was born I was against dummys so encouraged the thumb with a teddy. It was a god send, she learned to find her thumb easy and could settle herself, plus as she got older Teddy always made her feel better, she could lose half her skin when falling over

we are using one of his favourite teddy bears to prepare him for the idea of a baby. We change teddy's nappy, give him baths (pretend, of course!), put him for naps, feed him together, etc, etc. He's starting to understand what is going on (especially

groups and joined a childminder network locally and we all supported each other and put on fund raising days/parties/teddy bear picnics in the park etc which were really fun. My charge was £3 an hour to begin with then that went upto £3.50 after a couple

and couldnt bear to read it until today. Now i am pleased I have.My hubby and I don't go out unless we have the grandparents to look after our kids or my best friend...and that is usually once or twice a year. We have always prefered to be a family

whats what, which in turn makes them a lot more settled on the whole.Another life saver was the teddy bear sofas. You can buy them in Little VIPs My first sofa they are called. It supports the baby and let them feel as if they are being held

little bear out. I call him teddy bear because he really looks like one. Happy birthday baby boy!  i want to have another baby so bad theres those days that i feel so exausted and think how will i squeeze a newborn into that slot...but definitely planning

profile"nattyb, molly and chloefriends who stopped their boys using dummies just like that, took them away so they could not see/use them and within 3 nights/days that was it

getting her on the breast and she's still very sleepy most of the time and most of all Lefteris-Philip loves his new baby sister and wants to keep kissing her all the time! He's even given her his favourite teddy bear!Oh well, off for another feed now

son at home until I was ready to give birth, (When my friend took him for a few hours), then he came back and was the first to see his baby brother!I was relaxed, my midwife was fantastic, my husband felt involved and could do everything he wanted, pop

been in shock all weekend but I am so excited today! I want to tell all my friends but I am going to keep it quiet...just for now. As you say it is very early days.Is this your first? Bet you can't wait x It is my first so really thrilled and over