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Well.. you’ve made it. Congratulations. You’ve made it through the parental highs and heartaches of caring for your screaming new born baby. Sleep patterns are returning to normal and the suitcases beneath your eyes are becoming mere bags once more. Crack open the bubbly! Parenting must surely be a doddle from this point onwards. Mustn’t [...]
If you have kids, you have probably asked yourself why your kids need to play with toys. There are very different opinions on this particular subject, but in the end we all want what’s best for our kids. There is a growing trend for kids to sit around the house and watch television all day. [...]
What is a Midwife? A midwife is a female or a male, but is often female, that is a medical professional hired by the mother-to-be to help her throughout the pregnancy and to help with the delivery of the baby. A midwife provides care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and may [...]
Attachment Parenting is a theory of parenting that strives to nurture the bond between parents and children. There is no exact way to practice Attachment Parenting, and practices vary from family to family. But all Attachment parents recognize the strong bond between themselves and their children, and they attempt to develop a connection based on [...]
Trying to talk to men I must be one of thousands, as a woman, who finds trying to talk to their partner about babies a real struggle. My partner, bless his soul, is so loving and kind, and is SO good with babies and children. But when I try to discuss plans for children, [...]
Buying a new car always involves time and effort and this is even more the case when you are parents looking for a family friendly vehicle. There are a number of things that you need to think about, beside the number plates when you are looking for the ideal family car. Tip 1. [...]
Many parents wonder about what is the right way to nurture their children. All parents intend to give their best efforts towards bringing their children up as complete individuals who can flourish in every field and taste every possible success. From the moment babies are born, every parent starts fretting about their bringing up [...]
Being a mummy is, and always will be, the most important job I have ever had! I love my children more than life itself. I know how tough life can be and feel so responsible for giving them the best start I can in life. And what a rollercoaster ride it has been so far! Like [...]
If you are the parent of a new baby, then you are finding out how expensive babies can be. However, you can find some great deals on baby goodies if you know where to look. One great place you can find the best deals on baby goodies is consignment shops. Consignment shops not only [...]
I always regret reading these stories as they tend to play on my mind. I guess its something I will never be able to understand, why mothers are able to commit such drastic actions, what frame of mind must they be in? The lad was fished out of the hole in -30°C after a man [...]
The Blogs Top list of articles to help you with your baby: Cover of Be a Baby How To Create Your Very Own Baby Changing Mat Cover Allowing your baby to cry – is it cruel? Should you cut your baby’s tongue-tie? Colic is a myth – I disagree A new [...]
We had many mixed views on the discussion of allowing your child to cry last night on my mums group. I am of the opinion that it is OK to allow your baby to cry for short periods of time. When you first become a mum and you have this tiny little baby to [...]
Members of the European Parliament (MEP’s) are planning to debate and vote on changes to Maternity Leave. If these rules are passed the UK has to implement them thanks to our membership into the European Union. Now for those who haven’t heard, the proposed changes are: Every mother who returns to work full-time [...]
In the moment when babies are born, they instinctively know how to suck, this way being able to survive. Nonetheless there are some cases when babies don’t like to be breast fed and they develop a preference for the bottle. This phenomenon is known as nipple preference or nipple confusion.
Being a mum of triplets is not as hard as hard as it sounds. The babies were in hospital for between 10 an 12 weeks. I expressed breast milk when they were in SCBU and I breastfed when I could. When my little boy came home I used to breastfeed and express every 3 hours, [...]
I travel around the shops this weekend, looking for my first items of baby clothes. I don’t know the sex of the baby yet, so were looking for neutral unisex clothes..I don’t know about anyone else, but I think a newborn just looks beautiful in white. So searching down the isles, hooks upon hooks of blue [...]
When I’m building in the block room, Please don’t say I’m “Just playing.” For, you see, I’m learning as I play, About balance, I may be an architect someday. When I’m getting all dressed up, Setting the table, caring for the babies, Don’t get the idea I’m “Just Playing.” I may be a mother [...]
Before giving birth to my daughter, I’d already decided I was going to breastfeed. After all, breast is best, plus there was no buying, no sterilising, no preparing, it was just flip it out n serve (please excuse the expression). When my daughter was born, they put her straight to my breast, and she took [...]
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