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Help your newborn to sleep enough at night
By Maria Muennich on 25/02/2010 14:15:57
How much does your newborn need to sleep and how can you help him get enough?
It's not for nothing that one of the biggest topics of conversation for new parents is about sleep, or lack thereof. If you're being kept awake at night and spend what feel like enormous chunks of the day calming a baby you may be left wondering
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Sleep training real experiences: Part two
By Maria Muennich on 14/11/2007 13:19:47
Contentedly going to sleep alone and sleeping through the night?
on the breast for sleeping, in our second installment Maria tries to teach her son to (happily) go to sleep on his own. Why sleep train?There were two reasons for getting our 12-month-old to sleep without needing us with him. Firstly because if he had us
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Seven steps to getting your new baby to sleep
By Maria Muennich on 31/03/2008 01:56:04
The sleeping habits of a new baby can seem frustratingly random, but you can help your baby get enough sleep with these simple tips
Even before you have had your first baby one of your biggest frets is probably the reputation early parenthood has for sleepless nights and exhausted days! There are many factors that affect good sleeping habits during the day and night. For a range
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Sleep training real experiences: Part one
By Maria Muennich on 18/10/2007 13:27:24
It can be exhausting if your baby starts to rely on the breast to fall or stay asleep, here's how one mum tries to break the habit
Sleep training experiences: part one Sleep training theories can often sound deceptively easy, but how to real mums get on with adapting them to their own needs? In our first installment Maria tries to break the feeding to sleep habit
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Sleep training real experiences
By Maria Muennich on 18/10/2007 14:22:49
Sleep training theories are all very well, but how to real mums get on when it comes to putting ideas into practice?
and dad to sleep through the night too, it can remain a big topic for a long time. If you're anything like us you will have read pages and pages on sleep problems and how to solve them and of course, there is no shortage of people who think that they have
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Tots Bots Rainbow Tots cloth nappies review
By Maria Muennich on 23/08/2006 13:18:08
It's hard to fault these candy-coloured wee absorbers
-drying and relatively slim-fitting. Tots Bots recommend these for daytime use, and the white and unbleached versions for night and for heavy wetters.Rainbow Tot nappies in use: The short-looped terry gives a nice, light nappy but doesn't compromise on absorbency
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32 weeks pregnant - getting there!
By Maria Muennich on 19/08/2008 14:35:40
56 days to go until the due date and you may be ready to take things a little easier
uncomfortable leg cramps, often at night or first thing in the morning. If these are causing you some bother then make sure you follow our tips for avoiding leg cramps, particularly by ensuring you stay hydrated and warming your leg muscles down at the day's end
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Five easy ways to boost energy in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 17/08/2009 01:13:01
Making another human being can put quite a strain on the system so here are some simple pick-me-ups to help keep you going and maybe even put a spring in your step
of sleep and rest is important to maintaining your energy levels. Most people need about eight hours of sleep a night and when you're pregnant you may feel the need to nap in the day-time too.It's important that you listen to your body and take rests when
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Review: Tots Bots Bamboozle cloth nappies
By Maria Muennich on 22/11/2006 08:12:26
Super absorbency from bamboo from the wizzes at Tots Bots
things to say about the Bamboozle's containment capacities, we find it absolutely brilliant and it's definitely one of our night nappies of choice (now with an extra booster). The nappy soaks up everything our heavy wetter throws at it, and it's only now
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Aromatherapy for sleep in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 16/11/2009 01:06:37
Natural scents to help you sleep
off to sleep.Sandalwood - Doesn't act against insomnia per se, but can help with heartburn, so useful if that's one of the pregnancy demons keeping you awake at night.How to use essential oilsThere are many ways to get the benefits of essential oils
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