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Is it OK to leave my baby unattended?
No one knows what will happen in the split of a second. For this reason it is always a good idea to never leave your newborn alon efor too long of a period.
Swaddling your newborn
Swaddling newborn babies has been a tradition for thousands of years across many different cultures, mainly because there are huge benefits for babies.
Wrapping your newborn firmly in a so . . .
Play yards and playmats
Even very small babies need sensory stimulus, and a safe way of providing this is with a baby gym-style playmat, which is a soft mat with toys, rattles, mirrors and other sensory stimuli suspe . . .
How can I stop co-sleeping?
If
you’ve been co-sleeping with your baby there will come a time when you
decide she should move at least into her own crib and possibly into her own
room (although keep in mind that most experts r . . .
Safe co-sleeping
Opinion
is divided about the benefits or otherwise of co-sleeping, where baby and
parent or parents sleep in the adult bed together at night. While some research
indicates it has benefits – includi . . .
Should my baby sleep on her back or front?
As
discussed in creating a safe sleeping environment, it’s much safer for your baby
to sleep on her back. In the past moms used to be advised to lay their babies on
their tummies to sleep as it was . . .
Creating a safe sleeping environment
Sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS), also referred to as crib
death, is a terrible phenomenon whereby babies die suddenly (usually while
sleeping) for no obvious reason. Although SIDS rates have fa . . .
Checking your baby’s breathing at night
Often
new parents find themselves checking their baby’s breathing during the night.
This is absolutely normal and nothing to be embarrassed about. However, if
you’re constantly checking and worryin . . .
Keeping your sleeping baby cool in hot weather
It’s
important to make sure your baby doesn’t overheat when the weather is hot. As
you yourself will know from experience it’s pretty uncomfortable to get too hot
at night, and waking up with a dry . . .
Getting comfortable at night
One
of the most exasperating things about sleeping during pregnancy is the limited
amount of positions that you can get comfortable in. As if there weren’t
already enough challenges to contend with . . .