Baby Basics Armed with practical information and your own intuition, you’ll be well on your way to feeling more confident about parenting. As a new parent, it is useful to know a few basics about babies and their needs, and also to remember that your baby is a unique [...]
Choosing Childcare Some parents prefer to leave their little ones at home with an experienced nanny, while others like the idea of a daycare. The best choice will be what feels right for your family. Here are some tips for making the transition easier when you go back to [...]
A Premature Start To Life Here are some basic facts to help you better relate to the preemie-moms you may meet. People often think that premature babies are simply born before ‘term’ babies; they stay in the NICU until they’re out of any life-threatening danger and until they’ve caught [...]
Dad's Labour Of Love You’ve been waiting nine months for this moment… The day when you finally get to meet your new little baby. Amidst all the frenzy and anticipation, the Sister Lilian Centre’s tips will help soon-to-be Dads to keep things running smoothly. Preparation is better than cure… [...]
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 items, [...]
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 in the [...]
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 get [...]
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 like [...]
Bathing Your Baby In The Early Days Of Life Everyone loves a baby with smooth, healthy skin, but you need to know a bit about this important organ to know how to keep it that way. As for adults, a baby’s skin is the largest organ of the body, [...]
Respect, Don’t Fear, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome You needn’t be too worried about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS – if you stick to a few basic rules. SIDS, or cot death as it’s sometimes called, is the unexpected death of a baby who’s younger than one year, without [...]
