100 Great Walks with Kids By Jen & Sim Benson Getting out and exploring beautiful, wild places has always been an important part of life for us. We met through our mutual love for the outdoors, and spent our pre-child days running, climbing, mountain biking and adventure racing together. When our kids arrived, we…
How Quality Baby Gear Saves the Environment and Your Wallet Baby gear is expensive. I know that firsthand. I’m about to have another baby, and it seems like with each child that prices keep going up. I’m not a coupon clipper by any means, but I do like finding good deals and I’m not opposed…
What is a Pelvic Tuck and Why is it so Important? You’d be forgiven for wondering if a ‘pelvic tuck’ was the latest surgery touted by Hollywood stars or something you might hear in a pilates class, but it’s actually a lot more simple than that! The pelvic tuck is a quick and easy technique…
Picking the right baby carrier for your newborn and using it correctly Lizzie Start – Carrying consultant, educator & trainer at Cake Club Sling Library & Parenting Support in Southend & Born to Carry For new parents, faced with carrying their tiny bundle of joy in those early days of sleeplessness, adrenaline and…
Caring for your baby’s tiny feet to encourage healthy development You’ll soon be hearing the pitter-patter of tiny feet — but how do you care for them? In this post, Rachel Clinkard, from the family shoe retailer Charles Clinkard, explains how new parents can care for their little one’s feet during their first few years…
Three Top Tips for a Simple Sleep Routine As new parents, it is normal to have plenty of questions about the impossible task of not getting your baby to drift off to sleep, but how to make them stay asleep. It doesn’t have to be a never-ending battle, Sam Saunders aka The Baby Guru is…
Expert Advice of the Month: Baby’s first layette: What do you really need when you become a parent? Bed? Dummy? Bathtub? Pram? Nappies? When a new member joins the family, the thoughts of the expectant parents revolve around one question: What do we have to do so we are ready for the little miracle…
Ask the Expert | The 4th Trimester Explanations and Tips for the Months After Birth This week is European Babywearing Week, and the theme is “4th trimester and beyond”. But what’s behind the term “4th trimester”? Isn’t a pregnancy actually 9 months long, which is 3 trimesters (1 trimester = 3 months)? Thankfully, our midwife and…
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…
This month we’re putting ‘Do It Like A Mother – Sling Library and Support’ (formerly ‘Sling Start’) in our “Sling Library Spotlight”! Hi! I’m Lizzie, I’m part of the Do It Like A Mother group based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. I am a qualified and experienced babywearing consultant and have been running sling…