has young adults and is still homeschooling my youngest.)
9:50 I use natural cycling as well.
12:30 To arrive anywhere on time (which is EARLY btw) - plan to arrive 15 min prior to your appointment and set timers going backward. (Ex. 2pm appointment, 1:45pm arrival, leave at 1:30pm, car at 1:25pm, entryway 1:15pm, wrap up 1:05pm, dressed 12pm)
My surprise May 2024 baby was brought to me by Natural Cycles and the Oura Ring 😂 I was breastfeeding and it did not work for birth control. I’m glad to hear it works for others!
Same. Natural cycles was really confused when my first few cycles postpartum were not regular. It seems to take an average cycle length but an average is misleading when you not yet regular. I had to do a lot of manual corrections on my own and still got pregnant 9 months post partum. Thanks, natural cycles 😂😂
Hahaha yes - this is NOT effective method of birth control if you are breastfeeding and have irregular cycles, unfortunately 😂 some people do have regular cycles while breastfeeding so it can be great for them but I think a lot of the time it’s best to wait until your cycle is predictable again! Congrats on your natural cycles baby 😂❤️
Rosie's face while you were waving her dummy around 🤣 I was cackling
I was getting so distracted watching her while editing hahaha she’s SO cute
@BethGraceMoore 😂 she is adorable!
I have been struggling so bad with the discipline part of things. My son is 2 and a half and oh my goodness they weren’t joking on the terrible twos. I just want to raise a kind and good child and so many days I feel like I am doing it wrong. But more elaboration on how you discipline may be more beneficial to your audience. But also it’s your channel and you share what you think God wants you to share ❤
Stay consistent and you will see fruit! ❤️ it feels hard because it is hard, exhausting work… but such important work. You’re doing great! Will share more here soon 😘
@ Thank you so much dear! I’m grateful to have women like you to help give us insight and advice! You’re doing great as well!
I love the idea of a full table as well. Beautiful.
I love your videos so much. You are such an inspiration. I have been meaning to go back through your videos and try to find where you talk about the homeschooling Vivian because I have a 2 year old and wanting to start that.
would love to hear your systems on buying food and cooking!
I have a video all about this! I share lots about the meal planning system here ❤️ ua-cam.com/video/hJxlZu96NN4/v-deo.htmlsi=oodrq3RYxf9oV_pO
Hi Beth! These are all great tips. I am not a mom yet, but I really like the last answer you gave. To put our husbands above the kids because I want to keep that bond we have strong even after children in the future.
How do you get obedience the first time, my 3 year old is firmly in the not listening stage!
id like to kindly ask everyone on here to pray for me and my baby boy right now. after our anatomy scan with our second baby we found multiple complications. waiting to hear back from my referral tocthe MFM but really hoping to cover my baby boy in prayer. thank you❤ and thank you beth for another lovely video
Praying for you and your sweet son ❤
Can you share your testimony?? I think it would impact me and many others watching I love all your videos!! ❤ I hope you are doing well!
I’d love to do this but it’s a bit tricky. So much of my story is wrapped up in complicated relationships - and for the sake of privacy/respect for those people I don’t want to divulge too much. If I can find a way to keep it more vague someday I’ll share more. 🤍
That would be great! Or just a video about faith ❤
@@BethGraceMooreI totally relate to this. So much of my testimony too is wrapped up in past difficult romantic relationships. It can be a challenge to share your story in a way that is honoring to the other person.
@@taraleasure Yes, totally get that! Also hard when you have tricky family dynamics 🤪
Great question!
Regarding the Natural cycles, when I was younger, we called it The Rythem method!
What do you do when they aren't obedient? I think that's more of what we wanted to hear lol, at least me cause that's the part I struggle with... what type of consequence do you give?
Would love to hear about that! We just entered more of that phase with our boy who just turned two!
Yes! Obedience is something I want to work on more as a mother. Would love to hear Beth’s thoughts on how to instill obedience.
Read "Don't make me count to 3" by Ginger Hubbard or "Raising boys to men" by Durenda Wilson. Or, in a pinch, listen to either lady's podcasts. They both have superb wisdom on discipline.
It’s so important that our kids know that we mean what we say… not so that they are afraid of some sort of negative outcome but so that they can trust we are trustworthy leaders and there’s weight to our words. I tend to go with natural consequences majority of the time. If a child is using crayons and I’ve:
1) created an environment where my child is likely to succeed (I.e, I haven’t left a 2 year old unsupervised with crayons for extended time - that would be developmentally inappropriate, so there’s a level of wisdom that WE need to have in our expectations of them 😂)
And
2) I’ve outlined my expectations clearly (I.e, “we use our crayons on paper”)
Then when disobedience happens and crayons are being used on the table (or anywhere other than paper), I remind them of the expectations, and let them know what the natural consequence is for disobeying…”if we can’t keep our crayons on the paper, mummy will put the crayons away”. I will generally allow another opportunity for them to try again and if there’s disobedience when I *know* they understand my expectations, the natural consequence is that we can’t colour anymore, and I will take the crayons away, right away.
