Baby 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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by Tash Hughes of Word Constructions

Babysitting clubs are a great way to get out of the house without having to spend a fortune or worry about who is with your children. But what if there isn’t one near your home?

Well, why not set one up yourself?

All you really need is a great of like-minded parents and a system to work on.
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New mums returning to work in the first year of their baby’s life are often faced with the dilemma of combining breastfeeding and work. It is one of the most common reasons why women stop breastfeeding and make the switch to formula.

Although it can be a challenge, work and breastfeeding need not be mutually exclusive and with a few tips the transition back to work can be made easier.

Get pumping

It is worth investing in a quality electric breast pump particularly if you are returning to work on a full time basis. A good breast pump will allow you to quickly express enough milk for your baby and keep up your milk supply during missed feeds while working.

Be prepared

Make sure you start practising using the pump at least 2 weeks, ideally a month, before you return to work so you feel comfortable and get used to using it. You can then practise feeding your baby the expressed milk in a bottle or get Dad to help with feeds, so your baby gets used to taking feeds from someone else.

You may need to preserve with the bottle particularly if your baby is six months or older as they can refuse it to start with. I know when I returned to work when my youngest son Will was 7 months old, I switched straight to a cup as he refused a bottle.

Stock up

Start freezing and storing your expressed milk so you have a good supply built up for returning to work. Some people find it difficult to express large amounts of milk in one session, so it is important to start about a month before you return to work.

A good tip is to freeze milk in an ice cube tray (Tupperware ones are great with the lids) and then you have a ready supply to defrost so you don’t waste any!

You will soon have a good supply on hand when you express during missed feeds at work.

See the boss

It is a good idea to speak to your employer about your intentions to continue breastfeeding and express milk at work, as you will need a suitable area to breastfeed that is clean, private and hygienic. You can then negotiate a suitable arrangement for milk breaks and remember that there is legislation in place that protects you from discrimination.

You will also need a fridge to store your expressed breast milk or an appropriate freezer bag with icepacks. Remember to label your milk so it isn’t used in the morning coffee!

Dress for success

You will need to wear clothing that will allow you to express quickly and easily. This is where breastfeeding clothes are fantastic as they allow you to discreetly express at work. Many pieces such as nursing tanks can be easily combined with your existing wardrobe and look great under jackets. No one will ever know. Make sure you wear breast pads to stop any unsightly leaks! See our Fresh Mums and Top Secret designs, which are perfect for work. 

Do your best

Try and persevere if you can because the benefits to you and your baby are worth it. But please remember you can only do your best and some women are unable to express large quantities of milk or lack support to do so. Remember you can use formula during work hours if necessary and then breastfeed as much as you can outside of work hours.

Kelly Gough is a business mum who runs online boutique Nuvo Maternity and is the proud mum of two small boys.

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By: jennie crawford

Is there any topic that can create more controversy among women then the subject of whether or not its better to stay home with your children while they are young and forgo or at least postpone your career aspirations, or have alternative childcare and give equal focus to both your family and your job?
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