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2/8/2010
Stockists
11/19/2009
TUTU orders need to be in by and paid by the 30th November!
10/2/2009
$10 Breastfeeing Covers + 1/2 price postage +FREE Gift Wrapping!
7/9/2009
Belly Bumps to Baby Hugs Facebook Page
5/13/2009
Check out Little Lottie Lou Lou
Babymania.co.nz is giving away a $20 voucher this month Read below on how to enter their comp!
5/1/2009
www.noteabledesigns.com.au
www.giftsforblokes.com.au
4/22/2009
MooBearDesigns Launches 1st of May
Mums Night Out 2009
4/17/2009
NEW Nappy Wallet Coming Soon!
3/29/2009
More stock has just arrived!
3/27/2009
Follow our updates on twitter and facebook!
3/12/2009
Join mailing list in March and WIN!
Store Closed from 2nd April - 18th April 2009
9/7/2008
Spring style hunt
7/1/2008
Blue Milkbands Available again!
Black/white Reversible Maternity Belly Bands
3/21/2008
www.dreamcandles.com.au
2/3/2008
Child Safety - Hot Weather
Babies - How to get your children excited about the new arrival!
Baby Nursery Decor Ideas for a fabulous Nursery
1/11/2008
Beating The heat when you're pregnant
12/29/2007
Baby's First Xmas
12/3/2007
Great Ways to help out the new mother
Holiday Activities On a Budget
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Date: 2/8/2010
Title: Stockists
Hi All,
I have now added a stockists page to my website.
Here is also a list of stockists, where you will find out products at also:
www.millarubydesigns.com.au - NAPPY CHIC NAPPY WALLETS
www.prettythingsdistractme.com.au - TUTUS
TrotseMoeders.nl - NAPPY CHIC NAPPY WALLETS
The Netherlands
info@trotsemoeders.nl
http://www.trotsemoeders-webshop.nl/c-497201/nappy-wallet/
Date: 11/19/2009
Title: TUTU orders need to be in by and paid by the 30th November!
All tutu orders need to be in and payed by the 30th of November! So i can make andsend it to you in time for you to receive by xmas!
Date: 10/2/2009
Title: $10 Breastfeeing Covers + 1/2 price postage +FREE Gift Wrapping!
Breastfeeding covers reduced to clear at a special price of $10ea, plus 1/2 price postage plus FREE Gift Wrapping!
Offer valid till all current breastfeeding cover stock is sold!
Date: 7/9/2009
Title: Belly Bumps to Baby Hugs Facebook Page
We now have a Belly Bumps to Baby Hugs Facebook Page: Here is the link to our page: http://www.facebook.com/BellyBumpsToBabyHugs
Date: 5/13/2009
Title: Check out Little Lottie Lou Lou
Check out:
http://littlelottieloulou.blogspot.com/
Precious items for precious little angels!
Date: 5/13/2009
Title: Babymania.co.nz is giving away a $20 voucher this month Read below on how to enter their comp!
Throughout the month of May Baby Mania is giving you the chance to win a $20 voucher to the Babymania Store!
All you need to do to enter is join the forum if you arn't already a member of the Babymania Forum, then refer a friend to Babymania to gain an entry!
More details are here: http://www.babymania.co.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3240
The winner will be drawn on the 1st of June!
Date: 5/1/2009
Title: www.noteabledesigns.com.au
Stand out from the crowd with a personalised design from Noteable Designs www.noteabledesigns.com.au
Date: 5/1/2009
Title: www.giftsforblokes.com.au
Are you looking for a gift for the man in your life? Then checkout:
www.giftsforblokes.com.au
Date: 4/22/2009
Title: MooBearDesigns Launches 1st of May
MooBeardesigns launches their website on the 1st of May 2009!
Check out their website at:
www.moobeardesigns.com.au
Date: 4/22/2009
Title: Mums Night Out 2009
Mums Night out is back and is on
Friday the 8th of May 2009
At : 7:30pm
At: Angliss Restaurant, William Angliss Institue, 550 Lonsdale Street,Melbourne
For more details and to purchase ticket - go to:
http://www.mumsnightout.com.au/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx
Date: 4/17/2009
Title: NEW Nappy Wallet Coming Soon!
