THE MUMMY BLOG

Baby 0-3 months must haves:  Hi new mummies, if you’ve read my previous blogs you would know all about my newborn must haves but once your baby is starting to explore the world you may fine you need a few more products. These are my 0-3month must haves.  All of my newborn must haves- of course still of my newborn must haves listed in my previous blog which includes nappies, wipes, wash clothes just to name a few.  Baby toys-  It’s Great to introduce your baby to knew exciting toys that are sensory or skilled based. Simple things like small rattles your baby can practice grasping and enjoying the sound they make. My baby loves his crunchy soft book as well as his soft teddy bear . Teething toys are also good even at this age for babies to safety explore things with there mouths.  Books - I started reading to my baby at one week old. Every night at bedtime and then I increased it to reading stories during the day also during play. Books are...

A Guide to Forrest Frederick, 6- 7 Months FEEDING : Milk - Forrest is currently breast feeding and, on occasions, gets topped up on formula (Nestle NAN ONE in a Pigeon wide neck bottle for 3+ months) He feeds every 2 to 3 hours on both breasts during a feeding which can last from 10-25 minutes. Solids - Forrest is now on three meal a day of baby pureé. Each meal is usually two cubes of frozen home made baby food. Foods consumed are Fruits and Veg ; pear, apple, banana, paw paw, blue berries, mango, sweet potato, potato, pumpkin, butternut squash, carrot, spinach, zucchini.  Also grains ; farex rice cereal, wheat bix, whole meal bread (mixed with water) and wafers. He has also once tried lamb and chicken by sucking on them.  He has tasted vegemite and strawberry jam.  He has sips of water from a cup.  Forrest sits in his high chair for meals. (Child care pod)  His weight gain is slowly going up. He is now 7.3KG  Pee a fo...

My baby hacks. When my little baby came into the world I had no idea what I was doing and I had no one to show me. I mostly winged it all and tried to do what I thought was right. Here are some hacks I leant along the way.  Use swaddles or cloths nappies under areas; I found it was a good idea to place a large cloth or swaddle blanket under anywhere you placed baby during the day. Whether it be a bouncer, play mat or car seat, this trick definitely saved me from a lot of spit ups and poo explosions!  Just throw the cloths in the wash and keep the surface clean.  Put new nappy under baby bum while changing; I started doing this one day and found it was much easier to change Bub. Just put he new nappy spread out under bum then wipe and swap out old one, easy. Also helped protect the changing mat 💩   Use nose sucker; I found using the baby ‘nose suckers’ much better then the regular ball aspirator. It may sound gross but the filter inside the tube sav...

I could lie:  I could lie and say I’m the perfect mother, that we never get upset with each other.  I could say my house is clean every day and that I’m always there when you want to play.  I could say that I always get enough sleep and at night you never make a peep.  I could lie and say I always look good, with my make up and hair done like every wife should.  I could say that you never cry or whine and that you are well behaved all the time.  I could also say it’s a piece if cake, cleaning all the dirty nappies you make.  These words are not true but yet there’s more, they are those true things that I adore.  I adore your smiles when I read you a book and the fact that you think I’m the very best cook.  I adore your tiny fingers and little tiny toes and your sweet little face, oh how it glows.  I adore how excited you get when we play and how you want to just be with your mummy all day.  ...

Newborn must haves: Having a newborn is completely overwhelming. I can tell you I was definitely not prepared for how hard it actually was, but here are some baby products that really helped when I had my baby newborn to three months.  Nappies -  Yep, of course you need a lot of these. You can choose to use either cloth or disposable, I had both. My favourite brand is ‘Thank you .’ nappies. They never leaked and every box purchased, funds are given to charity.  Baby wipes-  Again my favourite are the ‘thank you.’ thick baby wipes. I tried huggies but they seemed to give my baby nappy rash, the thank you brand did not and they are nice and big. I also liked using ‘water wipes’ the first six weeks with baby as they were gentler on babies skin.  Change mat:   Now this might not be a must have for everyone as you could change your baby on your bed, on floor or where ever you feel comfortable, but I love using my change mat in my change dr...