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Why wait until six months to wean?
By Laura Lee Davies on 08/05/2006 15:51:20
Thinking used to be four months but now parents are advised to waint until their baby is six months old to start solids. Why?
four months - my sister-in-law started to feed her son even earlier than that.Nowadays, the pressure is on to stave off moving your child onto solids (albeit that solids at first means very runny purees and breastmilk-based baby rice) until he is six
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Six months and still nothing?
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/07/2009 01:16:27
Getting pregnant straight away is possible but the chances are it'll take at least six months, so what do you need to know now?
, most couples will manage to conceive if they try regularly to have unprotected sex over a six month period, but a further 25 per cent will take up to two years to conceive as part of the completely natural process of things.You are not alone if you have
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Vote results: sharing your bedroom with baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/05/2006 09:00:00
How long should you keep your baby in your bedroom with you? Three months, six months, until he's stopped feeding? You have your say.
stay in your room before moving to their own space:Up to three or four months.Until he or she is six months old.Sleeping in his or her own room from Day One.Until he or she stops breastfeeding.Stay in parents room indefinitely.It is perhaps
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The First Years' new Nature Sensations toys
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/06/2006 10:10:00
From six months, the latest Nature Sensations toys offer bright, pretty stimulation that's fun for babies and toddlers.
patterns, shapes and movements.Stacking Turtle Shells £6.75The Push Along Turtle encourages first movements and interaction with a moveable object. Chunky and easy to hold, with a softy but bright visual appeal, it's suitable from six months.The Stacking
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'Propping' your baby up safely
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/11/2007 01:35:36
By about six months some babies are ready to 'sit up' but how do you know when your baby is ready, and what is safe?
After months of laying down on his front during waking hours, and his back during naps and longer sleeps, eventually every baby is ready to start moving! This usually happens at around the six-month-old mark, but it may happen a little earlier
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Buyer's Guide to Shoes for Babies and Toddlers
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/10/2008 01:14:33
Babies don't need shoes until they've been walking for six weeks, but what footwear is safe in the early months?
of before.When he has been walking for about six weeks, you can take him to get his first pair of shoes fitted. You might baulk at the price of children's shoes, but good retailers will check the size properly and won't sell you a pair of shoes if they don
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Know-how: What's in a nappy?
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/03/2007 02:12:18
In the first six months of life, a baby's nappies go through quite a change! From the black tarry first nappy to green poo days to no-poo days… what's it all about?
Having eaten nothing but his own body hair, excreted bodily fluids and anything else floating around his amniotic fluid for nine months, your baby's got quite a challenge getting used to a new feeding regime once he's born. His First Nappy is really
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Do babies need to drink water?
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/07/2009 01:25:00
For young babies, milk should be all they need, but are there times when cool, boiled water is good for them?
needs, and for the first six months, you do not need to give a baby anything else. However, if you are giving another drink, make it JUST water.This water should be cool, boiled tap water and not mineral waters from bottles. (If you are travelling abroad
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Expert questions pureed baby food
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/06/2007 01:56:45
A former health visitor who works with Unicef claims that mashing baby's first foods is unneccessary.
with all current weaning advice, Rapley, says babies should only be given milk for their first six months. However, where most people expect to mash up a baby's first 'solids' to help the baby eat them more easily, Rapley champions the Baby-Led Weaning (BLW
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Baby smiles
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/05/2009 01:12:51
Everyone tells you your baby's first smiles are actually just caused by windy discomfort, but when do babies really start to smile and laugh?
expressing himself and interacting with a near, friendly, playful face.If you smile and chat to your baby in a simple but welcoming way, you will get back some gleeful reactions. By four months, this is accompanied by giggles and by six months you can enjoy
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