Growing up
Your baby’s growth goes hand in hand with your own. It is a learning process that can be unpredictable and shaky. We are here to help you make the most of the experience and guide you through the ups and downs.
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Emotional development in Your Baby
Your baby is discovering their emotions from birth.
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Social & Emotional Development in your Toddler
As your toddler matures, their social skills grow. They begin to recognise, exhibit and feel emotions.
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Your baby’s appearance at birth
Many parents are surprised or even alarmed at the sight of their newborn. It is important to understand that the effects of birth are usually temporary and the baby’s looks improve rapidly.
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Common concerns in the first days
Physiological jaundice
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The Newborn Baby
Hello, world!
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At Six Weeks
Your baby will smile deliberately, especially for his parents. He can hold his head up momentarily, and focus on and follow moving objects.
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At Two Months
By 2 months, he can lift his head when on his tummy and hold his head up when held at his shoulder.
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At Three Months
Your baby lifts his head up when lying on his tummy. His hands can grasp a small rattle, and he has started laughing.
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At Four Months
Baby is growing and getting excited about, well, just about everything. Especially playtime and all the things hands can touch. Hands are so fascinating!
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At Five Months
He starts to roll over from his tummy onto his back.
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At six months
At this stage, baby’s development is on ‘fast-forward’. It’s an ideal time for sitting up and looking around. So, what’s the most interesting thing for baby right now? Baby’s mouth!
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At ten months
- He enjoys nursery rhymes and games. Encourage and play with him. Talk to him and imitate and add to his sounds.
- Encourage self-occupation.
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At one year
Happy 1st birthday, little one.
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Developmental Milestones
You cannot fast-track the stages of your baby’s development, but you can help by creating a stimulating environment.
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First trimester
Physical changes
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The Junior Eater from around 12 months and onwards
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Juniors are different
Juniors think differently, act differently and, most frustratingly, eat differently. They won’t eat what you want them to eat or they play with their food and expect you to play with it too.
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Great ways to increase your toddler’s tastes
Expand your toddler's taste and appetite! Follow our helpful tips.
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Drinks for Toddlers
Both the foods and the drinks you offer your toddler are important in helping her to grow up healthy.
What drinks should I offer?
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Growth and Development
“Toddlers” refer to infants from the age of 12 months to 36 months.
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At two years
The terrific twos and beyond.
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Childbirth and parent education
Attending childbirth and parent education classes is an excellent way to prepare for the birth and develop a support system.
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Relaxation techniques for moms to destress
Relaxation is the art of releasing mind and muscle tension. It is a life skill which helps to reduce stress during pregnancy.
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Why fathers are important to a child’s development and well-being
It’s an ongoing joy being a dad” – Liam Neeson
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Protein: Essential for Growth
Your child is growing so fast that sometimes it seems to be happening in the blink of an eye
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The Smarts of Omega
Boost your child's brain and eye health with Nestlé Nankid® 4 OmegaSmart.
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Enriched drinks provide your child with important building blocks for life
As you know, your child has a little tummy, and needs small, frequent meals throughout the day.
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Building immunity – nurture your child’s immune system
Your child is born with an immature immune system. Immunity develops over time, when the body encounters and deals with various germs.
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Discover 99+ ways to assist your child in growing up happy
Inspired by happy growing children, we bring you some of the 99+ ways you can choose to assist your child in growing up happy. Growing up happy starts in the tummy and grows from there!
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How to give a baby massage
Baby massages are great for getting baby ready for bed and soothing tummy troubles. Find out what to do with this baby tummy massage breakdown.
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Taking baby out for the first time guide
Taking baby out for the first time can be daunting. This checklist should help make it easy for all your baby friendly days out. Whether it’s a walk in the park, or somewhere more far-flung.
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A guide to your toddler’s birthday party
Here are some toddler birthday party ideas, that your kids will enjoy. This list will help with picking a party venue, to deciding on gifts.
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A guide to family meals for toddlers
Wondering how you can enjoy family meals for toddlers? Eating together is a lovely way to bring everyone together and to teach your toddler about healthy eating.
