Monthly Archives: October 2021

Bonding with your baby is a vital part of their development as it lays the foundation for your child to feel safe, loved and shapes their childhood. 

Bonding with your child helps them grow physically as well as mentally. When you cuddle next to them, smile and play with them, gaze into their eyes, hormones are released in their brain that helps them grow. 

Here are some ways you can bond with your new-born :

1- Try to regularly cuddle next to them or hug them when you lie next to them, change their diaper or play with them.

2- When they start crying, always respond to them even when you don’t know the reason why they are crying as

Being a new mother can be stressful :you must be sleep deprived, stressed out, hormonal and starving for adult conversations. 

Whether you are a stay-at-home or a working mother, you have household chores to complete, you look after you kids and your partner and you  sometimes might forget to take care of yourself, especially during this pandemic. 

Social distancing can make you feel even more isolated because you are stuck at home the whole day, without any visitors. 

Some moms even experience postpartum depression or experience the “baby blues” after giving birth. Getting more stressed out during this time can be detrimental to your mental health. 

So

You must be excitedly looking forward to taking a vacation and having a good time with your family and kids. 

Unfortunately it’s not easy to travel with a baby that can bawl for hours, fuss and throw up. You need to be prepared in all the scenarios so you can take care of them and still be able to enjoy your vacation. 

Here are some ways you can soothe your fussy baby while travelling:

1- You can give them quiet toys that don’t jingle

Becoming a parent for the first time can be scary as it is a life changing experience. You are excited to welcome your little bundle of joy into your lives and build a future with them. 

However being a parent can be challenging as there are a lot of lifestyle changes and adjustments that you will need to do in order to accommodate raising a child in a healthy household and fulfilling your duties as a parent. 

You can keep reading to find out the top challenges that every new parents face:

1- Changes 

As new parents you will have to learn to take on the responsibility of waking up and sleeping with the baby, nursing them, changing

As a parent knowing your child’s love language can make all the difference in the world. It can create a huge improvement in your relationship with your child. 

Have you ever given a thoughtfully picked out gift to your child only for them to half- heartedly thank you or tried to hug them after they come back from school and they try to wiggle out? 

This is understandable as you might have a different love language than them which is why it might be difficult for you to bond with them as they keep growing up.