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Baby and toddler safety when out and about
By Maria Muennich on 27/06/2008 07:27:19
Simple safety tips for keeping your baby safe and stopping you becoming a bundle of frayed nerves when out and about
to keep your baby safe, but there are some other important safety tips for the more common outdoor hazards of daily life.Buggies: It may seem a drag, but younger babies can easily slip out of buggies so it's a good idea to belt them in at all times. In a
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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?
the right answer - from the rigid approach of strict timetables, to 'controlled crying' and then co-sleeping at the opposite end of the spectrum. Don't we all know those mums who think that because their way works for them it is THE WAY for all babies? Your
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Stocking your first-aid kit
By Maria Muennich on 18/09/2007 07:18:48
Essentials for your family's first-aid kit, useful products and helpful tips
- for cutting bandages, gauze and/or clothes in the event of a burn. Safety pins - for securing bandages Disposable sterile gloves Calendula cream - for skin rashes (including nappy rash), haemorrhoids, burns, bruises, and cuts, as well as the minor
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Diarrhoea in toddlers
By Maria Muennich on 16/11/2007 13:28:24
When is a loose stool more than a loose stool, and what should be done to treat diarrhoea?
) or the upset doesn't clear itself up in a couple of days.If your toddler is mildly dehydrated your doctor will probably prescribe rehydration salts that you make up and give as a drink to your baby. In cases of severe dehydration a trip to the hospital may
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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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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
we'd have a 'good night' and make it beyond five am, or whether I'd be woken at 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 or an interesting medley of times. The chances were fairly even.After several months of this, and with the first birthday coming up, we finally decided
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