Archive for the 'Babies First Year' Category
Expressing at work - speaking to your boss about pumping
0 Comments Published April 29th, 2006 in Babies First Year, Breastfeeding, Top Tips.For various reasons manay moms need to go back to work within a few months after giving birth. However, even when they go back to work they still need to express milk to keep their flow at a good healthly level.
Your breasts will continue to produce milk at normal levels when breastfeeding and not doing [...]
Smoking during pregnancy is just as bad as smoking after pregnancy
0 Comments Published March 4th, 2006 in Babies First Year, Your Health.
New research shows smoking after pregnancy is just as harmful to kids as is smoking during pregnancy.
Results from a study show long-term smoke exposure in the womb and after birth increases the risk of airway disorders in a child’s first 10 years.Researchers studied the effect of smoke exposure on 1,314 newborns through parental questionnaires and [...]
Periodic fussiness at the end of the day is to be expected from every baby.
But when that crying reaches three hours a day for three days or more per week, experts say a baby has colic.
This incessant crying can be a challenge for even the most experienced parent. Experts believe that colic has [...]
Weaning Your baby off the bottle
5 Comments Published March 4th, 2006 in Babies First Year, Top Tips.The bottle may just be your baby or toddler’s best friend. It not only provides nourishment, but comfort when he’s tired or cranky. However, we all know that a bottle habit that continues long after baby’s teeth come in can be very dangerous to dental health.
Weaning from the bottle can be a difficult time, so [...]
Hi All
Thought I’d contribute a couple of tips which I have found. Some of which I have tried with great sucess.
1. Cold Teether - Give your baby a cold teether. A teether with texture may provide extra satisfaction. I have found a number of gel filled teethers which are on the market at the moment. [...]
Cot Death - Studies show sharing bed with your baby increases risk of cot death
0 Comments Published March 4th, 2006 in Babies First Year.SHARING a bed with a baby less than eight weeks old increases the risk of cot death, a new study has shown.
But the finding brings doctors no closer to understanding why seven babies a week in the UK die of unexplained causes.
Smoking, cannabis, old mattresses, sleeping position, genetics, dummies and being too warm [...]
Everything you need to know about sleep, when, how much and how often
0 Comments Published March 4th, 2006 in Babies First Year, Top Tips.What parents want to know about sleep for children (and for themselves): the where and when and why and most of all, how much.
Real Life Stories
Sleep and bedtime routines are the topics that come up most often when groups of parents of children of all ages get together. Here are some of their descriptions [...]
When my friends without kids tell me they’re “so busy,” I have to laugh quietly to myself. Juggling two children, two mortgages, and two jobs, I have to run fast just to stand still. It all often seems like an incredible grind. I drop into bed exhausted, and then rev up the engines yet again [...]
How often should your midwife visit you when you come home from hospital
1 Comment Published March 4th, 2006 in Babies First Year.In the UK Midwives have responsibility for mothers and their newborn babies for up to 28 days following birth. This does not mean you will need to be visited every day for 28 days. Most midwives practice what is called ‘selective visiting’ that is visiting that is tailor-made to the needs of you and your [...]
