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When a baby first cries, it usually means they have some kind of need - hunger, tiredness or discomfort, for example. Your first reaction will always be to meet that need. If you follow a routine it will be pretty easy to see if the next feed or nap is due soon, but if not,… Continue reading 5 Ways to Calm a Crying Baby
Before your baby was born they probably fell into a pattern, a routine where they would sleep at certain times of day and predictably wake up at other times. You may well have kept an eye out for those patterns, letting your midwife know if anything changed. Many mums find that they rock their baby to sleep as they move about during the day, then baby wakes for a good wriggle and kick when mum lies down to sleep and the rocking stops. After your baby is born it’s normal for them to continue with that pattern, after all they don’t know any different and it takes time to change. It’s a bit like baby jetlag, they are just used to different timings. Luckily, there are things you can do to help.
Hello Martina, My baby girl is just a week old and I’m already feeling overwhelmed. I’m the sort of person who likes to research things so I’ve been reading books and websites, trying to get the information I need to do the right thing for my daughter. The problem is, everyone seems to contradict each… Continue reading Q&A What if I get it wrong?
Unterstanding Baby Sleep Hormones There are few more confusing phrases than “sleep breeds sleep”, after all it’s so counter intuitive.Logically, you would expect a long sleep to leave your baby refreshed and alert, not sleepy. And it seems natural to assume that a tired baby would be more likely to sleep well.Yet, people keep saying… Continue reading Baby Sleep Hormones Explained
Touch is your newborn baby’s first language, it’s how they communicate with you and plays an essential role in your developing relationship. Baby massage can take that one step further and really deepen the parent-baby bond.