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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.
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!
Help Anna’s Hope Make a Difference for Children with Brain Tumours...
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nna’s Hope is a children’s cancer charity inspired by Anna Hughes who died from a Brain tumour aged only 3 in 2006.
Brain Tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children in the UK and for those who survive, their lives can be severely compromised. Children treated for brain tumours have the greatest need for rehabilitation of all children treated for cancer.
The aim of the charity is to make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people by providing support and rehabilitation during and after treatment to help them reach their full potential.
Anna’s Hope provides help through the Anna’s Hope Specialist Nurse and through Brainbow, a pioneering new neuro-rehabilitation service for children which is supported by the Anna’s Hope Therapy Team. Based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, it is the first of its kind in the UK.
Anna’s Hope also helps provide special days out for the child and their family to give them happy memories and a break from their treatment.
Charity Registration No. 1116512
For more information please visit
www.annashope.co.uk www.facebook.com/AnnashopeUk Every penny raised goes towards helping children with brain tumours.
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