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Serve up tasty, nutritious meals for your little one with OXO Tot’s innovative range of feeding and weaning equipment.
Competition ends 31st May 2012Groups
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posts related to: Breastfeeding
Meet Sioned – Medela’s breastfeeding counsellor
Sioned has been working with breastfeeding mums for more than twenty years and certainly has a wealth of experience to help the babyworld mums with various challenges they are facing with their breastfeeding. Sioned has been the Lactation Consultant and Education Manager for Medela UK since 2007. And has an active role in sharing information…
NCT looking for nominations for their Practitioner Awards
Many members will have at some point had contact with the NCT during their pregnancy, breastfeeding or at postnatal groups. The NCT are looking for nominations of that special person who helped and supported you, so if you know an NCT antenatal teacher, breastfeeding counsellor or postnatal leader who deserves special recognition for their hard…
Medela teams up with babyworld to host a live breastfeeding café!
Once a month we’re inviting you to log into our café and chat about all things breastfeeding. Medela’s lactation consultant Sioned, and babyworld’s midwife Amber will both be on hand to offer support and expert advice for anyone who has any concerns or questions….what a great opportunity to speak to the professionals without leaving the…
Annabel Karmel offers her top tips for weaning your baby
Weaning is one of the most important milestones for mums and dads during the early months of parenthood. Introducing your baby to solid food is not a fixed set of steps; some babies progress more quickly or slowly than others. Not every day will be the same and sometimes they might not want to try…
Posted in Recipes, Weaning
Tagged Annabel Karmel, Breastfeeding, feeding, Purée, The Baby Show, top tips, Weaning
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Win a Breast Aid
Breast Aid – Reflects your body heat naturally – for the prevention & cure of breast pain and related problems including; mastitis, engorgement and soreness. Breast Aid pads are the ultimate natural aid for all Mums who want to breast-feed their babies easily and comfortably, and make this unique time with their babies pain and…
New guide to ease parenting worries
If you are looking for a visual guide from experts I am sure you will find The Essential Baby Care Guide an invaluable source of advice and support for you and your baby in their first year. For so many new parents the shock of actually holding their baby for the first time can hit…
Posted in Baby Care, News
Tagged accident, Babycare, BBC, Breastfeeding, Child Accident Prevention Trust, DVD, feeding, first aid, News, Parenting, Professor Winston, sleeping, The Essential Baby Care Guide
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Complete the Working Mums Survey 2012
Another chance to be a part of the Working Mums 2012 survey. Are you already back to work after maternity leave, or planning on returning soon? How are you feeling about it and will it affect your feeding choices? In 2011 we found that 41% of mums went back to work sooner than planned, and…
Doulas have impact on birth and breastfeeding
Parents-to-be are far more likely to attempt and continue breastfeeding, and less likely to require intervention during their child’s birth, if they have turned to a doula for support, according to the findings of a new survey. The survey has been published by Doula UK ahead of World Doula Week, which begins on Thursday 22nd…
Posted in Labour and Birth, News
Tagged Birth, birth partners, Breastfeeding, Doula, News
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Question: Taking thyroxine while breastfeeding
Q: “I take 100mg of thyroxine daily as a result of surgery I had last year in which half of my thyroid was removed because of cancer. I have been told over and over that breastfeeding is completely safe, but must be carefully observed. Who must be observed? Me or the baby? And what are they…
Posted in Baby, Breastfeeding, Question & Answer
Tagged Baby, Breastfeeding, dosage, thyroxine
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Question: Giving baby full fat milk
Q: “I have an eight-month-old and have heard that you can start putting them on full fat milk from the age of nine months. Is this true? And what is the best way to stop breastfeeding as all her feeds other than the night and lunch are all on the breast?” The advice at the moment…
Posted in Question & Answer, Weaning
Tagged allergy, Breastfeeding, cows milk, infection, Weaning
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