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Babies About Town
From our experience we know that even going into your local town centre after having a baby can be
daunting, let alone going anywhere new! For that very reason we decided to give you a helping hand and
tell you where to find your local facilities.
Simply select your area below:
Helpsheets & Articles
With so many children between us, there aren’t many parenting problems that we haven’t come
across, and some of the best advice we’ve received has come from friends and relatives who have
been through it before. For this reason we have decided to write some help sheets on a variety of
parenting problems from dealing with morning sickness to potty training. For each issue we have used
our experience to provide some hints and tips from us as well as info from medical and healthcare
professionals and quips from other parents. Hope they help!
Some of our readers have mentioned that it would be useful to have access to articles from back
issues in case they ever miss an issue or if there is something they want to refer to in the future.
So as requested we are now putting the most topical and useful articles here so you can refer back to
them whenever you like!
To make the articles and help sheets easier to find, we’ve listed them into categories:
What to think about when buying... – Having a baby
is an expensive business and there is lots of ‘kit’ to think about right from the beginning
of buggies and highchairs through to a toddler bed. With these articles we cut through the terminology
and help you decide what criteria you are looking for.
First Aid Post – Although you don’t need a PHD to have
a child, there are some important aspects of first aid that all parents should know. Our First Aid Post
gives you info on a variety of medical topics.
Pregnancy – Articles on all aspects of pregnancy from
morning sickness to what to eat during pregnancy.
Labour, Birth & Postnatal – Find out what to pack in
your labour bag, how to write a birth plan, or what to do when you get your baby home.
Breastfeeding – How to get started, coping with
problems, and where to get help.
Baby – Everything from getting baby into a routine to
controlled crying and colic.
Toddler – Problems with potty training or fussy eating.
Everything else – Alternative therapies, to great
gadgets and lots of other great stuff.