The consequence will change depending on the behaviour but I do my best to keep it tied to the situation.
Will it lead to a meltdown? Maybe. But it’s important to work through that even though it’s uncomfortable and inconvenient, because otherwise we pay the price of our kids not respecting that what we say, goes! I find that generally, on the other side of the meltdown, toddlers realize that staying within your boundary is worth it.
I wrote this as a reply but I want to write it again. I'm a mother of a 2.5 years old and an almost 2 months old. I wish someday I will be like you! I can be so impatient and irritated sonetimes.
I find myself spending so much of my time on cleaning, food prep and laundry and only having small pockets of time for playing intentionally, going outside etc. How do you get all the house stuff done? I know it looks different for everyone but just curious.
I do housework as I go - picking things up and putting them away from one room to the next, using the “one touch” rule (instead of putting a dish in the sink, put it straight in the dishwasher)… etc. But for the most part I do bigger pick ups at a few different points in the day - generally one in the morning, one quick one in the afternoon during quiet time and once again at night when the kids are in bed!
Beth you are such an inspiration and have so much wisdom. I am currently 30 weeks pregnant with baby number 2 and struggling with getting my daughter to play independently. Would love to know how you encourage independent play. Also do you have a learning tower you would recommend for helping out in the kitchen
Hello! 🤍 ah, so excited for you! Congrats! How old is your first child? It depends on their age but open ended toys would be my first recommendation… kids are much more likely to get lost in play when their imaginations can run wild! Toy rotation can be helpful too if you haven’t tried it already. I find there are certain pockets of the day where my kids are most likely to play independently and it’s almost always after they’ve gotten focused attention from me first. Some kids take time to enjoy independent play and that’s okay! ❤️
@@BethGraceMoore my daughter is 21months old now. I do agree with you that when my husband or I give her dedicated time in the morning like while I'm making breakfast including her in the process or she spends time with Dad before he goes to work then she is more likely to play independently while I do breakfast clean up. I have been meaning to do a toy rotation or even a toy rearranging to make our play space fresh again. I do know that sleep also plays a factor in independent play. Thank you so much for your response.
So good! Thanks for sharing!
Just supporting you with a comment 🤗
Loving the hair color, very beautiful on you.
As a Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner, I would just warn against using temperature alone for fertility tracking. Temperature is great for closing the fertile window, but not for opening it. You always need a second biomarker, like cervical mucus, to track the whole fertile window if you're using temp. BBT is also tricky because you need like four hours of uninterrupted sleep before you temp for it to be accurate. If you're waking up at night with a baby, that can be difficult.
Natural cycles allows for tracking of a lot of other elements, including cervical mucus! 🤍 totally agree that only one parameter on its own is not enough to get the full picture!!
Love your channel, our kids are close in age (6 months)! But I would love to know where are your earrings from!
Question: did you have your period before you got pregnant again?? We are wanting to have a closer age gap, but I have not gotten my period back. I am 8 months pp.
Yes!! I always get it back at 6 months postpartum even when exclusively breastfeeding around the clock 🫠
How has tracking your basal body temp worked with being up so much in the night? I used this method for a while but found my temps were so all over the place depending on how much/when I was up at night.
What great topics. Thanks for inspiring my own UA-cam channel! ✨🤍
Do you have a video on how the birth control pill negatively affected your health?
At what age do you think kids can understand respect/obedience? My girl is just under 2 and while her natural demeanor is thankfully respectful and obedient, there’s still times where she’s just a toddler laughing when she does something I asked her not to do. And she thinks it’s a game to run out into the road. Should I be able to expect her to understand and listen so young?
I think things really shift specifically after age 2! I found 18-24 months to be such a sweet spot where they still want to listen naturally and are less inclined to push boundaries all the time haha 😂
How do you get a 11 month old involved? He usually just gets upset after 5 minutes of me doing something else. And he is too heavy for a carrier these days.
