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Getting Your Baby To Sleep Through The Night

If you follow some simple rules, getting baby to sleep through the night can be achieved painlessly and quicker than if you just put her to bed and hope for the best. New born babies sleep a lot and feed a lot!

As a parent, you can help to encourage your child to enter into a consistent sleep pattern if you follow certain steps to encourage her to sleep alone. The first is to observe when and for how long she sleeps, feeds and rests. You might think you know this, but make out a chart and write it all down. This lets you do two things: you will be able to detect a pattern of how long she spends on each of the above activities, and at what times she does it. You will also be able to detect changes to the pattern as you train her to change her sleeping habits... [ Read more about getting your baby to sleep ]

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Baby Fun

Guide to Baby Shower Planning

A baby shower is a lovely idea for a new mother.  Although a Baby Shower Party is a great tradition, it can be very stressful to organize because it is almost impossible to think of original ideas for themes, games, and favors.  When planning the baby shower remember to relax: it's meant to be fun, not stressful! [ Read more ]

What's Hot and Not for Your Baby Girl 

No matter how gorgeous the dress is or how stunning you think your little one would look in that, forget a dress if it is not comfortable enough for an infant or toddler. To make the dresses look cute, designers often give accents to these that can be bothersome to the child. So careful--no itchy tags, tight elastics, scratchy laces or stifling neckline. And keep the seasonality factor in mind as well--no layered dresses in summer, save the satins for winter, pastels for spring and so on... [ Read more about clothing for baby girls ]

 

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