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Little Enzo loves nothing more than sitting in his Metro buggy, giggling at dogs, pointing at street signs and waving at buses. Read more about Enzo and his challenge with Leukaemia.
The monumental challenge we’re facing every hour of every day, is living with the fact our baby boy Enzo has a rare type of infant leukaemia. He was diagnosed a week before his 1st birthday, in November 2018. Infant leukemia behaves differently to the more common childhood leukaemia. It’s harder to treat, typically resistant to chemo and unfortunately hasn't experienced the amazing improvements in survival rates seen in other areas of childhood cancer.
Life at the moment is full on and it’s hard to put into words how much our little boy has had to endure. He’s had more than 170 doses of chemotherapy, spent 120 days and nights in hospital (all in isolation), 80 home nurse visits, 28 unplanned trips to hospital when at home and 30 blood and platelet transfusions.
For centuries families have relied on advice passed down from generation to generation on a vast number of things, and raising babies is one of them. Chances are when you were expecting you were given many tit-bits of information and advice to guide you through- whether they were helpful or not is another matter! The point is that we humans need that interaction, support, and guidance to help us build confidence and to feel empowered in our daily endeavors. And when it comes to raising a baby, nobody is born knowing it all. We learn from our parents, grandparents, friends, and communities. We then pass that knowledge on ourselves, because we want to help and because we know how valuable learned advice can be. With this in mind, I’d like to share with you some newborn sleep tips you need to pass on. I promise it will make you feel good, and that friend who just had a baby will appreciate it too.
Newborn sleep patterns
A newborn’s sleep patterns are very different from our
We understand that you want the best and safest products for your baby. Unfortunately, there are counterfeit and potentially dangerous copies of our Ergobaby Carriers on the market. We urge you to obtain genuine products and educate yourself and others on how to purchase authorised products and how to avoid counterfeits that could potentially cause harm. We pride ourselves on using high quality, certified materials produced in independently inspected factories that adhere to responsible work practices. Our Ergobaby Carriers have attracted a host of international product awards and health endorsements. Unfortunately, this success has also attracted unscrupulous copies. We love the fact that the Ergobaby Carrier is a “must-have” on many baby shower lists. But that means that you as parents may not be purchasing the Ergobaby
The first year of a child’s life brings with it remarkable — and often awe-inspiring — changes and development. From the moment they’re born, babies are immersed in multi-sensory experiences that inspire them to observe, explore, and respond to the world around them. Here are three amazing transformations you’ll watch in Baby’s first year.
Vision developments
Gobbi mobile from Monti Kids
Born this way. At birth, a baby’s vision is limited to about 8″–10″, which happens to be the general distance between parent and child. While colour recognition isn’t yet fully developed, babies are fascinated by contrasting patterns
Strolling around town, we can observe fathers and mothers alike carrying their babies and toddlers close to their body and doing so with joy and without putting too much effort into it - in most cases, either with baby slings or baby carriers. Nowadays, there are even carriers specifically designed for newborns, such as our latest addition, the Embrace. The combination of a soft and supple sling fabric with the practical features of a baby carrier allows babies to explore the world in an ergonomic, safe and completely sheltered environment. Considering the progress made and the multitude of possibilities in the field of carriers, one might ask themselves how our parents managed to "survive" in a world without baby carriers! Even more so if they lived in big cities, on the third floor of an old apartment building or if they were intent on actively moving around town
First time parents are spending more than three billion pounds on baby gear every year, with more than half ending up in debt!
A nationwide study released in time for British Savings Week (16th - 22nd September), has found that UK parents spend an average of £10,000 on baby prep/first year of life costs, adding up to more than THREE BILLION POUNDS spent on first babies alone EACH YEAR.
Shockingly, a whopping 90 percent of parents admitted they’d overspent on baby goods, with an average £5,567 wasted in total. That’s £1.7billion wasted each year by British parents on items that were either not used at all, or not enough to warrant the amount spent!
And with some parents admitting to spending as much as a brand-new Ford Focus* it’s no surprise that more than half (56 percent) of new mums and dads go into debt due to unforeseen or unplanned costs associated with their first baby.
The research, commissioned by Ergobaby UK, found that three quarters
We wouldn't be Ergobaby if we weren't constantly tinkering and developing new innovative and super cool products on a regular basis. And now, yes now, it's finally time again for us to announce a brand-new……... Ergobaby!
A new Ergobaby carrier is coming and her name is: Embrace. And this is exactly how your newly born protégé should feel with this new carrier: embraced by his loved ones and by Ergobaby. The Embrace will occupy a special position in our range, because it is ideal for those of you who want to carry their little protégé from the beginning. The Embrace is made of particularly soft, slightly elastic and supple jersey material (even certified according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100), which gently envelops the newborn (3.2-11.3 kg). It therefore conveys the comfortable and intimate carrying feeling that many know and like about our Aura baby wrap - but it is quick and easy to put on like a baby carrier. A perfect hybrid of our very popular carriers.
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Do you feel fuelled by coffee at times?
Our love of coffee and it’s ability to help busy mums cope with the demands of their little ones (and the sleep deprivation that can come in the first years of parenting) is well known!
But too much caffeine can cause anxiety, irritability and insomnia. This can leave you less capable of managing stress, and we all know that motherhood can be a little stressful at times.
Also if you are breastfeeding, the NHS advise that caffeine can be transferred to breastmilk causing irritability and poor sleeping pattern in infants. A recommended daily limit is 200mg-300mg of caffeine which is around the equivalent of two instant coffees.
As a guideline, here's how much caffeine is in some of your favourite drinks and snacks: