Not only does regular bathing maintain your baby’s hygiene and wellbeing, bath time actually has many cognitive and emotional benefits which will encourage development. All the senses that are engaged during this special time encourage their brain to really focus and pay attention.
The feel of the water on their skin, watching water pour and drain, playing with bubbles, smelling soothing scents, and most importantly, the time for touch. Experts have also found that baths can de-stress and relax your baby to promote a good night’s sleep.
When it comes to baby buys, there are ‘must haves’ and ‘nice to haves’. For the sake of your sanity we have tried to stick to the ‘must haves’ and put together a newborn checklist of all the essentials (with a few non-essential items included which we think are too good to leave out!).
At Shnuggle HQ we have compiled our own list of newborn sleep tips based on our personal experiences as parents and what we have learnt along the way as well, as some tips on how to survive those first few sleep deprived months!
With the clocks jumping forward 1 hour this weekend (1am Sunday 27h March), it can be tricky to keep your little one's sleep on track and can take a few days to adjust. Here are just a few things you could do to try and make the transition smoother for the clocks changing.
Choosing between a moses basket or bedside crib can be a difficult decision to make for mum and dads to be. To try and help you with your decision we have compiled a list of things to consider with each.
Care To Share, aims to encourage, motivate and uplift one another. We hve a number of experts who have put together some great content which will offer advice, support and some much needed TLC to all new mummies and mums to be.