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How to encourage baby’s first steps—in 10 steps
It can be both thrilling and terrifying watching your baby’s first steps—or at least, attempted steps.
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Baby talk: How to encourage baby’s first words.
Your baby’s first words are likely to happen after a few months of baby talk.
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Exercise with toddlers: Clever mom hacks for hectic lives
Some days, the last thing you probably feel like doing is exercise—particularly if you’ve had a sleepless night. But keeping active can do wonders for your physical and mental health.
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How to be a confident parent: start today with six easy steps
Becoming a new parent, and bringing your newborn home, is the most daunting experience to navigate.
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Six easy ways to deal with judging parents
Feel like you’re the victim of mom shaming or mom judging? It’s tough being a new mom, let alone if you feel like you’re under attack from parental criticism.
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Fed up with mom guilt? Here’s how to banish unhelpful thoughts
Tired of battling mom guilt? It’s entirely normal, but pretty unhelpful if you’re navigating many other new mom emotions.
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Here’s how to handle visitors after giving birth
If you’re an overwhelmed mom or dad with too many baby visitors, don’t panic, many parents have been in this position before.
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New mom emotions to look out for and how to deal with them
Having a baby and becoming a first-time parent is a massive emotional rollercoaster. Here are 10 emotions after giving birth that you may be experiencing.
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Emotionally preparing to become a mom
Amazing news! You’re expecting your first baby. But what can you do to prepare your mental health for parenthood?
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10 money-saving tips for having a baby on a budget
Working out how much to save for a baby can be a daunting task.
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Lonely mom? 10 things to do with baby—that give something back to you
Even with a wealth of online parenting forums and a baby in your arms, it’s easy to feel isolated and lonely as a mom.
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Signs of Baby blues vs postpartum depression
Wondering how to know if I have postnatal depression? You’ve just birthed a human, your whole world has been turned upside down, and you haven’t slept for what feels like an age.
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First-time dad tips—how to be a hands-on dad
Wondering how dads can help with newborns?
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Planning a baby shower checklist
A new arrival is definitely an excuse for a party. Whether friends or family are planning a baby shower for you, or you’re doing it yourself, here are some baby shower ideas to get you started.
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What’s a healthy breastfeeding diet?
If you’re breastfeeding, a healthy breastfeeding diet is important as it can affect your baby as much as you. Get tips on what not to eat when breastfeeding and what to eat when breastfeeding.
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C-section recovery: Things to think about
As with any surgery, C-section recovery takes time and self-care. Here are some things to have in mind to help you heal, from C-section recovery time to cleaning C-section incisions.
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Your baby proofing action plan
It’s a good idea to baby proof your house before the big arrival. Read our baby proofing tips, from baby safety locks to baby corner guards, to minimise the risk of accidents at home.
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What to ask at my baby’s health check?
A baby health check will be carried out soon after birth to ensure baby’s development is on track.
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Disposable-nappy-changing routine
You’re going to do a lot of nappy changing over the next few months, so here’s a helpful nappychanging routine. Check it off and make every nappy change smooth like your baby’s bottom.
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How to help baby reflux
Baby reflux. It’s one of the most common symptoms in babies in their first year. Here are some baby reflux remedies to help prevent and ease the symptoms.
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Baby Teething Tips
Teething can be a distressing time for your baby and you too. We’ve put together an action plan of teething tips, so you can all get through it without gritting your teeth.
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What to consider when choosing a crèche
Wondering how to pick a crèche to look after your baby? We have put together a list of some things to consider when choosing a crèche, from childcare costs to location.
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Coping with separation anxiety in babies and toddlers
Clingy Baby Syndrome, otherwise known as separation anxiety in toddlers, can be upsetting for you and your baby. Here are some tips to help you both cope with separation anxiety.
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Tips for potty training toddlers
Wondering how to potty train or when to start potty training? Read our potty-training tips and tricks to help toddlers hit the spot.
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Children’s dental care checklist
Looking after our teeth is a lifelong undertaking so it helps to get off to a good start.
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How to help a picky eater
Wondering how to help a picky eater? Developing a palate takes time. So we’ve prepared a menu of useful tips to help turn your picky eater into a food lover.
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