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Getting Ready for Winter Autumn and winter are  especially wonderful times for babywearing. Even though it’s perfectly great in summer, there’s just something snug and comforting about bundling up and stepping out into a chilly day together. The game changes with the season, though, so here’s some tips for wearing that baby through the colder months. Strap baby over your indoor clothes and wear a large coat over you both Rather than face the hassle and discomfort of strapping up over a bulky coat, then undoing the whole shebang when you get indoors, choose a coat that’s a size or so too large and wear it over both of you. In this way, you share body heat and can unbutton and remove your outwear as you normally would. Don’t rug

Spend Time Bonding and Reap the Rewards Helping your new born grow and develop is all about helping them to have the best start in life. You can buy them the best clothes, toys and all other accessories that are designed to enhance their lives but there is nothing more precious than the special bond between parents and their child. Life is hectic. It hurtles past us at an alarming rate and we get wrapped up in work and other personal aspects of life that mean many of us miss out on those special moments with our children. From the moment they enter they world, all they need is you and nothing else. They want a parent that they can depend on and a parent who will

Parenting is Easier When You Have Fun Becoming a parent for the first time is an exciting prospect but nobody can prepare your for how much your life is going to change. It is a time where that special addition to your life calls on you for everything. When they need feeding, changing or when they are tired, they need your help and that means you have to devote all of your time to them. This is undoubtedly tiring and after countless nights of no sleep, it is common for people to wonder what they are actually doing. That is natural. These amazing babies have come into our lives and turned them upside down, so parents are well within their right to question what is happening to them.

Choosing the Right Carrier for You When it comes to baby carriers, there are some good options available to suit your lifestyle, with many parents choosing to have two carriers in the family. The first would be used while they are newborn. This is often a wrap or very soft carrier, but once they become older and even up to their toddler years, a soft structured carrier works well, (although keep in mind many of the soft structured carriers can be used from newborn to 15 kgs). There are carriers available that are adaptable for both newborn babies and older babies – taking them right up to approx. 20kgs.. So, how do you choose the right carrier for you? If you are looking for a carrier that will

Making it Through the First Few Months Even if you think you are fully prepared for the first few months of being a new parent, you’ll soon find that there will be times when you still feel rather out of your depth. This season can introduce many new feelings and many of us constantly wonder how best to navigate the needs of this brand new season with a precious little person whose needs us so much. While everybody’s experiences are different, nobody expects the first few months to be completely easy, but there are certainly some great tips for making everyday life run a little smoother.  Here are a few ways that can help you make it through those all-important first months. Be sure to accept help You’re not

How Skin-to-skin Contact Makes Life Easier During your pregnancy, you are as close to your child as you possibly could be. You’re their source of protection and nutrition, so that bond is vital. Though, after giving birth, you find that this type of connection is suddenly taken away – your child no longer has direct access to your body to fulfill their own needs. It can be quite a surreal experience and a very discomforting feeling for many, which is why a lot of mothers recommend immediate skin-to-skin contact to make life easier. It’s recommended that the naked child is placed on the mother’s bare chest for a couple of hours after birth. This mimics that closeness that the child felt when in the womb and helps

Healthy Thinking Tips to Lift You Up Every Day Having babies and young children can truly be exhausting. Exhilarating too, but when you’re in the thick of it, it’s the exhaustion we tend to focus on the most. It is important to be strong in your thinking, to keep perspective on the tiring day …so here are some tips within the chaos that will help you get through. Enjoy the chaos OK, the baby just committed what can only be deemed as a crime against humanity in her nappy, the dishwasher’s bust and the delivery guy is ringing the doorbell. You know what? Keep laughing because even though it sounds like a chapter hard to believe …in a week’s time, you won’t even remember this. Remember that each new

Tips for Life with a Toddler OK, you’re through the baby phase and you might even get the occasional unbroken night’s sleep (yay!). Now, however, you’re into a whole new ball game as you have a mobile, verbal, usually very active (with no fear)  toddler. Just like every baby, every toddler is different, but here are eight tips universally acknowledged to make life with a toddler easier. Don’t panic when they try to eat a snail Your toddler will put pretty much everything they pick up in their mouth as it’s a great way to see how it feels, how it tastes and whether it has any nutritional benefit. Nine times out of ten they’ll spit it straight out; just keep an eye on them and if they