Reasons to Use a Baby Sling (school of business)
No commentsBy Danial Holland
If you are looking for new innovative ways to carry your baby you should consider acquiring a baby sling. A baby sling is a baby carrier made from fabric that wraps around the wearer’s body from his or her shoulder to the opposite hip and back up to the shoulder. Doing so creates a pocket, or pouch for the infant to sit or lie down. Although the baby sling has becoming mainstream and popular only recently it has been common and ordinary in many places around the world and part of many old cultures. The use of baby slings however, is gaining popularity in North America as well as American and Canadian parents are realizing the many benefits associated with using baby slings.
There are several benefits associated with the use of baby slings. When using baby slings you are literally hands free when carrying your baby. They are a good way to keep your baby with you at all times when you are running errands, tending to chores around the house or just taking a leisurely walk. The infant finds comfort in the sling which simulates the pressure, motion and warmth sensations they experienced before birth in the womb and as a result they can reduce stress in babies and decrease crying. They also make it easier for mothers to nurse their babies. In addition, slings are not only made for mothers, they are excellent tools for fathers, grandparents and other caregivers.
In terms of types of baby slings the most popular type is the pouch sling, also known as the tube or pocket sling, where the baby is carried in a semi-prone position. This type of sling often fits around one arm, with baby hanging at about stomach level.
There are other types of slings as well. There slings that can be worn like backpacks with the baby facing forward or backwards. Usually parents use these types of slings when carrying their children for relatively longer distances; for example hiking and walking outdoors.
One of the dilemmas parents are faced with when buying a sling is whether it should be the padded or unpadded kind. Many parents prefer padded slings because they provide infants with necessary head support and are more comfortable for both the baby and the parent. Other parents prefer unpadded slings over padded slings because the later are bulkier and less versatile.
When using baby slings always keep in mind that they should not be used instead of car seats or other infant protection devices. Never hold your baby in a carrier while cooking over the stove or oven due to the risk of heat exposure. When bending over always keep one hand on your baby to prevent accidents like having the baby fall out. One more thing parents who use baby slings is to always keep an eye out for sharp corners and doorways while walking with the baby strapped on the sling. It should go without being said to remember to fasten or tie the sling properly. There are many kinds of baby slings to choose from, various types sizes and colours. Some of the most popular brands are Maya Wrap, The Peanut Shell, Moby Wrap, and Hotslings.
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The Effects of Feeding on Your Baby’s Sleep
By Danial Holland
First-time parents and even parents with several kids, regularly find that their young child isn’t sleeping as well as he or she should.
Many parents try to find the underlying cause of the problem, hoping to find a simple answer. This also leaves countless parents questioning if feeding might have something to do with the issue.
The aim of this article is to burrow deeper into the different aspects of feeding your small child and examine the effects that feeding could possibly have on a babys sleeping schedule and habits.
Initially, we should list the different feeding areas that we will be considering. These are:
Mixing Breast-feeding and Bottle Feedings
Feeding your child to sleep
What are YOU eating and will it affect your babys sleeping pattern?
Will solids help your baby sleep?
Mixing Breast-feeding and Bottle Feedings
It is believed that the mixture of bottle and breast in feedings could potentially sleeping problems. There are a number of different reasons for this when you are breast-feeding your young child. With each feeding, the breast is signaling to the brain that more milk needs to be produced for the coming feeding. When a bottle is incorporated into feedings, this process could be affected. The breast will start to produce less milk due to the less frequent breast feedings.
Furthermore, during the times when you do breast-feed your baby, he or she will not get as full with the breast-feeding because of the lessening of milk supply. This effectively means that your baby will need feeding more often, which will mean his or her sleep patterns will be interrupted by the need for feeding.
Feeding your baby to sleep
Feeding your child to sleep may be creating a problem with their sleep patterns. Your baby will soon begin to recognize that you feed him or her at bedtime. This will become something they depend on and expect. Generally, this will be the situation with each waking throughout the night as well.
There are of course, techniques you can use to avoid your baby from depending on feedings to fall asleep.
Initially, change the time or the length of time you feed your baby when nearing his or her bedtime. Doing so will gradually disconnect the association of bedtime with feeding.
Another option is feed your child earlier in the night instead of as a bedtime routine. When you do these things your child will not associate eating with bedtime. This will help your baby learn to fall asleep on his own accord.
What are YOU eating and will it affect your babys sleeping pattern?
The one word answer is yes. As a breast-feeding mom*, everything that you put into your body affects your breast milk. If you are not eating the appropriate amount of foods and calories each day, your breast milk is greatly affected. It is important that you eat the recommended three meals each day and perhaps a few snacks in between. Your milk needs to have enough calories in it in order for your baby to feel pleasantly full and satisfied. If it does not, he or she will continue to feed longer until he or she is full.
You need to eat healthier foods and try to eat them more often, as well as drinking fluids throughout the day. This will benefit your
milk supply, therefore helping your baby and his or her sleep patterns. The fuller your baby feels, the better he or she will sleep.
Will solids help your baby?
Many parents believe this will help, but numerous studies haven’t associated any change in those who were fed by the breast and / or bottle and those who are fed solids. This has not been proven to help the sleep patterns in babies at all. Doctors recommend not adding solid foods prior to six months of age.
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A Name Bracelet for Your Newborn
By Danial Holland
It happens all the time: someone close to you, a friend, a family member, a close colleague, has a baby and you have no idea what to give them. You feel guilty, you fish around for the usual clichd presents: the booties, the mobiles, the picture books. You yawn and wish there was something you could give that would show how truly happy you are for the parents of that bundle of joy, and this is where a baby name bracelet can help you end that tedious search.
Once you’ve found out what the happy parent (or parents) have planned to name their newborn babe (or babies), a personalized, handcrafted bracelet can be a thoughtful, generous gift. A bracelet adorned with the baby’s name will live on long past the child’s infancy, and can serve as a memorable keepsake for which to add to a parent’s treasure chest of birth certificates, first teeth, and priceless photos. And the best part about a gift like this is that it can vary widely in price, depending on how much you want to spend, or how close you are to the parents in question. Whether or not you want to spend a nice sum on a gold fashioned bracelet, one engraved in sterling silver, or one festooned with pearls and other gems, the market will offer up a wide array of prices that will suit the gift giver any way they see fit.
The clasp of a is best fashioned with hearts, or boots, or other such charms which can make complete the gift you wish to give with an emblem significant to a young one’s life. As a parent, what could be more precious than a gift which will live on as a commemoration of the birth of their loved child, long after that child has grown into adulthood. A further attraction given to many baby bracelets, is the inclusion of the child’s birthstone within the circumference of the bracelet, which, along with the engraved name, personalize the gift that much more. With the beautiful gemstones of emerald, sapphire, amethyst, or ruby, added to blocks of engraved mother of pearl spelling out the child’s name, you can create not only a personal and memorable gift, but a rather beautiful one at that.
You may even wish to create a beautiful differentiation through the blending of gold and silver designs, or the interlacing of different gems within the bracelet’s pattern to create a truly unique and aesthetically pleasing gift which will delight the family who receives it for years to come. You can allow yourself to be creative, or let one the various dealers of these gifts to be creative for you, and in either case, achieve something unique and special at reasonable cost and effort. Add a charm or two of a Christian cross, or the Chinese symbol for longevity, or some other icon symbolic of the newborn in question you wish to express, and you’ve already added to the complexity and meaning of what at first seemed a simple and straightforward gift. As ever, it truly is the thought that counts when it comes to gift giving, and a child bracelet is one of the easiest and most touching ways to show a family just how happy you are about their newest addition.
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