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As a parent, you will realize that nothing in the world can compare to having your baby in your arms, holding it close, and nursing it. When your baby falls asleep on your chest you feel like you’re on top of the world. Still, as wonderful as it is to watch your child sleep, you still have a lot of things to do. There are those who say that you shouldn’t carry your baby around all the time...

Setting up a nursery for your new addition to the family is a joyous thing. However, it will need a bit more than just a crib, some toys and a place for your baby’s clothes. This room needs to be functional and beautiful in every aspect, so follow these five essential tips on how to be completely ready for the upcoming arrival. A Night Light Even though your baby isn’t afraid of the dark just...

For the first 2 weeks after having Chester I barely left the house. I was so tired and very emotional. I was totally not prepared for the expected baby blues that hit me. I thought they would come and go as fast as they came. Mine didn’t they lasted a few weeks. I had heard and read about the baby blues but I honestly was not prepared for the way they hit me. Chester was about 2 days old and...

When I first got home with Chester I had read a lot about skin to skin helps to encourage breastfeeding and bringing your milk in. This was hard as I had a constant stream of visitors for the first 2 weeks. Don’t get me wrong I loved seeing people but all I really wanted to do was live in my dressing gown with my boobs out enabling Chester to be skin to skin. Two nights after being home Chester...

When I was pregnant I knew from the start I really wanted to breastfeed my baby. I think this was influenced from being a nurse and hearing the wonderful stories from my Mum. It’s the most natural thing in the world it’s bound to just happen one thought. How wrong was I? After a traumatic and very scary labour my beautiful baby boy was born, with minutes the midwife is asking me if I was...

I am a 19year old mum and I think i'm doing everything wrong compared to mummies that are older than me! My son's behaviour is really uncontrollable, he's just turned 16 months and i'm constantly being told he's bad because i'm still a kid myself. I try and do everything the best i can, when my son has tantrums I sit away but still in sight, let him get on with it then comfort him when he's...

If you are looking for a really unique gift and great investment to celebrate a special birthday, christening or even the arrival of a little one, I would recommend you buy a beautiful Silver coin from myfirstcoins.co.uk, you can buy online 100% secure. Not only are they fantastic looking in a coloured presentation pink, blue or green leatherette box, you can wirte a personal message on a scroll...

I’ve previously mentioned that I need little excuse to put my creative gloves on and baby crabb’s first birthday almost sent me into overdrive! Baking, decorating, crafting, wrapping ….. need I go on …..? And what’s more, I managed to string out baby crabb’s first birthday celebrations across quite a few days so in turn, I managed to spread my crafting across a few days! For baby...

Nine months, three quarters of a year, as long 'out' as 'in'... Whichever way you look at it, our gorgeous son is another month older and his first birthday seems scarily close all of a sudden! It's been a very busy development month for Toby and he's rapidly growing out of being a baby and becoming a little boy. Feeding I've felt so much more confident since we saw the dietician last month and so...

With the advent of my son's second birthday and my second's turning six months tomorrow, I have now successfully navigated the wonders and perils of having two under two in a city--even enjoyed it. I've learned a few things along the way which I thought I'd share here: 1. Coordinate naps and bedtime[/b]. This is the most difficult and most important element of enjoying having two babies close in...