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Tag Archives: Infant
Day 225: 9 Natural cold n flu remedies for babies
I can’t help but think that a) she’s not that ill yet that she needs drugs and b) there’s no need to opt for drugs in the first instance. Also since being pregnant I haven’t really had drugs to counteract any colds… … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development
Tagged Alternative medicine, Chicken soup, cold n flu remedies, Common cold, Infant, Mucus, Nasal congestion, Saline (medicine)
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Day 187: The weaning pooh
Let’s lay it on the line. Weaning pooh. You never hear about it until you have a baby and then you hear war stories. It came up the sides. It was horrific. The smell was awful. You’ll never forget your … Continue reading
Day 180: Weaning 4
It’s been an interesting journey so far. I think about 2 weeks ago we tried Lo-Lo on baby rice. Note this was after a full feed of breast milk, where normally she would get nothing for another 3 or so … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, newborn development
Tagged Baby food, breastfeeding, Child Health, Human breast milk, Infant, Infant and Toddlers, Rice, Weaning
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Day 162: Sitting pretty
So this week we saw some of the NCT mums, some we had not seen for ages and some were the regulars. It was great to see who was doing what, some were leaps and bounds beyond the rest, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development
Tagged Health, Infant, Muscle, NCT, Sitting, Tummy time
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Day 158: Peekaboo AKA object permanence AKA thinking abstractly
So we were round with the NCT girls yesterday having a lovely time. Towards the end Lo-Lo starting getting shouty. She was great up until now and looking at the time it made sense- it was almost 5pm, time for … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development
Tagged Games, hiding, Infant, object permanence, peek a boo, peekaboo, reappearing, Recreation, thinking abstractly
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Day 156: Dirty germs
Lo-Lo has met dogs before. On Saturday however she met next door’s whippet. I brought her down to ground level meet it and… it licked her fingers. Here’s me thinking, ‘ooo, not too hygienic, I should make sure she doesn’t…’ … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, newborn development
Tagged Conditions and Diseases, Germs, Health, Immune system, Infant
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Day 140: The 2 hour pattern
Did you know that apparently new babies should only be awake for maximum 2 hours at a time? Not just from birth but even up to about 6 months? I read this weeks ago while looking something else up. I … Continue reading
Posted in Early Days Baby, Health, newborn development, Sleep
Tagged Gina Ford, Infant, sleeping patterns
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Day 131: 4 month sleep regression
I keep hearing about it. At 4 months 10 days we’ve had no signs… yet (apart from outgrowing her baby-grows) I’m hoping she doesn’t ‘catch it’. (I appropriately hear my baby crying from her cot) WHAT IS IT: Your baby … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development, Sleep
Tagged Back to Sleep, Circadian rhythm, Health, Infant, Nap, Sleep, Sleep Disorders
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Day 130: Teething I – want to know why they cry? It’s called TOOTH ERUPTION for starters
The image I’m going to post you may find distressing so DON’T LOOK ON IF YOU DON’T WANT TO. You have been warned. Ever wandered why babies cry, dribble, refuse to sleep etc when they start teething? Well there’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Health, newborn development, Oral Care
Tagged Deciduous teeth, Dental caries, Infant, Permanent teeth, teething, Tooth, Tooth eruption
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Day 126: Tummy-tastic
We’ve all heard of tummy time. We know it’s helpful for them to strengthen their back and neck through this exercise and I’m happy to see Lo-Lo getting better and better at it. She generally grew into herself I think … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise, Health, newborn development
Tagged all fours, Family, Infant, playmat, stomachs, Sudden infant death syndrome, time tips, Tummy time
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