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February 11, 2020
Congratulations! If you’re here it means you’ve already taken the biggest step, you’re ready to go out on a date. It might sound silly, after all you’ve done this before, but dating after having a baby can feel like an alien experience so we’re here to help. Date night lets you reconnect and refocus on each other, remember who you were before your baby/babies were born and just enjoy each other’s company.
The first rule of date night is to prioritise date night; that means no cancelling due to work, tiredness or any other reason. See if you can make it as regular occurrence as you can, aim big with once a week, or go for once a month if you feel that’s more achievable. The last rule of date night is the toughest, try not to talk about your baby or children. It may go against every instinct but make this time all about the two of you and you won’t regret it.
Here’s some date night ideas to get you started:
Do something
February 04, 2020
Originally posted at ergobaby.com
Introducing your new baby to your family is a magical time. Traveling, though, maybe inevitable. So if you want to survive visiting family with your baby, follow these 11 tips for traveling with a baby.
How to Survive Any Method of Travel
1. Pack the Baby Travel Essentials
Bring familiar toys and comfort items, such as a blanket, teddy bear, books, dummies, etc., in your change bag. Also, pack some surprise toys for when, or before, tears start brewing. If your baby is eating solids, be sure to pack baby food, snacks, and spoons. Other must-have items for traveling with a baby include bibs, muslin cloths, bottles, nappies, wipes, disposable changing pads, extra clothes, a car seat, a baby carrier, and a stroller.
February 02, 2020
In this blog post, GP Dr Stephanie Ooi discusses some of the most common new mum questions.
Dr Steph is part of the CARiFiT team and has contributed content to their FREE online membership CARiFiT 4 ALL.
In this first blog, Dr Steph tackles 2 topics :
Vaccine myths and the rise in them being such a hot topic.
Fever in children – current guidelines and advice.
Vaccine Myths
The importance of vaccines shouldn’t be
January 15, 2020
For many parents, working out how they’ll go from one baby to two is a daunting prospect, and a common worry is how their toddler will react to the new baby.
We’ve split our ten top tips for a smooth transition into five things to do before baby arrives/at the hospital, and five things to do when you’re all at home together to help you navigate your way through.
Before baby arrives/at the hospital
1. It’s never too early to start planning – Do as much of your preparation in advance as you can, there are going to be a lot of changes happening and the more you can get your little one used to in advance the less they will ‘blame’ on the new baby. This also gives you more time for trial and error, if things don’t go to plan now it’s easier to fix them while they can still be your main focus.
2. Routine
January 09, 2020
Our Omni 360 Cool Air Mesh Carrier Collection has grown!
2 new styles have arrived, so there truly is a style suit every family -
Welcome 'Evergreen' & 'Blue Tweed'
January 06, 2020
From our partners :
Delivery type, diastasis recti, pelvic floor. When you look to return to exercise after the arrival of your baby you are going to be bombarded with all sorts of information and some quite conflicting opinions. It was a desire to put all the info that new mums new from a range of cross medical and fitness experts that led us to create CARiFiT 4 ALL our free RCGP backed postnatal scheme.
For now let us take you through some simple and safe guidelines and things to consider and get you into the mindset that slow and steady wins the race when you’ve had a baby.
We’re stating the obvious here, but birthing and keeping alive a small human is an all-consuming
January 03, 2020
Originally posted at ergobaby.com
Lots of parents often ask about swaddling. Many are not sure of either the best way to do it or even why they should be doing it in the first place. Some parents have tried it previously and have their reasons why they didn’t stick to it: the baby hated to be swaddled, the swaddle never stayed put anyway, I want her arms free so she can self soothe, etc.
How does swaddling help a baby?
Swaddling isn’t just cute because you make a little baby burrito. It’s beneficial for your baby (and you!). While there are lots of reasons why many parents choose not to swaddle their newborn babies, there are far greater reasons why you should! Here are just a few:
Safer sleeping.
Studies have found
December 13, 2019
originally posted at ergobaby.com
“The emotional labor pains of becoming a mother are far greater than the physical pangs of birth; these are the growing surges of your heart as it pushes out selfishness and fear and makes room for sacrifice and love. It is a private and silent birth of the soul, but it is no less holy than the event of childbirth—perhaps even more sacred.” — Joy Kusek
A dear friend shared this quote with me about two weeks after I came home with my newborn baby.
My heart was grasping for something, anything, that could help me define what the heck was going on with everything around and within me. This woman’s words defined
December 10, 2019
Many parents find it tricky to know how best to dress their little one for bed. We've put together a quick reference guide to help!
Ergobaby
Swaddler
Ergobaby
Classic Sleeping Bag
December 05, 2019
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star..." A real shower of stars have found their way to our cuddly and soft baby wrap Aura.
The two new designs "Twinkle Grey" and "Twinkle Silver" really deserve their names as they have beautiful little stars covering the soft fabric, increasing the Aura's range to ten different designs. Twinkle Grey has white stars on an anthracite background and Twinkle Silver has dark grey stars on a silver grey background.
Which is your favourite?