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Advice for New Mums

Teething is the subject we would like to talk to you about. These are very difficult times for both you and baby. Baby will start teething at around the 6 month time. They will be grouchy and touchy for up to two months while they are cutting a milk tooth. The gums will become red and swollen and your baby will probably have a slightly raised temperature as well. This is nothing to be concerned about, it is all part of the teething process. It can take up to 3 years before your little one has all of its 20 pearly white milk teeth. So as you can tell you are in for the long haul.

You can rub products on babies gums to try and help them, or give them a liquid pain killer like Calpol etc. there are quite a few brands on the market, this should help them for a few days just to get over the really bad few days.

Things should calm down after 2 -3 days. Always seek medical advice if you have any serious concerns about the health of your baby.

We hope you find this article of use.

In our next article we will be talking to you about Baby Bedding and Baby Gro

Advice for New Mums

We thought we should now go on to help you new mums and dads out a bit with regard to starting your baby onto solid foods. By the time they reach 4 – 5 months old ( every baby is slightly different ) they will need to be weaned onto solids. Cow and Gate is one of the best top brands out there on the market today. They have such a huge selection to choose from, and everything is packed with really good ingredients that will help your baby grow up strong and healthy. Heating the food through is easy, and quick and Cow and Gate seem to have thought of just about everything your baby will need.

There are tons of other brands out there or you could buy a supermarkets own brand, especially if money is tight, as it is for most of us at the moment.

Some new mums and dads prefer to do it themselves. If you cook some meat and vegetables and potatoes and then put them through a blender, you will get the same sort of result. It is a lot more work, but the outcome is just the same. Tasty food for baby that will help it to grow up big and strong.

Once your little one is starting to get the hang of things don’t forget to introduce fruit juice to drink as well as milk, and something hard to chew on to help those milk teeth to come through. (Which will mean less sleepless nights for both mum and dad ) and a happier baby to boot.

We hope you find this section useful. We will be back with lots more tips and advice soon

Advice for New Mums

There has been a lot in the press recently about the stress that buggies can give to babies that lead into later life…

We thought just in case you had missed this relevant article we should tell you about it. There has been a case study done recently by a University Professor and on her findings when purchasing a new buggy or pram for your baby, it is vital that you make sure that baby is facing you all the time. Apparantly if you have one where the baby is facing away from you when you are pushing it, your little one becomes distressed. Since the moment you conceived it has been with you. When it is born you hold and cuddle it and talk to it and if baby cries you go to it and hold it. If you put your baby in a forward facing buggy then they can’t see you. If you are in a busy high street or road they can’t hear you and this apparantly sresses them out!

Make sure you can keep eye contact with them, talk to them, NEVER purchase a buggy or pram that faces away from you. The professor is trying to make all manufacturers discontinue the other type and stick to this idea only. She wants the other type taken off of the market.

Apparantly babies that were pushed in buggies years ago that faced away from mummy very often turn into anxious and more stressed out people. Generally they tend to be more of a worrying type of person – and we are sure that is not what any parent wants for their child later in life.

We hope that you find this advice of some use – especially if you are new mum and dad to be ( you need all the advice and help you can get! )

We will be discussing with you the topic of Baby Bedding and Baby Gift Sets next time.

Category Advice for new parents

Now that baby has arrived and the routine of sleepless nights and feeds etc is well established we would like to move on to the next phase of you and your babies life. Plenty of fresh air for both mum and baby is recommended  and light exercise for mummy is needed.

Remember to try and eat as healthily as possble, don’t neglect yourself too much. Everyone is counting on the new mum.

Always get you baby immunized at regular intervals. Always check with your Doctor if anything is troubling you.

Hopefully by now you will be enjoying of your time with your new precious little arrival. After the very first few weeks of babies life it starts to get really interesting. Give you little one plenty of things to amuse them. Bright and colourful, always being mindful to make sure all toys etc. are very safe and the right age. Sounds are also something that baby will like. Introduce things slowly, not all at once so they are overwhelmed.

At that special time between mum and baby known as feeding you want to really make a special bond. Talk to your baby as much as possible in a soothing and calming way – even though they don’t understand a thing you say it is very soothing to hear your voice. Sing to them if that is something that suits you.

Remember, this time is very special. It will never come round again. Dads will connect with baby in a totally different way this is your time.

Back again soon with we hope more tips that you find helpful.

We will talk again about Baby Clothes, Baby Gowns and Baby Gift Sets.