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ThinkBaby vote: baby names
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/02/2006 10:49:34
The votes are in! What made the ThinkBaby members decide on the right name for their babies?
/her. Will the name suit your baby? Tommy is charming for a toddler but should you call him Thomas just in case he's a lawyer or a doctor when he grows up? (We never plan names for our children to be ice cream sellers or stuntmen, do we?) An impressive 22 per cent
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Your eight-month-old
By ThinkBaby on 06/10/2004 12:01:21
Little fingers like to explore
'll probably turn around to see the real you.Emotionally your baby is growing rapidly, he's getting very good at understanding what mood people are in by the tone of their voice and their manner, and will often reflect that mood himself: He may start to cry
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Safety for a young baby
By ThinkBaby on 28/11/2008 02:38:19
How to keep your baby safe in the early months
and on the bathroom floorTravellingIt’s illegal and very unsafe to travel with a baby in a car without a baby seat. For newborns these are rear fitting and you’ll need to change seats as your baby grows. Make sure your baby is strapped in properly and the seat
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Toddlers who throw things
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/08/2006 01:02:42
After months of your encouragement to throw or kick a ball at the park, your child realises that throwing bricks at mummy is lots of fun! How do you get him back out of the habit...
Throwing, like biting, is part of that growing realisation to a toddler that he can affect the world beyond himself. The experience is physical and the reaction seems hilarious. After all, haven't mummy and daddy been pulling faces for the past two
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Fetal development: Week 20
By ThinkBaby on 27/05/2005 15:24:19
Half-way there!
down a little growth-wise. Your baby’s nerve cells for taste, feeling, seeing and hearing are all growing more complex and your baby will be able to hear noises outside the womb, not just the noise from your own body. She will gradually learn
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Fetal development: Week 16
By ThinkBaby on 29/05/2005 21:02:01
The first flutters?
strengthening muscles. Her legs are growing longer than her arms and her bones are becoming harder. While your baby's limbs are now fully formed, they look very thin and fragile, as she has yet to put on her pre-birth fat stores. As your baby moves around she
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Fetal development: Week 14
By ThinkBaby on 29/05/2005 21:35:51
Into the second trimester...
Welcome to the start of your second trimester!Your baby is now eight to ten centimetres long and weighs 25-28 grammes. Her fingernails have continued to grow and she already has he traces of her own fingerprints. Your baby’s neck continues to get
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Fetal development: Week 10
By ThinkBaby on 30/05/2005 10:35:07
No longer a tadpole
avoid underwired bras as your breasts grow during pregnancy as there is a concern that the wire could block the developing milk ducts and possibly lead to mastitis.NB: All pregnancies are different and fetal growth rates vary, this is meant only
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Beat pregnancy back pain
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/08/2009 01:49:39
Take the pressure off your back and feel better before the birth.
When you become pregnant, it’s not just the extra weight you’re carrying around (or even the fact that you are contorting the way you move to compensate for your growing bump) which can cause back pain. In order to allow parts of your body like your
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Avoiding mouldy food in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 08/11/2009 01:48:30
Even those with a 'sturdy constitution' who are used to eating days'-old food should live by the sell-by rule when pregnant.
bear in mind that the heads might conceal the beginnings of mould, so examine these carefully.Meat and fishHowever much that piece of steak cost you, if it's go something growing on it, throw it away! The same goes for any animal flesh or by
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