Questions tagged equipment
Hi Katharine, Try a sleeping bag and perhaps weave a light sheet through the bars of the cot. Cheers, Maree
Sorry, no pillow. Cheers, Maree
Hi Karen, Thank you for your enquiry. It is advisable to visit your carer or your local hospital for a check up. It is best to be sure but if it i...
Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Many women don’t have leaking breasts when pregnant. A great preparation for breast feeding is to start tryi...
Hi, We don`t recommmend wrapping after 3 months. Try a sleeping bag and you might want to use our settling techniques if he is difficult to settle...
Hi, Try following our settling program this will teach baby to sleep independently,and also follow a feed/play/sleep routine. The techniques are a...
Hi, As long as you continue to offer the bottle they will continue to wake for it. Chnaging these habits does not come easy and you would expect ...
Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Usually there is not too much that is done in early pregnancy other than blood tests and a scan. You are probably ...
Hi Chantal, Thank you for your enquiry. This is like a small bruise that has formed as the baby attached to the uterus. It is where there has been...
Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Here is a link to an article and there are links listed at the bottom of the article to other organisations: http:...
Hi There, You could give her any type of food she is already eating and has been trialled on, her meals especially at this age don’t have to...
Hi, I think the dummy needs to go, and if you were to implement our settling techniques you would fix both problems. At 5 months it is still all ...
Hi, The bouncing is his sleep association and if you want to change that so he can learn to sleep independently then it is essential that he slee...
Hi Narelle, I think you might need to take down the cot and just persist with the bed. It seems she has lots of `options` at the moment and she i...
Hi Alison, Please direct your sleep questions to Maree, or consult your Early Childhood Health Centre. Best wishes, Alex
Hi, Try settling a little earlier as soon as he show tired signs as you may be settling him too late. Babies learn from repetition. A sleeping ba...
Hi, At present he doesn`t know any other way and to change his routine won`t be an easy task. I would go straight to a toddler bed if you want to...
Hi Dimitra, Jealousy is often a real issue when toddlers have to compete with a new baby. It would be better to have these changes in place before...
Hi Helen, How old is she?
Hi, It does sound like it could be, I have attached some information for you on this and I hope this helps. Cheers, Maree Night Terrors and o...
Hi Melanie, Thank you for your enquiry. Placenta praevia is when the placenta totally covers the cervix or entrance to the uterus. It is this part...
Hi Melinda, This is progress and there`s not much you can do to stop this. SIDS say the risks are greatly reduced from about 5 to 6months on. Make...
Hi, You really can`t stop progress but a sleeping bag does help quite a bit. He will soon be able to roll back again. Cheers, Maree
Hi, He may well be ready to give up his daytime nap and during this transititon period you just need to follow tired signs as every day won`t be t...
Hi, SIDS say from about 5 to 6 months the risks are greatly reduced. You can`t stop baby progress and just be sure you make the cot up safely or u...
Hi, No reason so long as you make the cot up safely and accordiing to SIDS guidelines. Cheers, Maree
Hi Kay, Thank you for your enquiry. If you are worrying and feeling that something is wrong then you should have a check up. Pregnancy can change ...
Hi Erin, You could try reading her a story on receiving a new baby into the home, there a quite a few of these. You can talk to her about it and s...
Hi there, Sounds like you are getting there with your son. Its hard isnt it to keep thinking of different ways in which you can help. Can can tr...
Hi Yeliz, It`s a hard job there is no question about that. How long have you been following the program because it needs to be followed carefully ...