Lavender oil can be added to a bath to help soothe away pregnancy aches and pain and relieve stress. It can also act as a natural antiseptic and insect repellent which is useful as you will find many pharmaceutical ointments come with a warning to be avoided

to the study, undertaken by Pampers Baby-Dry, 42 % of mums regularly take their baby out in the buggy purely to get them to fall asleep. The movement of a buggy replicates the motion babies feel in the womb and so soothes them to sleep. “Getting baby to sleep

Soothe stretch marks naturallyStretch marks are an irritating downside of a growing bump. Many mums find they really knock their confidence.But help is at hand!As well as choosing our 10 favourite stretch mark creams, we've also picked out the five

medical attention. All consumers should stop using the recalled products immediately. This recall is for three different styles of sanitised water-filled teethers for infants (3+ months old) to soothe gums during the feeding stage. The three styles

-screen storybook, ‘aquarium’ screen of fish, puppetry and animationPrice: £12.99 incl p+pContact:www.oxbridgebaby.comThe concept:Combines the classical music sounds which are said to be restful but also stimulating to babies with soothing images of puppets doing

is already familiar with a mother's voice, and possibly other voices frequently heard whilst still in the womb. Also, some research does seem to suggest that an already familiar piece of music can soothe a newborn baby. This probably helps in the same way

inside their mother's body will have seemed loud at the time, and that some babies are soothed by the hum of the spin dryer or the buzz of a vacuum cleaner, but do be aware of prolonged noises and the level at which you have your television, radio

monkeys, zebras, elephants and giraffes! When you’re pregnant and achy after a long day carrying your bump around, these could be just what you need to sooth your feet or your back. ZSL have been promoting them as an alternative to Valentine’s chocolates

Travel Bag (£35)As reported on ThinkBaby in February, pushchair-makers Maclaren have launched a skincare ranch called Beginning which is designed as a healthy but refreshing and soothing range of oils, lotions and potions, to help a new-mum enjoy

Pain Relief’) and switch your unit on. The soothing pulses are sent via the pads through the skin along the nerve fibres. These pulses block the pain signals being sent to your brain, and encourage your own body to produce its own natural pain killing