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<\/a><\/p>\nSome say that the alcohol can have a negative effect on milk supply, but personally, I haven\u2019t experienced that. Others say that a certain type of beer (like a stout) works better than other types. For me, any type of beer has the same enhancing effect. I\u2019m not saying all nursing moms should go drink beer, in fact, non-alcoholic beer will work just as well if you\u2019re looking for a supply boost. And if you have more of a sweet tooth, whip up some lactation cookies instead. These are my favorite.<\/p>\n
Now onto swaddling\u2026<\/p>\n
As you all know, from the moment Hailey was born, we\u2019ve swaddled her for naps and nighttime sleep.<\/p>\n
Was she ever really that little? Oh my goodness. Mom swoon.<\/p>\n From what I\u2019ve gathered, most people stop swaddling around 3 months for various reasons. We didn\u2019t. In fact, we switched to double swaddling Hailey because she slept so well when snuggled up.<\/p>\n Lately she began to break free of the double swaddle, velcro and all. For naps I\u2019d only swaddle her legs, but to try and put her down with no swaddle at all always turned into a battle.<\/p>\n I wasn\u2019t sure what to do. I figured it might be a tough transition out of swaddling, and prepared myself for some sleepless nights.<\/p>\n Then reader Jen suggested I look into a product called Baby Merlin\u2019s Magical Sleepsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n The sleepsuit is designed to help babies transition out of swaddling by providing the warmth and coziness of a swaddle, without the swaddle. It also helps to subdue the twitches and jerky movements babies have that often wake them up.<\/p>\n Sounds downright, well, magical, doesn\u2019t it? I contacted the company and they offered to send me a suit to try with Hailey. They have 2 sizes, 3-6 months and 6-9 months. I went with the larger size.<\/p>\n The suit reminded me of a snow suit, slightly bulky and super snuggly. It has 2 zippers so it was easy to get Hailey in and out. Much easier than trying to swaddle my strong 5 month old .<\/p>\n Hailey seemed to get a kick out of wearing it.<\/p>\n The true test, though, came at nap time. When she was tired, I put her in the suit, laid her in the crib and walked out holding my breath. Silence. I went back to check on her about 10 minutes later and found this:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n