Tag Archives: Infant

Day 225: 9 Natural cold n flu remedies for babies

Posted on December 29, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 187: The weaning pooh

Posted on November 20, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 180: Weaning 4

Posted on November 13, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 162: Sitting pretty

Posted on October 27, 2013 by oliveadams

  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 →

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Day 158: Peekaboo AKA object permanence AKA thinking abstractly

Posted on October 23, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 156: Dirty germs

Posted on October 21, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 140: The 2 hour pattern

Posted on October 5, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 131: 4 month sleep regression

Posted on September 26, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 130: Teething I – want to know why they cry? It’s called TOOTH ERUPTION for starters

Posted on September 25, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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Day 126: Tummy-tastic

Posted on September 21, 2013 by oliveadams

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 →

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