Pregnancy and childbirth are times of great unfolding and change. The next nine months will be a very personal journey and no one can tell you how yours will be - some women love it, whilst others merely endure it. Whatever the case however it will provide you with some of the most significant moments in your life and will undoubtedly be looked back on with fondness. We hope the following section will assist in your transformation to parenthood. We will be adding new articles regularly so please keep popping in.
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The simple bare necessities... Although it doesn’t always seem that simple when planning for your first child. And if you were to act on all the media advice, you would fill the nursery before the little one even arrives. Only to find half the items are surplus to requirements!
The following is a guide to what you will need in the first few months. Essentials are in bold.
Click to view it as a form that you can alter according to your requirements. Print it out and distribute it amongst benelovent friends and family as a gift wish list for baby showers and the like. |
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Read more... [The Bare Neccessities]
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A baby shower is a party or celebration thrown in anticipation of the new arrival, where friends, family and colleagues bestow gifts and good wishes on the mum to be. Formerly considered an American tradition, UK mums are now starting to throw their own baby showers, so read on and find out how you could indulge the expectant mum in your circle. |
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Read more... [What is a baby shower?]
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When should the shower be held?It is generally held some time during the third trimester (the last three months of pregnancy).
First, because it is a time when the pregnancy is considered safe and people feel secure in the celebration. Second, because by now Mum is beginning to bond with her baby and third, because it is a time when her spirits may need a well-deserved boost as the discomfort really starts to kick in. Showers can also be held after the birth as a “Welcome to the world” celebration. |
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Read more... [Baby shower FAQs]
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Baby Massage, keeping in touch with your growing child. In this day and age when there are so many gismos and gadgets to help parents care for their young it is possible for a baby to barely be touched at all. They can be manoeuvered from cot to carry cot to pushchair/car seat with very little physical contact occurring. This situation is rather unfortunate for a baby who has, until only a short while before spent nine months cocooned inside the womb during which time he is in constant touch with his mother. Once more there are no more cosy walls to contain him and gone is the continual massage he received as his mother moved around. |
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Read more... [Baby Massage]
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