Waiting for the arrival of a new member of the family is an exciting time, but growing your family can put great strain on your finances. Fortunately, according to Anel Coetzee, Financial Planner at Sanlam, if you approach your finances together as parents and consider...
A = Affection B = Babysitter – have one for an evening so you can have a romantic evening uninterrupted with your partner C = Concentrate on each other = Communicate = Connect = Candles together in the tub D = Dance the time away even if it means dancing around...
Based on the research of Ann-Marie Widstrom, a Swedish researcher on skin to skin contact between mom and baby at birth, there are nine observable newborn stages in the first hour or two after birth when a baby is placed immediately skin to skin with...
By Dr Pierre van der Spuy - MD, MBA. Author of “A happy human brain” – Metz Press “Why did no-one warn me that having a child will make me so unhappy?” a mother recently confided. Her dream of finding happiness by becoming a mother was...
Dr Melodie de Jager – Author of Play Learn Know – Metz Press & Brain development milestones & learning - Mind Moves Institute. Mom is a baby’s anchor – a place of safety. Mom soothes. Dad is different – he smells different, his body feels different...
A great way for you as dad to be involved with your little one is to bath him especially if mom’s domain is breastfeeding (nappy changing should be a shared responsibility – not one solely for men). When bathing your baby – the important rule...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Heike Millar- Midwife, BCur Ed & Ad, Good Night certified Sleep Consultant Setting the scene: It is 2 am and your little one is crying. Again. You fed her at midnight. Could she possibly be hungry again?...
By Hettie Grove – Nursing sister advanced midwife, SA certified perinatal educator, SA certified lactation consultant Tummy time is when a baby lies on his or her tummy for developmental play and its one of the biggest gifts you can give your child. The best news...
(This article is also available in an audio format) What are stretch marks? Stretch marks are fine lines on the body, which are reddish or purplish in colour when they first develop and become devoid of colour later on. Between 75 and 90% of all pregnant women...
By Heike Millar – Midwife, BCur Ed & Ad, Good Night certified Sleep Consultant You are pregnant and eagerly anticipating the arrival of your bundle of joy. Despite the fact that your bladder has not allowed you to sleep a solid 8 hours since you fell...