During meal prep - give a few containers or safe kitchen tools to play with on the floor beside you… after 12 months+ I recommend a learning tower for the kitchen. With laundry, try giving him a few towels or things to “fold” beside you or ask him to toss things in/out of a hamper… for cleaning, giving a little wet rag and asking to help “wash the floors”, “wash the walls” etc beside you while you actually clean. Just a few ideas! Little jobs like that that make them feel like they’re included! So good for their self confidence to feel helpful and someday it actually will be helpful for you. My 3 year old is folding her laundry now hahaha
@ love these ideas! Thanks so much! Also how do you require obedience for an 11 month old? I tell my son to not touch cords with a firm voice and continues to go back to it until I move him away. Idk if it’s effective!
@whitney3585 in my experience, eventually they get it. My son is 15 months and it's just starting to click for him! Just keep being consistent
@@BethGraceMoorecouldn't agree more! My almost 3 year old was helping me scrub the shower today, but I remember that at 18 months, he was already helping me hang laundry on a lower line. Everything takes longer, but it not only keeps them busy and makes them feel like a valuable part of the family , but it teaches them great skills for when they're older!
Love your content... You encourage me so much in my motherhood journey, thank you! Struggling with me health at the moment, so being a mama is both the biggest joy in this season, but also so exhausting and challenge. Praying that I can get answers and be back to normal soon!
@@whitney3585I have a 2 year old and I think at that age (11 months) they are still learning and grasping what you mean when you say no. I just remained consistent with my no’s and around 14 months ish he started to follow through. For example we have 2 stairs into our kitchen from our living room (we otherwise live on one floor) and instead of getting a baby gate, when he started crawling as he’d get closer to the stair we’d firmly say “no stairs, it’s dangerous” firmly and then pick him up and move him away. By the time he started walking around 12 months, he would never go further than the stairs, he’d stop himself and then turn back, eventually we taught him how to get down safely. But we didn’t need a baby gate because consistency eventually pays off.
So all that to say 11 months is still young, don’t get discouraged. Keep being consistent in the firm boundaries and modelling the behaviour/result you want and they will eventually get it soon.
Perfect hair👍🏼
could you please share more about the arts/crafts you have your children do in an upcoming video?
Any fellow cosleeping families in the comments? My girl is almost two and not only sleeps with us at night, but I also rock her for her naps. 🙃 I know - I’m a sucker. But at the same time I don’t regret it at all. I cherish every snuggle. BUT we’re now expecting #2 and I’m like how the heck am I going to do this when she relies on me so much for sleep? How did y’all navigate cosleeping when you added kids? Hopefully I’m not alone with this comment 🤪
I was hoping to find a comment like this - I'm In the same situation ! Haha. But our daughter is now 7 months and my son just turned 3 and he's juuuuust starting to fall asleep for his naps independently (sometimes 😅) but they surprise you with how they can become independent lol
I’m a cosleeping mama currently pregnant 🤰🏼
Same here except not pregnant with a second… yet😊 I cherish it as much as I can now because part of me thinks I won’t be able to pull it off with another kid haha
@@hellovitalitywellness. oh wow this is so nice to read! So glad I’m not alone. What did you do until he started sleeping more independently? Did you ever bed share with both?
@@alicewilliams____ yay! We’re in this together! lol. What do you plan to do when the new baby comes? I’m kind of just praying we can do the bedside crib/bassinet and still have my toddler with us. We shall see!
This was a beautiful video my friend - and those fruits of the Spirit are always soo evident in you 🤍
Don't feel badly about switching to formula when it comes to antibodies. The research is unclear on the benefits of antibodies via breastmilk after the first month or two. I know this is anecdotal, but with my 4 kids, the one who got sick most often and stayed sick the longest was my kid who had breastmilk until 11 months old. The other 3 were on formula by 2 months old and have comparatively great immune systems! So I can't point to breastmilk for their relative health.
This was helpful for me to read - thank you for sharing 🥹❤️
When you share about how your faith impacts your life/family/marriage I feel so ministered to! I know faith isn’t like your whole “brand” 😂 but would there be a space you could share what God is teaching you or speak a word you want other christian women to hear? I would so join a $5 patreon or something for that different content!
Oooooh this is an interesting thought - will deff look into this idea! 🤍
@bethgracemoore it also could be monthly content rather than weekly because I feel like it would be a big workload to add a whole new topic weekly
Hi Beth! I’m interested in Natural Cycles and have been planning to go that route for awhile (currently 36w pregnant with my second). Do you know if NC works while breastfeeding? I plan to breastfeed for awhile and want to prevent pregnancy. Thank you! 🩷
I think it totally depends on the regularity of your periods! If you haven’t gotten your period back or it’s super spotty, I’d definitely recommend using another form of protection in the meantime! I think it’s still worth using for tracking but wouldn’t rely on it as a method of birth control yet. :)