by Mike Marinus | sleep |
Where babies sleep is a hot topic. Many modern day parents are set on their babies sleeping in their own beds and own rooms ASAP. Others, especially breastfeeding moms, would love to co-sleep with their babies but are scared of the risks involved. What is safe practice…
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by Mike Marinus | stimulation |
Stimulating your baby correctly can be tricky business. That is why I sat down with Una Van Staden from Pikanini Baby Academy to get the details on what we should be doing with our babies.
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by Mike Marinus | baby health, health, health, health |
When a child has a fever we often reach for the meds to get rid of the high temperature and return our babies to normal…but is this the right approach?
Fever itself is not an illness. In fact, an increase in body temperature is a great indicator that your child’s immune system has switched on and is fighting off an infection
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by Mike Marinus | baby care, baby health |
Do babies always have to be burped? How do I burp my baby and which babies need to be burped?
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by Mike Marinus | crawling |
Somewhere between 6 and 8 months, babies become hugely curious about the world around them. So curious, in fact, that it spurs them on to move by themselves to explore it.
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by Mike Marinus | baby health, health, sleep |
I sat down with Sleep Coach Una Van Staden from Pikanini baby and picked her brain about how best to get our little ones into good sleep routines.
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by Mike Marinus | breastfeeding |
I was fortunate enough to get ‘The Baby Lady’ Samantha Crompton on episode 7 of The Easy Baby Podcast to talk about the big myths surrounding breastfeeding. The biggest secret to breastfeeding according to Sam is: “Manage your expectations and do it one step at a time.”
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by Mike Marinus | breastfeeding, health, nutrition |
Explosive, frothy, watery poos can be quite an experience and very unnerving for new parents especially when they are accompanied by tummy cramps, painful straining and very stinky gas…
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by Mike Marinus | Uncategorized |
Imagine drinking 14 litres of milk a day and then spending 18 hours of every day on your back. Well that’s the equivalent of what babies do every day of their lives, so it’s no wonder these little guys have a tendency to throw up a lot.
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by Mike Marinus | baby health, health |
Let’s be honest, nothing prepares you for Colic. It comes out of the blue, it can be terrifying and very upsetting for the whole family. All the books seem to contradict each other and everyone has advice for you which, even though it comes from a good place…
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by Mike Marinus | baby health, health |
It is estimated that 15 – 25% of families with babies deal with colic. I say families on purpose because the effects of a colic baby can be as devastating for the rest of the household and have a lasting effect on the family dynamic way after the crying stops.
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by Mike Marinus | baby care, health |
Brand new babies have no reference as to what it is to be too hot, too cold or what hunger feels like, let alone how to fix it. They reflexively let go the crying signal when they become uncomfortable but they need to ‘Borrow your Brain’ in order to figure out what their specific needs are and how to fix them
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by Mike Marinus | baby care, health |
There are not many noises that have the ability to send you flying into action more than the sound of a baby crying.
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