Tess December 28th, 2007
As a new mother you might face a problem with your spare time especially if you have been a working woman. It becomes all the more difficult if you cannot depend on a granny to fill in and do not want to leave your darling baby at a crèche. Crèches are expensive too and you may decide that sitting at home and taking care of your own baby makes more commercial and economic sense.
Tess December 19th, 2007
While shopping for babies we usually tend to forget that the baby will soon outgrow the stuff we are buying. Obviously, buying oversized dresses is not an option but there are lots of other items that can be bought in larger sizes to last you for a loner period of time.
Tess December 7th, 2007
Babies grow up faster than we normally think they do. In no time, the young infant that you got so used to cuddle has grown up and started crawling. Another couple of months and the baby would get up on his own and take his first steps - a moment that parents generally cherish for long.
Tess November 15th, 2007
When expecting a baby, we spend a lot of time in matching colors of the bedding with the crib and the nursery and stick to the established perceptions of which colors suit girls and boys. And all this thinking is done even though we know that the color of the bedding or the style of the curtains will not make any difference to the baby at all.
Tess November 8th, 2007
Since time immemorial mothers have been swaddling their babies. Babies usually get disturbed while sleeping by their own movements. Swaddling can help them in getting a sound sleep and wrapping them up helps make them sleep comfortably. Swaddling also ensures that the baby gets a snug feeling. This feeling is similar to being hugged by a blanket and is closer to what they have been used to inside the womb. It gives a feeling of safety and protection to the baby ensuring a comfortable sleep.
Tess November 2nd, 2007
Giving your baby a bath should be a pleasure for both the baby and the parents. It is also essential to ensure that the first few experiences that the baby has in the bath should be good. This will definitely ensure that the baby will love to have a bath everyday when he grows older. The increased activity almost always makes the baby want to sleep after a bath.
Tess October 30th, 2007
Protecting our planet does not necessarily mean that you have to install a wind turbine or a solar heater. The percentages may vary with countries but it is estimated that 40% of carbon emissions are a direct result of what we do as individuals.
Parents have a vested interest in the well being of their children. You, as a mom, can do your own bit to shrink the carbon footprint of your family. Your choice of what you buy can be your contribution to the global effort. Additionally, your choices can be instrumental in strengthening the immune system of your baby to effectively combating attacks of viruses and bacteria.
Tess October 29th, 2007
The nine months long wait for a new arrival becomes tough for many parents. The anticipation and the desire to see your little one, increases with each day. To pass time many mothers spend a fair amount of time in converting one of the rooms into a nursery. This includes choosing colors, matching them, painting walls with cartoons and animals, ensuring correct window treatments for the baby. Setting up the nursery also means buying specific furniture for the baby’s requirement. A changing table and a crib become extremely important.
Tess October 17th, 2007
Your baby is ready for a proper bath only after the area around the umbilical cord heals completely. Till that time, it is recommended that only sponge be used since water may cause infection. Bathing your baby may appear to be one of the most difficult jobs of being a mother but a little bit of preparation can make the first bath an enjoyable one for you and our baby too.
Tess October 16th, 2007
Home is considered to be a safe place, away from the madding crowds and the vagaries of the chaos and turmoil outside. But these days, with the infiltration of many products into our houses, it may not be exactly correct to state that our homes are perfectly safe and healthy.
Some of the greatest harms that you could bring upon yourself can occur right inside the ‘so called’ safe environment of your house.
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