Mum’s Tips of the Week!.. H


ere are some of the top Mum’s Tips from Small Steps Parenting online – why not check them all out - there’s a new one every week!


Feel like ‘a part of me has gone missing’? A really familiar statement from mums. The baby’s needs are all consuming and it often feels like there is no time for you. It is really hard, we know, but we need to accept that this is the baby’s time and will probably last for three months or so. When the missing part re-emerges (and it will!), we are often stronger and have a new perspective on the world.


Baby calling - don’t be afraid to pick up. Baby’s cries are a means of giving us a message. This is their call and response system; it’s the only one they have. Answering their call swiftly is OK; you are attending to your little ones’ needs. You can’t spoil a little baby, you are letting them know they are loved and this enables them to feel secure.


Useful Contacts


Allergy Advice www.allergyuk.org


Barnet Hospital www.royalfree.nhs.uk 0845 111 4000


Barnet Libraries - Baby & Toddler activities www.barnet.gov.uk/libraries


Barnet Registration & Nationality Service www.barnet.gov.uk/naming 020 8359 6400


Barnet Sure Start Children’s Centre - Family information, advice & support www.barnet.gov.uk/children-centres


Breastfeeding Support - NHS Helpline 0300 100 0212


British Red Cross - First Aid Training www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk


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Child Safety Advice - NSPCC Safe Network www.safenetwork.org.uk


Meningitis Now - Advice on symptoms of Meningitis www.meningitisnow.org 0808 8010 388


NHS 111 Service www.nhs.uk/111 Dial: 111


NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000


Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) - Advice on accident prevention www.rospa.com 0121 248 2000


Starlight Neonatal Unit, Barnet Hospital Fundraising for unit www.justgiving.com/StarlightUnitBarnet 020 7472 6677


Finding the whole ‘introducing solids’ project confusing?


The three true signs for starting are: • Your baby can stay in a sitting position and hold their head steady. • Your baby can co-ordinate their eyes, hand & mouth and look at food, grab it and put it in their mouth all by themselves. • Your baby can swallow food.


Babies who are not ready will push their food back out, so they get more round their face than they do in their mouth.


Dads - you can do it! Mums - don’t mistake dad’s reluctance for lack of interest. It can sometimes be hard for them, when you are such a tough act to follow! Why not make an excuse to leave the room, put the washing out or take a bath and leave them to it; whether it is whilst they feed the baby, change a nappy or master the frustrating art of poppering up a Baby Gro!


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