Our new designed nappy wallet will be on our website soon! Busy sewing nappy wallets! Will post here when they are available for sale!
Date: 3/29/2009
Title: More stock has just arrived!
More stock has just arrived for:
Purple milkbands
Drop Buddys
Boo Boo Buddys
Date: 3/27/2009
Title: Follow our updates on twitter and facebook!
As well as our newsletters you can also checkout our updates on our page on facebook - Belly Bumps to Baby Hugs
and on Twitter - bbtbh
I will post here with the links to them shortly.
Date: 3/12/2009
Title: Join mailing list in March and WIN!
Join the Mailing List in March and you will go into the draw to win an Amadeus 360 cup and a $10 voucher from www.designedwithlove.com.au
Winner will be drawn and contacted on the 1st of April!
Date: 3/12/2009
Title: Store Closed from 2nd April - 18th April 2009
To make sure your order is sent out before I go on holidays, last day for payment is the 2nd of April.
Any orders or payments after that will be sent out when i get back on the 18th of April 2009
Date: 9/7/2008
Title: Spring style hunt
Spring will soon be here in Australia and the Spring Racing Carnival will
start. You don’t have to be going to the races to look a million dollars,
though. We have just the way for you to find some wonderful new things to
give you a head start in the style race.
Join the Style Hunt and win fabulous prizes. It is easy. All you need to
do is to register as a Hunter and on September 22 we will release the first
clue. Follow the clues to the end and you can win one of 7 great prizes.
Along the way you will discover and visit some stunning sites that all have
something special to offer you as you develop your own personal style. Keep
an eye out for the store specials as you pass through
Want to go hunting? Stay informed. Add your name to the list and we will
keep you up to date. This is how we will send you your first clue. All you
have to do is go to www.beautybanquet.com.au, click on the Style Hunt page
and enter your email address in the box.
The Hunt goes for the whole week with different events each day.
Hunt Week Events 08.08.08
Monday 22nd - The Style Hunt commences. Follow the Clue Trail Race.
Collect all the clues and win.
Tuesday 23rd - Fashions on the Field - online dressup fun!
Wednesday 24th - Day of Deals - Special offers from all the sponsors
available only to Hunters.
Thursday 25th - Sponsors Hurdle Challenge! Yes, they have to race too.
Friday 26th - Winner announcements and Presentation of Prizes.
It should be a lot of fun so come on and join in.
Date: 7/1/2008
Title: Blue Milkbands Available again!
Blue Milkbands are in stock again!
Date: 7/1/2008
Title: Black/white Reversible Maternity Belly Bands
Black/white Reversible Belly Bands are now available to be purchased.
Check out the customer Feedback below :
The Belly Band has saved me from buying a pair of new jeans, in the awkward "fat or pregnant" stage! The fabric it's made of is lovely and comfortable, and it disguises the fact I'm walking around with my jeans unbuttoned nicely. The fabric is lovely and stretchy, with heaps of room to accommodate a growing belly! Thanks!! Kiera Pedley, Perth, WA.
Date: 3/21/2008
Title: www.dreamcandles.com.au
Dream Candles commenced business officially in September 07. Total newbie at this game! It took me 3 months to pluck the courage to host my first candle party. I invited 9 friends to our home and conducted the party, as it is totally my business I did not have the luxury of training, so I did lots of reading and managed to struggle through the afternoon. It was terrible and it certainly needed heaps of tweaking. From that party, my friends took pity on me and I got sales plus 5 party bookings. I was very excited and from October I started doing candle parties.
In October I launched my first online store. This was great but I really wanted my own domain name which I have now. In December I conducted workshops for 60 students from St Margaret’s School, which was heaps of fun and I also do regularly workshops at a community centre in Beaconsfield. I love conducting workshops for people and watching them make their own soy wax candle. It’s amazing how much satisfaction you can get from other peoples joy.
Now that we are in a new year I decided it was time to get my own domain name and look at another website and this is what I’m doing at present. www.dreamcandles.com.au is up and running now but I still need to iron out some things, just finding time is very hard, as you all know. When you start as a WAHM it’s all exciting but you don’t realise what is involved, you do everything from answering the phone, while juggling milk for the kids, making product and at the same, uploading more information onto your website.
