http://www.babysense.com/blog The Baby Sense blog outlines and highlights some of the Baby Sense products Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:59:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Megan Faure will be on Great Expectations on ETV today at 11:30am. She is speaking on Sleep and SIDS. Be sure to catch the interview. http://www.babysense.com/blog/catch-megan-faure-on-etvs-great-expectations-today/ I enjoy cooking for my family, but find myself making the same things over and over again.  I remember cooking for both my boys when they went on to solids.  The evenings spent boiling, mashing, steaming, blending and freezing everything.  It was hard work, but I knew I was doing my best ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/family-recipes-in-a-flash/ I am a good mom, that’s what my husband tells me and if I stop and reflect on it, I probably am but I have a confession: I find it hard sometimes to just 'be' with my kid's. I would love to sit under a tree all afternoon, pick daisies or chat about the merits ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/a-good-enough-mom-watches-waits-and-wonders/ In our frantic lives we can sometimes forget to put special 1 to 1 time aside for our children.  Today try "Watch Wait and Wonder". Get a small box of toys - 4 or 5 items, sit on the floor with your tot and let him explore the box.  Watch what ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/watch-wait-and-wonder/ In June we celebrate Father's Day and Baby Sense wants to let you know about a special little bear we have in our online shop.  His name is Tati Bear. Tati means father in many languages.  This father's Day remember those babies who don't have Dad's and buy a Tati.  Proceeds ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/tati-bear/ Don't you just love the phrases and sayings your kids come up with while they get to grips with language. My favourite so far is when my son Tom was 2 years old. We woke up to find our garden covered in snow, the first of that winter. ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/they-say-the-sweetest-things/ Here is my breastfeeding story: A week before James (my firstborn who is now a lanky 11 year old) was born I went to see June Henshill – any of you Cape Town mums remember her? She was a ‘guru’ of the Gina Ford ilk. She sat me down and said ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/brestfeeding-didnt-come-naturally/   In March 2010, a warning was issued on the use of ‘bag-style’ slings in the USA. This was based on a study that was looking into the safety of these slings due to injuries and deaths of baby’s whist in these slings. Infant safety is no doubt the most important ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/not-all-slings-are-created-equal-baby-slings-are-safe-and-beneficial-to-mothers-and-infants/ I am a mother three times over. It has been the journey of my life. Nobody told me that it would be so hard and so amazing, so tender and so harsh. You want to know about my ups and downs? Where do I being, one moment holds elation and ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/my-rocking-rolling-journey/ I have just come off the phone with a mum who is desperate to breastfeed her baby, but is finding the sacrifice too much. She is sore, she is tired and she has 2 other children to look after and is feeling tempted to bottle feed to ease the ... http://www.babysense.com/blog/the-ups-vs-the-downs/