Newborn
Top 10 best buys for baby
There are many things you need and want for a newborn, and just as many you don’t. From my experience; and working with many other families, here is my top 10: 1) A good stroller: I always recommend making your purchase with the main use for your stroller in mind – e.g. are you only going…
Read MoreTop 10 tips for surviving life with a newborn
Settling into life as a family at home with a newborn can be a wonderful, yet daunting experience Here are the top 10 tips which helped me make this transition easier for sleep, and sanity! 1) Stock the freezer with food before the birth: Have a few weekends preparing meals which will sustain you for the first few weeks…
Read MoreGetting into a routine
Routine provides children with predictability and security – essential to their ability to self-settle, fall asleep with limited resistance, and sleep for longer. Children feel more confident and secure when they know what they can expect – from having structure in their day i.e. meal times, nap times, bed times and play times; to our…
Read MoreAcknowledging your child’s sleep cues
Finding the optimal awake window for each individual child can be nothing short of a science. As we all know, put them to bed before they’re tired enough, and they don’t sleep. Put them to bed when they are overtired, and they don’t sleep either. Being overtired is one of the biggest contributors to frequent night wakings, short…
Read MoreThe low down on the dream feed
I get many parents asking me the what, why, how, and when of the dream feed. So let me share with you my response: WHAT? Put simply, a dream feed is commonly done between the hours of 10pm – 11pm (or before mum and dad’s bed time). It is a method used to fill the baby up with milk…
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