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Category Archive for Baby Nursery

Discover the benefits of babywearing

baby wrapBaby wearing can be a real saviour when it’s time to soothing your baby. This practice are being practice for many years ago in Asia, north America, Africa, south America.

It’s not only promotes intimate connection between baby and the parents or caregiver. It’s also being prove that have benefit for healthy physical, intellectual and social development of infants. It promotes good digestion which is believe to great eases the distress symptoms of colic and reflux.

It’s also helping premature babies and babies who are slow weight gainers to gain weight at faster rate. As they cry less, calm, feel secure, content, because baby is hold close and it’s remind her of the womb experience. When you wear your baby, her ear is places against her mother, or their caregiver so they can hear the heart beat, beautifully regular and familiar. Reminds baby of the sound of the womb. and because the baby is held up close to the mother, the baby will able to nursed more often for long interval.

Wearing your baby in the sling also make your life easier, because you will have your hands free while you do your everyday activities. Mean while they are learn more by observing what happen around her as they have adult eyes level instead adult knee level.

By practicing baby wearing you learning a new skill. Some people may use a simple piece of cloth to safely and comfortably carry their babies. There is a learning curve with any baby product, including commercial baby carrier, rather than as a result of a product they can buy. babywearing technique can be learn in few minutes. Some techniques, such as carrying baby on your back, may take more time and practice to master, but extra effort is rewarded with increased comfort and freedom.

There is so many baby carrier in the market it can be confusing. Most carrier offering multi positions of carrying your baby depending your child age and need. Check with your local area, as sometimes there are babywearing group in the area and they have many type of baby carrier in their library, so you can borrow and try which carrier that suit you, and comfortable for you and your baby.

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Baby Nursery on a Budget

One of the great joys in pregnancy is decorating the nursery for the arrival of your new baby.  Options for your newborns nursery are endless from wall murals to floor rugs and everything in between. The costs for your new nursery can also become endless. African Safari, Jungle wall mural 

Parents have moved away from just painting there children’s bedroom in traditional pastel colours with “Winny the Poo” stickers and are seeking to immerse there children in a warm and stimulating environment.  The Melbourne Herald Sun Newspaper recently published an article highlighting that some parents are spending up to $30,000 on designer bedrooms with decorating becoming as complex as to included painted walls and designer furniture and accessories. 

Not everyone can afford to spend thousands of dollars on a new nursery and there is no reason why the baby’s room needs to cost you a fortune.  So the question is “How do parents achieve a beautiful nursery for there newborn whilst on a tight budget.”Children’s bedroom walls can be lifted with a beautiful bold colour on a feature wall and choosing simple inexpensive accessories such as a lamp shades, door knobs and growth chart to match in your chosen theme.   Coloured throw rugs are also an inexpensive and a great way to change the look of a room and also can cover tired carpet.  You can even cut out some pictures from children’s books to frame and place on the wall.  For the budget conscious parent who wanted to create a “themed” environment for their child, Australian Based Company - Murals 4 Kids is leading the way to create an inexpensive room transformation.  M4K has developed a number of beautiful timber wall murals themes that are not only interactive but designed to last children for many years. 

The murals can be purchased as whole sets or individual pieces that will transform your children’s nursery into an African Adventure land, Farm Yard, Beach Side or even a Pirates Paradise.  Each piece is constructed from lightweight timber which easily adheres to wall.  They are perfect for those renting who still want that special room for their little one.  For those moving, the murals are easily removable and transferable to your new home. 

Owner of Murals 4 Kids, Jeanita Pearson said “They are designed to last many years and capture children’s imaginations.  Children can safely playing with many items such as fish and butterflies.  We started our business in February and have been supplying our products to private homes, childcare and play centers around the world.  Both children and parents love our products.  We have been shipping our products around the world”.


You deserve a good night’s sleep.

Sleep Tips for your family and child

  • Maintain a consistent bed and awake time 5-7 days a week
  • Encourage regular day naps if your child is under 3 years old or older if they still need a nap.
  • Set your childs biological clock.
  • Develop a consistent bedtime routine.
  • Create a safe, warm and inviting sleep environment that is used consistently for day and night sleeps.
  • Provide the right nutrition to improve sleep.
  • Help your child to be healthy and fit.
  • Teach your child how to relax to fall asleep.Commit to working with these eight ideas and you’ll likely see improvements in your child’s sleep, and yours too.

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Decorating the Nursery

By: Fiona Gudmunson

It is an overwhelming joy when you discover that you are pregnant and about to have a baby. The nine months are used to start planning all aspects of the impending delivery. One area that is given a lot of consideration by most mothers is how to decorate the nursery and the equipment necessary for a newborn baby.

But where to start? Whether you find out the sex of your baby or leave it to be one of life’s little surprises there are a multitude of nursery decorating ideas to make the new room special for the baby. One of the first things to consider is what type of furniture to purchase. Essentially you will need a cot and mattress, nursery bedding and a wardrobe/chest of draws to store the baby’s clothes and accessories in. It should be noted that checks should be undertaken to ensure that the cot that you use, whether new or second hand, meets the Australian standards (AS 2172) and that the mattress should be firm fitting and have no more than a 25mm (1 inch) gap between the cot and the mattress. Additional extras such as a change table with change mat, feeding chair, wall hangings, and mobile can add colour and interest to the room.

The first thing to do is select a colour and theme for the room. Neutral wall colours such as white, lemon and green are popular for newborns. There are so many choices of nursery manchester in the shops today that your selection of quilt cover could well govern the eventual colour of the nursery. There is a vast selection of bedding from character themes, fairies, mermaids to pirates and jungle themed manchester to suit any room. Once you have the cot sheets to match and mattress protector you are well on your way to stocking your nursery.

A change table should be functional, store all the baby essentials within easy reach and be high enough so as to not cause back problems through leaning over to much to change the baby. For comfort it should have a padded mat. Babies, regardless of age, must be constantly supervised when on change tables as they can easily roll and fall. Most change tables can also double as a storage space for regularly used items and baby toys. An alternative if a change table is not available is to use a bed or the floor, but as with a change table you must consider safely as a first priority by having all that you need ready and at hand.

Other items that can be used to decorate the nursery and create interest are wall hangings, mobiles, soft toys and floor rugs. These can be themed to match the rest of the décor or added as points of interest in the room. Wall hangings can include framed pictures and photographs, mirrors, hand painted canvases or personalised artwork, themed cross stiches and even a quilt cover hung on the wall can create a stunning wall feature. Floor rugs can also brighten up any nursery and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours.

There are also a vast array of mobiles available in today’s market and the choices of wooden or plush to musical and/or visual abound. These create a point of interest for newborn babies as they lie in their cots, exploring the world around them and when learning to focus on objects. Some newborns are soothed by the soft music, others are stimulated by the bright colours.

Every baby usually has their own array of soft toys and at birth will receive quite a number of them as presents. These can make a nice feature in the nursery arranged together on a shelf or on top of a cupboard. Tidy chains can also be purchased and hung from the ceiling making the teddies a prominent feature in the room, as well as being conveniently stored. As the baby grows they will probably select one soft toy as their favourite, one which travels everywhere with them, and provides them with a sense of comfort.

So whether you buy all of your nursery equipment or borrow it from others, the accessories that you use to decorate the nursery can provide a place of comfort and warmth for the newborn baby and give them a room that they can grow, play, develop and be safe in.

Fiona Gudmunson is a business mum who runs the online children’s store Unique Kids www.uniquekids.com.au while also caring for her two young girls. Unique Kids specialises in toys, gifts and bed linen for babies, boys and girls.

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