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Baby Cuddles
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/09/2009 02:04:05
Can you spoil your baby with too many cuddles or is it a vital part of parent-child communication?
Hopefully, if there is one thing that new parents are encouraged to do – whether their baby was born naturally or by caesarian, whether their baby is fed by bottle or breast, whether their baby is born into a family that is rich or poor – is to find
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Sneaky peek at the revolutionary new Baby Bjorn baby carrier
By Claudia Briers on 19/04/2011 08:51:38
We travelled to Sweden to meet Bjorn and get a look at the latest carrier before it hits the shops
the shops.Touching down in the land of Abba and Dime bars, we raced straight to Baby Bjorn headquarters on the banks of a beautiful frozen lake to meet the charming Bjorn and his wife who've headed up the family company for 50 years. While supping
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New mum, feeling overwhelmed
By Maria Muennich on 21/06/2007 08:49:23
Whether it's your first or fifth, the arrival of a baby usually heralds a settling in period where priorities and expectations are adjusted to your new reality
be quite short-lived, it may take a while longer before you can ditch the overwhelmed bit. Part of the problem for many new mums is the pressure they feel to be the perfect mother who can juggle new baby, household and the rest of the family all
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New Dad - info and support for the early weeks
By Maria Muennich on 09/05/2009 01:51:05
Finding your feet as a father can take a little while, so here are a few ideas for managing the early weeks
of expectations on all sides. The answer is usually to focus on what you and your partner want for your family, rather than on what outsiders expect from you, and to work towards a compromise or solution that you're both happy with.Part of the teamWhile much
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First finger foods for babies
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/10/2006 03:15:21
When you're weaning your baby, what foods are good for snacking and helping your child begin to feed himself?
The months between your baby's very first mouthful of 'solids' (usually very runny!) and his first birthday go very fast. For some, they are still happy at 12 months to eat fruit and veg mushed up, or jars of food labelled 'suitable from four months
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Guide for working mums and mums-to-be
By Kimberley Smith on 08/09/2010 17:43:54
Want to know more about working during pregnancy, maternity leave, maternity entitlement, childcare, returning to work, expressing milk and being a working mum? Phew! Well, start here...
rights, paternity leave and modern attitudes towards childcare is helping women combine their mum responsibilities with their professional goals.Every family's situation is different and the costs and practicalities of sharing or finding childcare
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How to wean a vegetarian baby
By Jane Thynne on 24/11/2010 06:10:09
If you've decided to wean your baby on a vegetarian diet, follow our guide to which foods and supplements will give him a fully nutritious and well-balanced diet
of solid foods.Feeding at 10-12 monthsYour baby is now moving from purees on to chopped foods and may well be able to have child-size portions of the meals that the rest of the family is having.Protein: veggie babies need two servings of split pulses
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Explaining your pregnancy to your other children
By Maria Muennich on 06/09/2007 12:50:44
There's no 'right way' to explain your pregnancy to your children, but there are a few things to think about first
with the concept of baby being inside you. A three or four-year-old may ask where babies come from and be quite happy being told that the baby comes from mummy's tummy, or a special place in mummy's tummy called the womb. If your child asks for more information
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Baby development: Your twenty-four-month old
By ThinkBaby on 19/10/2007 14:02:42
Happy Birthday to you!
boys and girls then don't worry, by 24 months it's perfectly normal for your toddler to be aware of gender and know which groups she fits into. She's also working out basic family relationships and beginning to understand that babies grow up
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New Dad: Getting to grips with the new realities
By Thinkbaby on 30/01/2008 01:30:22
The bond between your partner and new baby may be strong, but that shouldn't leave any less chance for you to take up the parenting baton
family works. So here are some ideas for how you can set off family life on a strong footing. Reading up - Given that nowadays most families are quite small, and traditionally men haven't been much involved in childcare, most men probably won't have had
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