Thrifty Toys You Can Make At Home There’s no denying that children can be expensive! Of course, there are some things you have to buy, but have you considered saving money on toys by making your own at home? Not only is this financially savvy, but reusing some [...]
Cough Cures Cough Catalogue There are five main types of cough: 1. Loose or productive cough: You can hear mucus in Baby’s airways and Baby coughs or vomits up mucus. 2. Dry or non-productive cough: Baby coughs up very little or no mucus and you can’t hear mucus [...]
Fever In Babies And Children The normal body temperature for a baby or child is the same as for an adult: 36–37 °C. Feeling Baby’s forehead will give you an indication of whether or not Baby is warmer than usual, but you should always use a thermometer to [...]
Leaving babies to cry is cruel! Quite honestly, I am exasperated by a number of mantras I constantly hear about how to deal with crying babies. Let’s be honest and see the bigger picture. “Self-soothing” is the idea that babies should learn to comfort themselves using another device [...]
The benefits of prolonged breastfeeding There’s absolutely nothing wrong with your baby breastfeeding for a prolonged period of time – in fact, if you look at his digestive enzymes you’ll see that he was designed to breastfeed for at least 2–3 years! If Baby has been breastfed for [...]
How To Burp Your Baby Often, a Baby reflecting Mom’s anxiety seems to have a build-up of wind, and may even cry a lot and be suspected of having colic. This means that the best thing you can do to help ease symptoms is to relax! Some effective ways [...]
Read Your Baby Like A Book Did you know that you can tell a lot from just looking at your baby’s body, and observing his cues in the early days and weeks? There are three stand-out ‘types’ of babies: For instance, if Baby is a pleasantly plump baby, loves [...]
Take Tender Care Of Teething Troubles Did you know, Mom, Baby can start teething any time from birth to 18 months, although most babies start at about six months? Some babies are born with teeth already erupted! These aren’t always the proper milk teeth and may need to be [...]
Sister Lilian Centre's Top Ten Tips For Treating Nappy Rash Everyone raves about how smooth and soft a baby’s bottom is; but when you open up Baby’s nappy you find red, inflamed skin and a tender looking bottom. Nappy rash. Don’t worry, most babies get nappy rash occasionally, especially [...]
10 Simple But Effective Ways To Prevent Nappy Rash There are three major causes of nappy rash, the first being the nappy itself. Baby’s nappy area is kept covered for most of her baby-life – no wonder irritation occurs! The second cause is the urine and faeces which often [...]
