We are proud to announce that we have added another 11 companies to our new children and baby directory! We would like to welcome the following companies to the Baby Sense Directory:
The directory has kicked off with a tremendous response! If you are informing us about a service that you feel is valuable, useful or just too fabulous not to mention, please contact us and send us the info.
Meg. I just wanted to let you know that I think the Baby Sense White Noise CD is the best thing ever invented. I have used the CD with both of my boys to help them to sleep well. Last night Tom (4) woke at midnight with a terrible cough. I put him in bed with me and he coughed for over an hour. He became upset as he couldnt get to sleep. I tried everything to soothe him and get him to settle, but nothing worked. Brainwave! I thought to try the White Noise. Grabbed the CD player, put it on and within 10 minutes he had calmed and his coughing lessened. 5 Minutes later he was fast asleep and didnt wake until 7am. I too seem to have woken up refreshed despite the midnight coughing spree. I feel like I slept so well. Love it, love it, love it!
We have had a fabulous response to the release of our new South Africa Baby Directory. We plan on keeping you up to date on new people via our blog as well as from the home page which displays the latest additions on the site PLUS featured services / vendors.
We would like to take the opportunity of welcoming the following service partners to the directory:
We wish you all the best on the Baby Sense directory.
If you have a service you would like to market on the Baby Sense Directory or would like to recommend a particular company to us, please contact us with the the necessary information.
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Hi Meg.
I just wanted to let you know that I and the biggest fan of the Baby Sense sling. Daniel has just turned 2 and I am still using the sling with him. It was the best gift I ever recieved when I had my babies and I used it with both Thomas and Daniel. Thomas is 4 1/2 so that sling has been well used. I used the sling every day with Daniel from birth up until around 20 months - just popping in the the shops, the school run, out and about - anywhere really. He is now more keen on walking everywhere, but I still get to use it on days when he is a little tired, or just fancies a cuddle. I love it and it is the only carrier I still use. I have 2 other carriers, but he is too heavy in them. The sling is still perfect and I hope to be able to use it for a few more months still.
It is a strange situation when you become a mum. You seem to lose your identity and become known through your children. At Tom’s sports day a mum who I have chatted to every day for the past year came up to me and admitted she had no idea what my name was. She knew me as Tom’s mum. I was not insulted as I knew her only as Joshua’s mum. I bumped into another mummy friend of mine yesterday who I havent seen in over a year. I used to go to Baby Club with Daniel and knew her from there. When we bumped into each other we remembered each others childrens names, but not each others. It seems there are other ways people know me around town … The lady with the Sling is my favourite. Daniel (almost 2) has done the school run in his sling every day since he was born. It seems my sling gets me noticed. No one seems to know my name, but they do know who I am!
Colic is one of the biggest conundrums for any mum or doctor caring for a young baby. We all search for the definitive answer to calming crying babies and a number of theories abound on why babies cry and how to sooth them. An article in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care (Sept/Oct 2007) caught my eye because it looked at all the recent research on colic and calming colicky babies. What might interest you is what works and what doesn’t according to the research:
- Swaddling - decreases crying duration in babies less than 8 weeks old ( van Sleuwen et al 2006)
- Decreasing stimulation - reduces infant crying (Wolke et al 1994)
- Carrying baby - data inconclusive unless combined with massage (Elliott et al 2002)
- ‘Regimented daily routine’ - reduced number of parents seeking help for crying (St James-Roberts et al 2001)
- A consistent routine - promotes babies to self regulate (St James-Roberts et al 2001)
- A crib vibrator - data does not support effectiveness in reducing colic (Barr et al. 1991)
- Swaddling is superior to massage (Ohgi et al 2004)
- Counseling alone - not effective (Parkin et al 1993)
- Reflux medication - does not work any better than placebo pills (Heine et al 2006)
Interesting information! In my experience it is a process of trial and error to find your baby’s ‘off-switch’. I was amazed and impressed by the calming tips moms wrote to us with for the Calming tip campaign - check them out in our book “A Mother’s Sense of Calm”
Is anyone else freaking out about Swine Flu? I am not too sure what the media coverage is like elsewhere but the UK media is having a field day. I have 2 children under 5 years old and they are one of the biggest risk groups, so everytime they get a sniffle I check the symptoms online and am convinced it is going that way. There has been 1 confirmed case of Swine Flu at Tom’s school and 70 cases within our small community. There is such conflicting advice also - some groups warning that women should postpone falling pregnant until the virus has gone, dont travel on public transfport and close all the schools, other more sensible groups are saying concentrate on hygene like washing hands and using tissues to limit the spread of the illness. I am just wondering how other parents are feeling about Swine Flu and any tips on how to not be paranoid about it?
Get your hands on a copy of “I am Pregnant Magazine” to see an article by Megan Faure on Swaddling. Then get your hands on a copy of “Practical Parenting” for an article on Colic. Baby Sense is getting some excellent coverage in the UK at the moment.
Look out for a voucher code that will save you money when you buy a cuddlewrap online.
I got into bed last night and said jokingly to my husband “maybe we will actually sleep in the same bed the whole night together”. For the last 2 weeks I have had either one of my boys in bed with me with coughs, colds, temperatures, nausea. My poor husband has been banished to Tom’s top bunk. He is 6ft 3in, trying to sleep in a 6ft bed. Finally last night I got both boys down in their own beds and all seemed to be going right. I switched off my light at 11pm and at 11:20 was woken by Daniel crying. Went to check on him and he was sweltering hot. Needless to say, husband was kicked out of bed and I spent most of the night battling with a sick toddler. Just when you think it is going right, something happens and you have to adjust and make a new plan. Maybe tonight I shall have a peaceful night. I thought that sleepless nights had finally ended… but no!