All the products I make are hand poured from envirosoy and as the name suggests it is 100% all natural, biodegradable, plus all the containers are reusable, even the plastic tealight containers. So you are saving landfill and money all at the same time, while you get to enjoy the ambience of these fantastic candles. They burn for longer, cooler and cleaner. They are very safe around children as the wax can be used for massages. A little story that happened about 4 months ago, my little girl decided she needed to check out what I was doing in the kitchen, I had just poured a batch of melts and the container was sitting on the kitchen bench, I was back the computer. My little girl couldn’t see above the bench, she is only 2.5 years old, so her little hand went up and found the just poured melts. In she dipped her fingers, the first I knew was when she came around to me to show me her fingers, there were no tears, no marks, she was just curious. At the time she put her fingers in the wax it had just been poured, so was still quite warm.
Now that you have heard about Dream Candles I will briefing tell you about me, I’m in my late 30’s, closer to 40 than perhaps I would like. Married to a very supportive husband (Pete) who I met in China in 2000 and we eloped 12 months to the day we met. Yes you heard right, eloped in NT, on Katherine Gorge at sunset – with only 6 people present. We have 2.5year old twins (boy - Kadin and girl - Jorja) who are a handful but most times are delightful. I am also a committee member on our local Multiple Birth Club.
Michelle Rodgers
0402 451 443
dreamcandle@optusnet.com.au
www.dreamcandles.com.au
My special for the month – 15% off the purchase of any candle – special’s code: OZWAHM308.
Pick up/delivery is available for the local are of Berwick. Also in the comments section of the checkout please put your username.
Date: 2/3/2008
Title: Child Safety - Hot Weather
Child Safety - Hot Weather
By: Cathryn Curtin
Babies and young children should be given extra fluids during hot weather. They can quickly lose body fluids through perspiring, which can lead to dehydration. They need to drink regularly, wear light clothing and be kept cool.
Warning signs of dehydration
Dehydration may be a risk if your child:
Has fewer wet nappies
s not eating or drinking
Is sleepy
Is irritable or crying
Has hot and dry skin
Has a dry mouth
Has a body temperature near 40 degrees C
Vomits or has diarrhoea
Has a rise in temperature
If you notice one or more of these signs, take your child to a doctor or hospital.
Offer frequent drinks to avoid dehydration
Breastfeeding – if you are breastfeeding, feed your baby more often. Have plenty of water / fluids yourself including a cool drink at every feed.
Bottle feeding – if you are bottle feeding, offer extra cool boiled water after the bottle.
Small children – give young children regular drinks during the day. Water is best.
Sick children need special care
Sick children need special attention in hot weather.
Even minor illnesses, such as colds or gastro, need special care in hot weather.
These illnesses often lead to a slight rise in temperature by themselves, but in hot weather, this could lead to a risk of dehydration.
Frequent breastfeeding and extra drinks are very important if your baby is ill.
Keep children cool
If is often better to stay indoors on a hot day. If you must go outside:
Dress your baby in a nappy and singlet with a light muslin wrap if necessary to shade.
Hat if outdoors.
Use baby sunscreen and reapply it regularly during the day (SPF 15 is best).
Take plenty of drinks for your child.
Keep in the shade.
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Cathryn Curtin is a qualified nurse, midwife and maternal and child health nurse specialising in assisting women during pregnancy, birth and parenting. She has over 32 years experience. Cathryn saw the need for families to have one on one support due to early discharge from hospital and ongoing support during the first few years of parenting.
Cathryn and her team aim to provide individual care of the woman post birth. Cathryn's expertise is in breast feeding, sleep and settling, support to women with Post Natal Depression, general parenting, family coaching and support. Cathryn can be contacted for consultation on www.cathryncurtin.com.au or consulting@cathryncurtin.com.au.
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Date: 2/3/2008
Title: Babies - How to get your children excited about the new arrival!
babies: How to get your children excited about the new arrival
By: Barbara Freedman-De Vito
The sudden appearance of a new baby can be rough on the other children in the family. Daily routines are disrupted and suddenly mum and dad are too busy to pay attention to older siblings. Worst of all, the new baby is the instant star of the family - the center of attention. The adorable baby is the big attraction for everyone from mum and dad, to visiting relatives, to casual acquaintances bumped into at the mall, right down to strangers on the street. Everyone is talking baby talk, cooing at the new baby, and making a fuss over the newborn.
