5 Infant Safety Tips
5 Tips for Infant Safety
Having a newborn child in the house should be a time of joy for new parents. These easy-to-follow tips can alleviate some of the natural worry of infancy and help you keep your child safe in the home.
7 Tips to Help Your Dog Get Comfortable Having a New Baby in the Home
7 Ways to Get Your Dog Ready for Your New Baby
Getting ready for a new baby is stressful enough, especially when you have a pet in the home. Here are a few tips to get your dog comfortable with the arrival of your new baby.
Tips to Help Your Baby Sleep Better
Instilling Good Sleep Habits in Your Baby
by Visa Shanmugam
If you are a first time parent, congratulations! You have brought this tiny little human being home and it is your sole responsibility to care, feed and teach everything you know to him/her. It can be extremely overwhelming and despite all the child birth classes that you have taken and books you have read, it still doesn’t fully prepare you for the task ahead. No matter how much you prep, you learn by doing when it comes to taking care of a little one. But, a little bit of education and knowledge goes a long way in calming fears and building confidence.
Facts about Infant Sleep
- It is a well known fact that infants (0-3 months) need a lot of sleep. In fact, they sleep 16-18 hours in a 24 hour cycle, however the longest stretch they sleep is 2-3 hours. It doesn’t mirror an adult’s sleep habits, hence the reason that parents of newborns are so sleep deprived and tired.
