Something that worried me before my baby was born was how they should sleep. I was really worried about cot death (SIDS) and wanted to do everything I could to make it as unlikely as possible.
When I was pregnant, we had a great idea. Buy everything baby needs before it is born. But how much of it did baby actually use? Looking back it would have saved us a fortune if we had bought the bare minimum and checked what we actually used and needed, before taking a trip to the shops. Read more »
Before my baby was born, I had bought nothing for him to sit in. Perhaps I thought he would lie in his crib all day – I’m not sure what I thought. Once he was born he needed something – but what?
A baby bouncer seemed to be the perfect choice. The range was huge though, and the prices seemed to go from £10 to nearly £100.
Some accidents in the home can be prevented by using simple common sense.
Take a close look around your home. Look at your home from your point of view and from your new baby’s point of view – this does mean getting on your hands and knees and crawling about! If you are heavily pregnant – get your partner to do this bit! You will notice different things this way – the cat’s litter tray, the waste paper bin, the stone frog sitting by the fire…. Read more »
