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Did You Know … The Easter bunny has it origin in pre- Christianity fertility folklore. The hare and the rabbit were the most fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life during Spring. The first edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany during the early 1800’s. They were made of pastry [...]
Giving A Valentine On A Budget
We would all love to make a grand gesture on Valentine’s day and show our partners how much we love them. These days we often need to keep things simple and on budget whereas before we may have splurged. But, as always, there are ways and means. Here are my top 5 valentine treats that [...]
The HypnoBirthing® Premise For most of their lives, women have been inundated with the negative stories of other women’s birth experiences. Everyone, from their mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends, and even strangers, wants to tell them the horrors of giving birth. They have been conditioned to believe that excruciating pain is associated with birth; and [...]
The hurdles and preconceptions that career minded women must overcome to penetrate the boardroom and reach the higher echelons of the corporate hierarchy are more than well documented, combine this with the difficulties that many of us face whilst trying to raise a happy well balanced family and it’s easy to see that life as [...]
A guide for mothers and their families Facts – Treatment – How to cope POSTNATAL DEPRESSION Having a baby is a major event in any woman’s life and this is particularly so in the case of a first baby. Motherhood is an exciting and wonderful experience. Baby books and magazines expound at length about the [...]
In the first weeks after your baby is born you be adjusting physically and emotionally to motherhood. These are mostly positive, happy times but this postnatal period may throw up problems for yourself or for your baby. During the first few days at home, after you have given birth, you must be aware of some [...]
Lie your baby on his/her baby when putting to sleep. Place your baby with their feet to the foot of the cot. Cellular blankets are best to use and they should be placed across your baby and under the arms. Excessive bedding should be tucked under the mattress. Check if you baby is too hot [...]
Meconium is the name of your baby’s first stools. They are a dark green, sticky substance which changes over the first few days depending on whether your baby is bottle or breast fed. If you are breastfeeding your baby’s stools may be affected by what you eat such as spicy foods. Some strongly flavoured foods [...]
Murphy’s Pram & Nursery Store Car Seat Safety Guide % OF WRONGLY FITTED CAR SEAT 80% of child car seats are incorrectly fitted or are not compatible with the vehicle they are fitted in. The main reasons for this are: a trained car seat installer did not fit the car seat in your car, online [...]
Baby Proofing Basics For Your Home
It’s always better to be safe than sorry! Here we discuss the basics you’ll need for baby proofing inside and outside your home – effectively a baby proofing checklist. Following a recent study in the United States, falls are the leading cause of injuries for children younger than 1 year. Many of these and [...]
