http://babyparentblog.com parentingnetworksupport Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:01:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Jan Murray Are your nipples: ·          Cracked and bleeding ·          Blanched after a feed ·          Blistered ·          Flat or inverted The use of nipple shields can provide relief and encourage nipple healing without having to express and bottle feed Nipple shields are soft silicon covers that go over your nipple before your baby latches to feed. ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=972 By Jan Murray Your aim is to have your baby not relying on sucking a dummy to sleep by four months. If after four months your baby still relies on it to get to sleep, you can get rid of this habit either slowly or abruptly. How you do this will ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=966 By Jan Murray   Baby poo is a good indicator of how a baby is tolerating feeding.   What can a normal baby poop look like?   A newborn baby’s first bowel movement will be greenish-black, thick and sticky. A good one for the dads to learn how to change!   These first poos consists ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=896 It was 10:10 a.m., March 9th, 1989, when I returned home with my six month old son, Jack, from our next-door neighbour’s house. My husband Michael was playing Duplo (blocks) with Ben on the lounge-room rug. Michael told me that he’d been outside chain-sawing some branches he’d trimmed off a tree, ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=889 Re-thinking moderation by Andrew Cate  I have written in the past that foods should not be seen as neither good nor bad, but rather as foods to eat more of, and some foods to eat less of. This also suggests that everything is good in moderation. But think about the moderation ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=858 By Jan Murray   No one prepares a mother sufficiently for the extreme exhaustion that a new baby brings if they do not sleep well. You have my empathy. I’ve been there! Research has determined that humans must sleep and, in fact, people can survive longer without food than without sleep. We ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=820   If you have recently had baby number two and things are getting a little tense with your toddler, then put yourself in your toddler’s shoes for a moment... You are the centre of attention and have had every need met at the time you have usually demanded it. Cuddles when you ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=815 Dulcie Wilson, owner of Balance Physio on Buderim, is an experienced physiotherapist with training in both women’s health issues and also Pilates. Dulcie writes to us about caring for your body after birth in the area of pelvic floor and core strengthening.  Post-natally, mothers have to do a lot of lifting ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=810 There are choices you make every day that will impact upon your short-term and long-term health. Reflecting on how these choices will impact on your health, and the difference it can make to your quality of life can be a great motivational tool. I have two young daughters, and I ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=805 June 22nd, 2010 Prior to discussing the power of probiotics, I have made a confession.  I sold an antibiotic for five years.  When initially learning about the product, I was passionate about selling its efficacy, safety, etc.  I felt that I had a magic pill in my ‘pharmaceutical bag’ that ... http://babyparentblog.com/?p=802