Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Filed under: Dawnn's News
My husband and I just got back from our trip to Cancun, aka our "babymoon". It was great to have some couple time before our new baby arrives and our family expands to having three kids around the house! I'm glad we went away during my second trimester of pregnancy - I'm not too big yet and can still move around, but I'm over that dreadful morning sickness stage (wow, it was so bad this year!). That said, it was TOO HOT in Cancun!
Now that we're back, and I'm coming up on my third trimester, I've begun getting nervous about labour. Again. I know this is not my first time, but I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse! I had my son, Gabe, after 6 hours of labour and my daughter, Kenya, after 4 hours. Both babies were born on their due dates and both weighed in at 7lb 6oz. Pretty unusual, don't you think? I'm quite a petite woman (4ft 11" and about 100lbs), so I'm hoping that this baby is not going to be larger, as they often are in subsequent births.
How were your experiences in labour for your subsequent babies?
| Posted by Cheeky Chops at 6:21PM |
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Filed under: Dawnn's News
Stay tuned to the Electra Health Floor newsletter, coming out this month, for a little feature about Cheeky Chops and my services. Electra Health Floor is a downtown Vancouver health and wellness clinic and I'm proud to be featured by them.
Here's an excerpt from the feature:
"Dawnn Whittaker... specializes in helping babies and children learn healthy sleeping habits which often brings overall peace and sanity to tired households...
As a former nanny and Mum of two (soon to be three), Dawnn has 16 years of hands-on experience and her work has taken her throughout the UK, Australia, Canada and the US. She has worked with hundreds of parents and their many different parenting styles and has helped them make positive changes in a way in which they are comfortable.
Dawnn can also help with the introduction of solids, potty training, transitioning children from co-sleeping to sleeping independently, and transitioning from a crib to a bed."
I had a chance to work with Mark, one of the health practitioners there, and his baby - who is now sleeping fantastically well! I'm so happy to share success stories - are you ready to be one of them too?
| Posted by Cheeky Chops at 7:36PM |
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Filed under: Dawnn's News
If you've been sitting on some questions for me, now's your chance to ask them! Coming up on August 7th at 10:30am, I'll be on the radio with Real Parenting with Amy Bronee to answer your sleep questions. You can tune into the Victoria-based C-FAX 1070 to listen in.
So, head on over here to leave a comment with your question or email realparenting@shaw.ca.
I'll post a transcript here of the questions and answers after the radio interview!
| Posted by Cheeky Chops at 7:44PM |
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Comments
Natasha (BCSunsetGourmet)
Posted 1 year ago
My 1st baby, 11 days early, 8lbs 6oz (water broke naturally). My 2nd baby 14 days early (induced due to preeclampsia), 9lbs 2oz. 3rd baby, 1 week late and weighed 7lb 14oz. All boys too, btw.