Neurological research shows that the early years play a key role in children’s brain development. Babies begin to learn about the world around them from a very early age – including during the prenatal, perinatal (immediately before and after birth) and postnatal period. Children’s early experiences – the bonds they form with their parents and...
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Baby Development
Infant development is divided into four categories: Social: How your baby interacts to the human face and voice. Examples include learning to smile and coo. A social delay may indicate a problem with vision or hearing or with emotional or intellectual development. Language: Receptive language development (how well baby actually understands) is a better gauge...
Baby’s First Week
Before giving birth to my daughter, Lena, I thought I was equipped for our first week home together. After all, I’d assembled the crib, washed the tiny clothes, stocked up on diapers, and hung the pink butterfly curtains in the nursery. Looking back now, I think: How could I have been so naive? Sure, I’d done the...
Being a Parent
Being a parent and caring for a child can be a wonderful experience but at times, it can be daunting and overwhelming as you make decisions about your children’s upbringing that may be quite new to you. Suffering from postnatal depression, being a single parent, going through a relationship breakdown and divorce and losing your...
Delivery day is coming soon!
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Your baby is getting more plump each day
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Baby’s eyes are opening and she’s gaining weight
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Baby’s immune system is strengthening
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Baby-to-be is adding fat tissue and gaining weight
“Your baby isn’t gaining enough weight” – words every breastfeeding mother dreads to hear. It immediately makes you doubt yourself, your milk and your instincts. Of course, before you panic, you should make sure that your baby really has a problem; often the problem is actually with the health care worker’s interpretation of the growth chart (see this...
Baby’s lower limbs are now well-developed
The development of your baby in the womb is a wonderful process. We have compiled a month-by-month timescale of pregnancy. But keep in mind that different pregnancies do develop at different rates. Also, bear in mind that the method doctors and midwives use to date your pregnancy means that you could be around 2 weeks...
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