The older kids may feel shunted aside and resentful. This is especially true for the displaced former baby of the family.
Given these natural reactions, anything that you can do to prepare your other children for the new arrival will ease the transition. Everything you can do to involve your kids in advance and to get them to actually look forward to the birth will make a big difference in how they experience it. It might even help establish a stronger brother or sister bond with the new baby that will contribute to the lasting closeness of a positive sibling relationship.
Here are some simple ideas that expectant parents might try, to smooth the road ahead for their other children. Most are common knowledge or simply common sense, but sometimes too easily forgotten amid all the excitement and activity surrounding the birth of a new baby. A few might be new ideas that are worth a try. A little advance thought and preparation may go a long way towards making the "blessed event" a blessing for the ENTIRE family. Hopefully, you'll be inspired to try some of these ideas, so here goes.
Let your other kids in on the secret as soon as the pregnancy is confirmed, well before it is obvious just by looking at mum. Even with your youngest children, try to give them some understanding of the changes that mum is going through and what they mean. Check out your local public library. It should have books geared to all different ages that can explain, in terms that children can understand, the biological process of having a baby. Picture books about baby animals may also help crystalize the concept and relate it to something your kids have already experienced, like watching newborn kittens, for example.
The library or local bookstore should also be able to guide you to works of fiction, including picture books for preschoolers, that focus on the arrival of a new baby in the family and such issues as jealousy and feelings of neglect. Quiet parent-child story reading times can provide an ideal opportunity to prepare young children for changes that are on the way and to reassure them of their own importance and irreplaceable position in the family. Discuss things openly and answer your kids' questions.
Encourage your children to think about life with the new baby and how family routines will be altered. Coax your kids to develop their own lists of things that will be fun about having a new baby in the house - for example, they can push the baby carriage and help dress the baby. Help them think about all the things that they'll be able to share with and teach the baby as he or she grows up and how important their role will be as a "big brother" or "big sister."
At other times, let them focus on coming up with ways that they can help care for the baby or have them think of things they can do around the house to ease the burden on mum and dad. Also, take this opportunity to make your kids aware that babies require gentle handling and a quiet environment. You might even use a baby doll with your younger children to role play baby's nappy changing and feeding.
Nurture the feeling that every family member is of equal importance and that each occupies a special niche and has special contributions to make. No one is being replaced by the baby and the family cannot be whole unless EVERYONE is a part of it. If your kids internalize this belief, you may be able to avoid some of the trauma and the understandable resentment toward this little stranger who has stolen mummy and daddy's hearts. The better your children are prepared for the impending event, the better they'll be able to cope with it emotionally.
As part of that preparation process, from time to time plan special activities with your kids that relate to babies. For example, they might draw pictures of babies or collect baby photos from magazines and create a collage. Sit down and go through photo albums of your kids' baby pictures and reminisce with them about their own arrivals into the world. Re-tell any family anecdotes surrounding their births. Teach your children lullabies that they can sing to the baby, plus finger games and "peek-a-boo" games to entertain their new brother or sister.
Arts and crafts projects can furnish a special parent-child discussion and sharing time and may sometimes revolve around preparations for the new baby. Kids can make pictures to hang in the baby's room, or create a baby-safe mobile to hang over the baby's crib, or draw scenes in which they imagine their lives with the new baby - rocking the baby in their arms, and so forth.
Let the kids be involved in every facet of the preparations that you yourself are making for the baby's arrival. Your kids can help you repaint the nursery or paint a mural on the nursery wall, and help you pick out baby furniture, bedding and nursery decorations. They can choose baby clothes that appeal to them. All of these things can later give the children pride and a sense of importance and inclusion in the baby's life. When grandma says "What a cute bib the baby's wearing," your preschooler can say "I picked it!"
In addition, make your children key members of the family committee that chooses a name for the new baby. Keep the kids involved and actively participating and then, as the birth becomes imminent, dad and the kids may even conspire to prepare some extra, special, secret surprises for mum and the baby, like buying or creating a special keepsake item or putting together a "welcome home" party.
