Help For New Parents
First time round or first time mum to more than one… as a new parent, you’ve just had your life turned upside down and you’d probably be terrified, delighted, excited, upset or proud…if you weren’t so damn tired. Being a new parent is one of the hardest and most wonderful things you’ll ever do. At Baby Hints and Tips, you’re one of a quarter of a million mums finding their way through this emotional journey. We’re all here to support you, to help you, to give you tips, advice and practical help during this challenging time. We don’t judge. We don’t make you feel like you’re messing it up. We totally get it and we’re here to help.
For dad
- New dad guide to nappies
- Dad’s connecting with newborn
- Sex for new dads, or lack of it
- 6 things dad should do (and mum should let them)
New mum
- Becoming a mother
- Mum instincts
- It gets easier
- Post natal depression
- Tips to cook less and play more
- Frozen meals for new mums
- Reminder to new mums
Be prepared for your baby
- Maternity leave Australia
- Nappy bag essentials
- Baby books
- Baby wearing
- Introduce your dog to your baby
- Wonder Weeks – developmental leaps
Breastfeeding
- Mastitis
- Getting started at breastfeeding
- Unable to breastfeed
- Express, store and manage breastmilk
- Lactation cookies
- Breastfeeding superfood
- Breastfeeding after returning to work
- Alcohol and breastfeeding
Crying baby
Formula feeding
Routine in a baby
Health in a newborn
- Health checklist newborn to 5 years
- Vitamin K for newborns
- Jaundice in newborns
- Reflux in baby
- Normal temperature in a baby
- Newborn skin conditions
- Nappy rash
- Putting eye drops in a child
- Febrile convulsions in a baby
- Dehydrated baby
- Sunsmart baby
- NICU survival guide
- Oral thrush in baby
- Protect baby from mosquito
Multiples
Cleaning
Travel with baby
- Routine for travel with baby
- Encourage baby to sleep when out
- Baby cries every time they are in the car
Nappy
Baby communication
- Sign language
- Help baby communicate
- What to expect from 0-5 in language and listening skills
- Help baby to talk
Play for baby
Advice for new parents
Q&A: What is your best advice for new parents?
Cloth Nappies – Which ones?
Q&A: I am thinking of swapping from disposable nappies to cloth nappies. Can I please get some advice on them ie do they work as good as disposables, which brands are best, which liners are best, how to clean them & expense.
What do you wish you had known before baby was born?
Parents share what they have learnt since having kids, that would have made the start of the journey easier.
