Breastfeeding: Good for You and Your Baby

The International Breast Feeding Symbol

Despite the American Academy of Pediatrics advice to breast feed exclusively for the first six months of your baby’s life, and continue for her first year, many mothers don’t. While around 80% of mothers begin breastfeeding at birth, this rate drops to about 30% after the baby’s first year. The figure is markedly lower for black mothers, only about 10% of whom continue breast feeding after the first year.

Why is breast feeding so important? It allows you as a mother to hold and cradle your baby, ensuring she gets all of the loving touch that she developmentally needs. Breast milk is the healthiest milk for babies and releases hormones and helps mothers to lose weight. Plus, it reduces risk, disease, health care and feeding costs.

Ideally breast feeding should continue until your baby is around the age of 2. After that, it’s probably time for a toddler high chair and regular food. Baby high chairs are also great for when your baby’s not breastfeeding and you don’t want to put her in infant cribs. A toddler high chair or a chair booster seat is a good option for helping your baby to adjust to eating at a table.

Smile More to Keep Your Unborn Baby Healthy!

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, researchers tied pregnant mother’s stress to potentially harming an unborn baby. It’s not the kind of stress you’re thinking of, though. It’s stress about the pregnancy itself.

Women who worry about birth defects, miscarriage and other fetal mishaps can impair the growth and development of their babies, resulting in lower cognitive development scores at the age of one year.

Finding time to relax and enjoy pregnancy can be greatly beneficial to lessening the stress on a soon to be mother. Especially if you’re worried about what to get for the baby, you can start your shopping early. Baby highchairs, infant cribs and playpens for babies are all items that you can buy before the baby is born. The sex of your child won’t matter when it comes to what kind of baby highchairs are used.

If you find yourself stressing out over your pregnancy, or any other aspect in your life that you think may affect your pregnancy, it’s important to laugh and smile. Surrounding yourself with loved ones and people with a positive attitude will keep you happy, which in turn will keep your baby happy in your belly. No need to worry about your unborn baby, everything will be fine.

The Magic of Babies

Babies are the future. Their hands are miniscule, and their fingernails are the size of peas. The rolls of fat around their joints are soft and they have no kneecaps. Their hair, if they have any, is soft, and they have no teeth and they smile easily and can get scared easily too. They coo and warble when they’re curious and when they cry, it’s only because they can’t express themselves the way we can. That’s why it’s so terrible to see mothers who let their babies cry, because the poor darlings just need something, and it’s up to mother to know what. They are small humans. They grow and develop and learn to speak and interact with other humans, but while they still need baby highchairs, they are pure and instinctive.

Baby carriages strollers are used to transport them, as are papooses. Yesterday I saw a mother pushing her newborn baby and her three year old daughter beside her pushing an empty baby carriages strollers. The little girl wanted to be like her mother. This shows that even young children are dramatically impacted by the actions of their parents. It’s important how you use playpens for babies and where you go to your baby furniture store.

Infant Cribs Leave an Impression on Your Baby for Years

The best baby furniture store around town has all of the infant cribs selection you want. From contemporary designs to those more classic, the infant cribs you choose should reflect how you want your baby to grow up.

This first environment is crucial to how she develops and learns. But you also want something that is comfortable and stylish. Picci 4 piece baby cribs bedding is made from the finest piquet cotton and has satin ribbons and eyelet lace trim to add the perfect touches to your baby’s room. A classic four piece set includes a bumper, crib sheet, dust ruffle and quilt. There are even sets that come with velour, sheer tulle, and pure silk.

I remember when I was a tyke how my crib was a haven for rest and repose. It was in that environment that I learned about sleep. I was draped in soft blue fabrics, full of pillows and bars that did not signify confinement, but safety and refuge from the rest of the world. When we traveled or I was unable to sleep in my sanctuary, I cried for my infant cribs until I was sore (so my mother tells me). But it was just a childish desire for comfort and familiarity. I moved into a full bed soon thereafter and began to feel like a big boy.