In short, it's always worth the effort to do as much as you can to get your kids involved in and excited about the arrival of a new baby. Include them in every step of the process. The more they feel that it is THEIR baby, too, the more positive their attitudes will be towards the baby. In this way, you can try to minimize the natural insecurities and feelings of jealousy that go with the territory.
The suggestions mentioned in this article can help lay the groundwork for good sibling relationships but, of course, you can't rest on your laurels once the baby is born. After the baby arrives, try to do everything you can to set aside some special time each day that's just for you and each of your other children. Offer them special little treats or outings or surprises, and encourage grandma and grandpa to do the same. To reduce jealousy, give your kids pride in the things that they CAN do that the baby can't do, like dressing themselves or enjoying a movie or reciting their ABCs. Continue along the path that you started on months earlier - reassure your kids that each of them is just as important as the baby is, so that they won't feel that they must compete for your love and attention.
Good luck and oh, by the way, congratulations!
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Visit http://www.childrensclothingbabyclothes.com for baby and children's clothing, matching family clothing, and gift idea items for kids decorated with colorful pictures. Barbara Freedman-DeVito is a professional storyteller, teacher and artist.
Article source: ArticleFever.com
Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only.
Date: 2/3/2008
Title: Baby Nursery Decor Ideas for a fabulous Nursery
Baby Nursery Decor Ideas for a fabulous Nursery
Our practical nursery decor ideas will help make your newborn's homecoming a wonderful experience.
Use a theme and colors that your baby can grow into.
Instead of pale pink or blue, choose a color to paint the room that will work
for a toddler or preschool aged child. Consider adding personalized baby wall art to decorate the bare walls.
Purchase furniture that serves double duty.
You can get a changing table that turns over to become a dresser. Purchase a
crib that converts to a day bed. This can save you money when it is time to
convert to a toddler room.
Plan for extra storage space.
Give yourself more storage space than you think you will need. You will use it. Look for shelves that accent your baby nursery decor in addition to keeping the room organized.
Have a comfortable place for your newborn to sleep.
During your newborn's first month, she or he have the option of sleeping in a mosses basket when not in the crib. Consider patterns that coordinate with your baby room nursery decor.
Don't forget to have some soft lighting over the changing table.
Using soft lighting will calm the baby and won't irritate their sensitive eyes.
Plan carefully where to place the crib.
If possible, don't place the crib right next to a window where winds or sun
rays could harm the baby. Also try to keep the crib away from heating or cooling
vents.
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Bliss Living Baby Gifts offer an array of innovative and practical solutions for your baby nursery decor.
Article source: ArticleFever.com
Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only.
Date: 1/11/2008
Title: Beating The heat when you're pregnant
Beating The Heat When You’re Pregnant In Summer
By: Alice Seba
The heat in the summertime can be quite unbearable for the average person. When you are pregnant, the discomfort increases tenfold. Learn how to beat the heat and stay safe while you are pregnant.
The first thing to remember is to avoid overexertion. When the temperature rises, it takes less effort to make one tired. If a trip to the grocery store leaves you feeling drained, a few minutes on the couch with your feet propped up is well deserved.
Work or leisure activities out of doors should be kept to a minimum between the hours of ten o’clock in the morning and four o’clock in the afternoon. When the sun is at its highest point, the risk of heat related illnesses increase. If you must be out at these times, wear a wide brimmed hat to shade your face and light colored clothing.
The most common heat related illnesses are heat exhaustion and stroke. People don’t pay enough attention to their symptoms to realize that they are coming down with something that could be potentially life threatening. When you are pregnant, early warning signs are very important.
Extreme heat causes the body to sweat more in order to cool off. When there is not enough water taken in on a hot day, you can become dehydrated. Some symptoms are: constipation, thirst, fatigue, dizziness, and dry lips. Getting to a cool and shady place to rest is advised if any of these symptoms are noticed.
Heat exhaustion involves dehydration and exposure to high temperatures for a prolonged amount of time. Nausea and headaches can occur in this case. When symptoms like this occur, your body’s cooling system has begun to malfunction in some way. If your body can’t cool itself off then neither can your baby. Their organs are still developing and they lack the ability to sweat.
