Expert Tips for Parents
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Expert Tips for Parents
October 25, 2022
We share our top three tips to prepare your little ones for daylight savings
We are reaching that time of year when we set our clocks back an hour to be ready for daylight savings. In theory, this means everyone will have one extra hour of sleep. However, this doesn't work for babies and small children. The time change is not so easy for them to understand, especially if you always do your feeding and bedtime routines at the same time. You just might not be able to enjoy the extra hour on Sunday 29th October.
Don't worry, we have some handy tips to make the hour time change easier for everyone.
Babies need their rhythm
Babies and toddlers sleep- wake rhythms are quite sensitive, especially when
Breastfeeding & Nutrition
Expert Tips for Parents
October 18, 2022
"What, you're breast/chest feeding your baby to sleep?" "Don't do that or they never be able to fall asleep without you." How many times have you heard this?
You are certainly not the only ones. In the first few months, many babies are breast/chest fed or bottle-fed to fall asleep. In fact, it's almost impossible to prevent your baby from falling asleep while drinking when they are is still so small.
And let's say it up front, that's perfectly okay in the early stages. It helps you bond and ensures that all your baby's nutritional needs are met. You can also think of it as nature's superpower, or a tool to soothe newborns and soothe them into a restful sleep. This is quite natural as young babies sleep 14-18 hours in the first few weeks anyway.
How sleep changes
Baby Gear
Babywearing
Expert Tips for Parents
October 05, 2022
Walks through the countryside, dog walks, play dates in the park or a visit to the zoo with the whole family. We spend a lot of time outdoors, and we want to keep doing the things we love throughout the year, through every season.
Ergobaby HQ have been hard at work in our product development department. We can share our two new babywearing must-haves for all outdoor parents. Our wind and rain covers and All-Weather baby carrier covers.
If you are wondering what a baby carrier cover is and the difference between wind and rain covers and winter covers, keep reading and we will share some helpful tips.
Baby Gear
Babywearing
Expert Tips for Parents
September 30, 2022
This year’s International Babywearing Week has been themed "Love transforms” and will be celebrated during October. We would like to use this occasion to share the benefits of babywearing with our top ten reasons to love using a baby carrier.
Baby carrying has many positive effects on your child's development, your bond together and your own freedom and mobility in everyday life.
Here are our ten reasons why parents love using a baby carrier
1. Carrying is always possible
Strictly speaking, you could carry your baby around your body 24 hours in a day. From day one, babies love to be carried. When placed in the M-position in a baby carrier, this helps the development of your little one.
Sleep
Expert Tips for Parents
September 05, 2022
It can be exciting or even a little heartbreaking to see your little one leave their cot and sleeping bag behind and move into a big bed with a duvet and pillow.
But when is the right time to transition safely?
UK Sleep specialist, Gemma Coe is a mum of two and is a certified baby and child sleep consultant. Gemma helps families develop healthy sleep habits and shares with us what you should consider when switching from sleeping bag to duvet.
When to say goodbye to the sleeping bag
Breastfeeding & Nutrition
Expert Tips for Parents
September 01, 2022
Wow what a summer! The heat makes us sweat more and our need for fluids increases.
Parents often ask themselves whether breast milk is enough for their baby in the warmer months. Or whether water should be offered from time to time in the heat.
Here is the short answer for all those who are in a hurry: No.
For all of those who want to know more details, please read on.
Why breast milk quenches baby's thirst
You might think, if you only drink milk, you don't get enough water. However, this does not apply to breast milk. Mother Nature has devised an ingenious system to ensure that little human babies survive
Breastfeeding & Nutrition
Expert Tips for Parents
August 31, 2022
Of course, nothing beats breast milk. It is the healthiest food you can give your baby. But what if your milk is not enough to satisfy your baby? Or if your baby doesn't gain weight fast enough after birth? Then supplementary feeding is often advised. For many mamas who would like to breast/chest feed, this feels like a defeat; the fear of never being able to breast/chest feed fully, or not being able to do so again, is high. Let's take a closer look at why this doesn't have to always be the case and how you can offer replacement milk in a breast/chest feeding-friendly way.
The four most common reasons for supplementary feeding
Bottles are often offered as a quick solution to breast/chest feeding dilemmas. However, are they really always necessary?
Family & Parenting
Lifestyle
Expert Tips for Parents
August 30, 2022
Returning to normal everyday life with school and hobbies after the summer holidays is not easy. The inner alarm clock has to be reset from the sleep-in mode back to getting up early. Especially as your normal family morning routine may have been relaxed during the summer holiday; which is totally okay and normal. After all, who wants to eat their breakfast at seven o'clock in the morning during the holidays if they don't have to?
If a new baby has enriched the family during the summer break, juggling the back to school morning routine could become even more challenging. Not only because your baby may have just fallen asleep after a night of drinking, you also have to do the school run with your toddler. The never ending to-do list is growing and you still want to give your attention to all your children’s needs.
Don’t panic, we are here to help by sharing
Postpartum
Expert Tips for Parents
August 14, 2022
The topic of sex after birth remains a turbulent one. After all, everything suddenly revolves around your new baby. And yet, your own needs and your relationship should not be neglected.
You can be rest assured, you are not alone with this topic. Dutch sexologist and anthropologist Mandy Ronda confirms this. Time and again she receives questions like: "Since we had a baby, it's really impossible to have sex spontaneously. We sometimes hear about putting sex on the agenda. But how can we schedule it?"
Read more about what the "sex expert" advises....
Mandy Ronda, sexologist and anthropologist:
"The fact is, your couple relationship changes after the birth of your baby. And it's the same with
Breastfeeding & Nutrition
Expert Tips for Parents
August 02, 2022
One of the top concerns on the minds of new mums and mums-to-be is breastfeeding/chest feeding. That's why we covered the crucial first hour after birth in the first part of our blog series on breastfeeding/ chest feeding problems. If you haven't read the blog yet, take a look here.
In this article, our midwife and babywearing expert, Katrin Ritter talks about how to latch baby correctly.
Why breast/chest feeding is a brilliant decision
Immediate, undisturbed and extended skin-to-skin contact is the foundation to successful breast/chest feeding . This is not the sole responsibility