Newborn & Baby Care
As you get started on this beautiful journey of parenthood, nurturing your newborn requires more than just love; it demands knowledge and wisdom to ensure their safety and well-being. Explore gentle techniques like skin-to-skin contact to foster a bond and promote healthy development. Embrace the power of a consistent routine, which can create a sense of security for your little one while making your days more manageable. Discover the importance of understanding their cues, from coos to cries, allowing you to respond with confidence and care. Remember, every moment spent nurturing your newborn is a step toward laying a strong foundation for their future, filled with love and laughter.
Understanding Newborn Sleep Cycles and Patterns
Your newborn’s sleep runs in short, twitchy 40–60 minute cycles, with active, fluttery REM and quieter, steady NREM, so those little sighs, leg jerks, and sudden stirrings are normal, not “bad.” You’ll wake often because tiny tummies and growing brains demand feeding...
Tummy Time Success: Making It Fun for Your Baby
You’re tired, you love this tiny human fiercely, and we’ll make tummy time small, warm, and doable: start with a minute or two on your chest or a firm blanket, use a rolled towel under their chest, sing low, swap a shiny toy every minute, and end while they’re still...
Breastfeeding Basics: Positioning and Latch Tips
In those first quiet mornings, skin‑to‑skin settles you both, warms tiny limbs, and lets you notice early cues—lip smacks, rooting, fingers to mouth—so you offer the breast before the big cry; hold tummy‑to‑tummy, line ear‑shoulder‑hip, aim the nipple to the nose,...
Understanding Your Baby’s Winter Sleep Needs
You’re juggling dawn feeds, noon chills, and midnight mittened hands, and it’s okay to feel tired, guilty, loving and fierce all at once; we’ll help. Start by aiming for about 64–72°F, check a thermometer at baby’s head height, dress them in a breathable onesie plus a...
Layering Baby for Winter: How Many Layers Are Enough?
You’ll want one more insulating layer than you wear: a snug wicking merino onesie next to their skin, a soft fleece or wool mid layer, and a weatherproof outer for stroller or errands, with a snug hat, long-cuffed mitts, and wool socks tucked into a bunting or...
Keeping Baby’s Skin Healthy in Dry Winter Air
You’ll wake, check cheeks for redness, pat on a warm ceramide cream while skin’s still dewy, and breathe through the little guilt and huge love that come with tiny hands and midnight feeds; mid‑day you’ll skip long baths on cold days, sponge clean messy spots, reapply...