Heat stroke raises the body temperature to dangerous levels (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit). Fainting and convulsions could result. Medical attention is needed right away to avoid a fatal outcome.
Heat related illnesses could cause premature labor contractions. A baby’s heart rate will increase beyond the normal. Hyperthermia can cause birth defects in your developing baby if experienced during the first or third trimester.
Playing it safe when the weather gets hot will keep you and your baby safe from harm. Drink plenty of fluids, dress in cool fabrics, and take a break as often as you need it. Paying attention to your body will keep the warm weather from becoming dangerous.
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Date: 12/29/2007
Title: Baby's First Xmas
Baby's First Christmas
by Tash Hughes from www.savetimeonline.com.au
Baby's First Christmas
Even if baby is too young to understand what is happening, it is a special time for a family when the baby celebrates his or her first Christmas. Taking the care to acknowledge the event will create memories and mementoes the family can treasure for many Christmases to come.
Why celebrate?
The simple answer is Why not?
But it is a significant event for the parents, seeing their child join in with Christmas for the first time. It can also be significant for Grandparents and other family members.
Christmas is often said to be for children, in the sense that they enjoy the magic and wonder of the decorations, the parties and the presents. For the religious, Christmas is a reminder of the birth of a baby, a baby who grew into a man who loved children, so there is also significance in the baby’s first Christmas.
Obviously, the baby will not remember their first Christmas, and many are too young to even notice what is happening. But that needn’t stop us making note of the event anyway.
How to celebrate?
Overall, the Christmas celebrations will be the same as they are for you in other years. A few little touches will make it special for Baby and parents.
Take baby to visit Santa or have a professional child photographer take some Christmas shots, either of baby alone or of the whole family. These photos make wonderful additions to the family album but also are great for turning into gift cards. Send cards with the photo to grandparents, aunts, uncles and so on, especially any who live too far away to be with baby for Christmas.
Start a decoration collection for the baby. Decide on a theme or not, then give the child something for the collection each year from their first Christmas until their 18th or 21st. By the time the child leaves home, they will be ready to decorate their own tree.
Get a special decoration for the tree or mantelpiece that actually says “baby’s first Christmas”. Such mementoes are cute and bring a smile to everyone’s face, as well as providing a lasting reminder of baby’s arrival in the family.
Deliberately take a lot of photos. Get a shot of baby with all the significant people in his or her life in front of the tree or on Christmas day. This makes a beautiful album so the child can look back and see who was around. It is also a great way to refresh any family photos that are getting a little old; how often do you forget to take photos of loved ones because you see them so often? Your last photo of Mum might be five or ten years old if you’re not careful!
There are also special bibs and outfits to acknowledge that it is baby’s first Christmas. Although there may be a few Christmas events to wear these outfits too, they probably won’t be worn very often. However, if the child has an appropriate sized teddy or doll, the outfit can be brought out every Christmas for display.
Whatever else you do for baby’s first Christmas, make sure you shower baby and his/her parents with love and cuddles at this special time.
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Tash Hughes is a Mum of two in Melbourne. She is also a writer and owner of Word Constructions. Tash is available to write articles and profiles for any business, as well as doing other business documentation projects. You can see her site and services at www.wordconstructions.com
Date: 12/3/2007
Title: Great Ways to help out the new mother
The arrival of a new babe is one of the most beautiful and rewarding times in a woman’s life, but also one of the most tiring. With families being scattered across the world as they are now, sometimes the new mother may not have access to the practical, caring support she really needs at this time. By helping out in a few small ways, a good friend can make a world of difference to mum’s early days when settling in with a new baby.
If this is your friend’s first baby, she may at times feel overwhelmed. Let her know you are available for a chat in person or on the phone whenever she feels the need. Encourage and praise the new mum, as well as share in her joy of her new baby.
Offer to pick up anything she needs at the supermarket for a few weeks, as getting out and about with a new baby is a daunting task for a new mum.
Drop a weeks worth of cooked meals around for her to freeze. This allows the new mum to not worry about cooking dinner for a while, giving her more rest or bonding time.
If your friend has had a caesarean section, offer to do the laundry for her, saving her lifting heavy laundry baskets.
