Tag Archives: Infant

Day 225: 9 Natural cold n flu remedies for babies

Posted on December 29, 2013 by

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

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

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

  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

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

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

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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