Tag: Baby
Creating a Sensory Environment
Learning about the 5 senses can be a lot of fun. Below are some suggestions for ways to teach the 5 different senses Sound Wind: Pinwheel, windsocks Running water: ponds, bridge over a wet spot Instruments: Bottle to blow through, windchimes, birdhouses & feeders to attract song birds, dry leaves, sticks in paper bags Piping taped sounds outdoors Songs which encourage making nature noises Play … Continue reading Creating a Sensory Environment
How to Pump and Store Breast Milk
Pumping: Pump 3-4 hours after you last nursed the baby. Wash your hands. Use clean equipment. Adjust the pump setting on low to start. Then, increase it to your comfort level. Wet the horn with water or a few drops of breast milk. Center your nipple in the horn, don’t let the nipple rub. Pull the plunger gently about half way out for the first … Continue reading How to Pump and Store Breast Milk
Tips on Relieving Engorgement
Engorgement, or extreme fullness of the breasts, which causes an uncomfortable feeling, is not uncommon. There are things you can do to prevent or relieve engorged breasts. If your breast are engorged, you should still breastfeed or pump milk from your breasts. Breastfeed often Use a warm compress just before nursing. Massage your breasts. Express a small amount of milk. The milk softens the breast … Continue reading Tips on Relieving Engorgement
Tips for Drying up your Milk
At some point, for every mother, the breast-milk will need to dry up. Sometimes it dries up on its own and other times it takes some work to dry up the breast-milk. In the process, painful engorgement can occur. Below are some tips that I have found helpful to dry up your milk or, at least, to make the process a little easier. Cabbage Leaves: … Continue reading Tips for Drying up your Milk
Insights
I used to look at new babies and want to have one, but then I realized I don’t want another new baby, I don’t want to keep having babies. I want MY babies back again. Do any of you feel the same way? How do you deal with your children growing up? Angela DiCicco Continue reading Insights
Moms to Moms: Breastfeeding- Dealing with Pain
– Hot and cold compresses, message, and hand express for pain and pressure, also lanolin cream for the nipple when it’s feeling “dry and raw.” (Theresa Monfet) -Warm wash clothes on help relieve some of the pain. (Brooke Dhawan) -Make sure that your baby is latched properly. -Nurse on the less sore breast first. -Make sure to break suction before taking your baby off the breast. -Use breast milk to … Continue reading Moms to Moms: Breastfeeding- Dealing with Pain
Pregnancy: 25 Stress-Busting Strategies
Pregnancy can be very tough on a mother’s body, mind, and soul. Below is a list of 25 strategies for lowering your stress. Some of these can be used even when you’re not pregnant. Write in a journal Enjoy a prenatal message Go for a relaxing swim Join a support group Follow a healthy diet Cuddle with your pet Set manageable goals Plan a date night … Continue reading Pregnancy: 25 Stress-Busting Strategies
Solutions for the “Nothing to Do” Syndrome
At some point in every parents life we will hear “I’m bored” or ” I have nothing to do” and we immediately think “the bathroom needs to be cleaned!” Here are some creative ideas for when your children come to you saying “I have nothing to do.” Prepare a story hour- have the younger children pick out books for the older children to read. Act out … Continue reading Solutions for the “Nothing to Do” Syndrome
Product Review: Safety First Tot Lok
When my son started to walk we knew that we were going to need to get something so he didn’t get into all the kitchen cabinets and drawers. We had been given the cabinet locks that you push down on to open, but my son figured out that if he pulled it hard enough he could open the cabinet. Complaining to a friend, he suggested … Continue reading Product Review: Safety First Tot Lok
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 