It becomes even more exhausting when there are other littlies at home to be looked after too. Older children have to go through an adjustment period when mum brings home a new baby, and can sometimes be very trying at this time .. ( boy have I lived this!) Mum has to tackle a new baby and also her regular work load with the family. This is especially hard when mum is trying to establish breast feeding with a new baby and she may feel she is nursing a baby 24 hours a day.
Perhaps you could offer to take any older children out on a few special outings or to play at your home. This leaves mum and baby to have a rest, while the older children will enjoy a change of scenery too. Maybe also offer to do any necessary schools runs for the new mum the first week she is home. Just knowing she does not have to be in a hurry to leave the house is a great stress buster for mum.
Slowly life will return to some semblance of normality for the new family, and you can be sure your support and help has been a most cherished gift indeed.
Lisa from www.craftymamas.net is a mother 4, and owner of the Crafty Mamas site. A wonderfully supportive site for Mothers who Love to Craft!
Date: 12/3/2007
Title: Holiday Activities On a Budget
Often parents find the summer holidays difficult, the costs associated with holiday activities adding to the financial strain of the festive season. So the team at http://www.byokids.com.au have compiled some summer holiday activities that won’t break the budget.
• Grab the kids scooters or bikes and head for your nearest cycle or walking path for some fresh air and exercise
• Have a day in the kitchen, easy recipes for kids include pizza, sausage rolls and cakes
• Picnic in your own backyard, maybe even set up camp and stay the night
• Make a grass head by putting soil and grass seeds in and old stocking water it daily and watch his hair grow
• Have a board game tournament, blow the dust of monopoly, take 5 and twister, organise some prizes and have a great day in
• Get some face paints and spend the day painting each other
• Make a pińata, paper Mache a balloon and when its dry fill it with treats
• Buy a day pass on public transport, pack a backpack with food and go discover your town
• Have a movie day, hire some DVD’s, make popcorn and settle in for some relaxation
• Explore your nearest Botanical Gardens, take a picnic and look for fairies in the garden
• Take the kids to a farm, feed the sheep and milk the cows
• Go fruit picking find a local strawberry farm that allows you to pick your own
• Visit your local market, sample the foods and produce, let the kids enjoy a pony ride
• Hire at paddle boat on the river and follow it up with a picnic in the park
• Take a short river cruise, enjoy the sun and feed the ducks
• Get cultural at your local museum, check out the kids school holiday activities
• Let the kids join an art activity at the art museum, you're littlies might be future Picassos
• Spend the day at the beach, remember the buckets and spades and the sunscreen
• Eat hot chips on the local jetty or wharf, ask the fisherman to show you their catch
• Swing, run, jump and play at your local playground, let the kids burn off that extra energy
• Visit your nearest National Parks and see if the ranger is running school holiday activities
• Head to the local library and get comfortable with some books and beanbags and settle in for storytelling
• Meet up with some other Mums at a local park and let the kids hang out together
• Go bird spotting, borrow a bird book from the library and learn about the birds you see
• Have a world day, grab an atlas and discover what people wear, speak and do in another country
• Dress up day, let the kids loose in your wardrobe and have a laugh at their fashion parade
• Visit your local aquatic centre and spend the day splashing around
• Go bushwalking, contact National Parks and find a short bushwalk in your area
• Set up shop, grab the groceries out the pantry and let the kids be the shop keeper, make pretend money and your in business
• Check out your local councils website and see what events or activities are planned in your region
• Visit Grandma or Grandpa ask them to show you photos from when they were little and spend the day listening to their stories
We hope these ideas help break the boredom next holidays but most importantly remember that children will look back on the time we spent with them not the money we spent on them
For more information
Contact Leah Squire the owner of BYOkids ...your family travel gurus.
Direct line: 0424551699 or 07 54471011 1300BYOkids (1300 296543)
Email: leah@byokids.com.au
More information can be found at: http://www.byokids.com.au. BYOkids is a 700 page free online resource for parents planning a family holidays and activities. BYOkids is also a licensed travel agency and offers family holiday packages throughout Australia and the world. http://www.byokids.com.au …your family travel gurus was recently awarded the best “new business” in Australia 2007
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