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The Sit N Stand is the ideal stroller for families with an infant or baby and an older toddler. Add the matching no 1 rated infant car seat to create a travel system. This also accepts most competitor’s infant car seats. It allows children to sit or stand.

The Compact Sit-N-Stand Stroller by Baby Trend is the great way to travel with 2 children. The front seat is perfect for your younger child and can be used with an infant car seat (more…)

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Baby Einstein Caterpillar is loaded with activities on both sides for baby to discover while on the go!

Fun and colorful Baby Einstein caterpillar captures little imaginations anywhere your little one will take it. Two easy-fasten straps attach to strollers, carriers, cribs and more! More than a dozen engaging activities and textures keep little ones busy.Baby Einstein 6 months and up.

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Sassy’s Hello Baby phone inspires hearing with gentle rattle sound. It is lightweight and appropriately sized for baby to grasp and hold. Fosters visual acuity through bold symmetrical patterns and vibrant colors.

Hello Baby! PhoneThis phone inspires the sense of sight with high contrast colors and patterns. The black and white pattern in one end of the phone will engage baby and help develop eye muscles, while the mirror in the other (more…)

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Brightly colored ball is easy to grasp and roll. The soft, flexible plastic makes this ball easy for little fingers to bend and squeeze. It has recognizable Baby Einstein caterpillar character on center band. This has colorful rattle ball inside for additional sounds and visual stimulation.

Play, rattle and roll! The colorful Baby Einstein Bendy Ball is flexible and includes sections that allow you to mix and match red, blue, yellow an (more…)

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Promote music appreciation and auditory development by introducing your little one to baby-friendly versions of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini with the Baby Einstein takealong Tunes. A large, easy to press button allows your baby to toggle through 7 high quality and enjoyable classical melodies at home, or for on-the-go fun. This baby’s version of an MP3 player has colorful lights that dance across the screen to enhance each en (more…)

FATHERS. IMPORTANT. Watch this video and learn.

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1. Keep your baby clean and neat, always.
2. Cut his nails regularly, properly and carefully.
3. Remove wet diapers at once.
4. Hygiene and cleanliness of genital the area should be maintained. Always keep genital parts dry. These body parts are prone to infection, especially when wet.
5. Clean the scalp regularly and properly to prevent dermatitis and fungal infections.
6. Baby clothing should be loose enough not to restrict body movements, ease aeration and prevent skin irritation.
7. Keep your baby’ room properly ventilated and lighted. Free it from insects and dusts.
8. Your Baby’ bed should be separate but close to mothers’. A water proof bed is preferable.
9. Musical toys are good for your baby. Turn them on and let him hear it.
10. Support your baby’s head when carrying him. His neck muscles are not yet strong enough to support sudden and snappy head movements.
11. For your baby’s nutrition needs, stick to mother’s milk. Mother’s breast milk is best. No known substitute can match its nutritional qualities. When breastfeeding, make yourself and your baby comfortable. Ensure too that your nipples are always clean. Take care of your health and diet from the time you lactate.
12. In case of difficulties with breastfeeding, feed your baby with cows’ milk. Sterilize feeding bottles with boiling water and keep them dry until their next use.
13. When nursing your baby with cows’ milk, you will need to further pasteurize or boil and cool it. There are viruses like brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis that easily spread through raw milk.
14. There are babies who are allergic to some substances or materials like milk, food, dress and cosmetics. Do not use any of them for your child when you are certain they are causing allergy.
15. Use mosquito nets regularly. Mosquito bites give rise to spread of deadly viral diseases like dengue, malaria, yellow fever and filariasis. They also cause skin eruptions when triggered by allergic reactions. Mosquitos are also irksome, their buzz and bites prevent people from sleeping soundly.
16. The surroundings must be kept calm when your baby sleeps. Infants need more sleep than adults. Growth hormones work hardest during sleep.
17. Keep track of the overall physical, motor, language, emotional, social and personal development of your child. Mark the normal development milestones at any given age. Measure weight and height regularly.
18. Bowel movement is frequent among infants. Potty train your baby as early as his 10th month.
19. Clean toilet seats using antiseptic liquid before and after their use. Do not let other children share one’s potty.
20. Seek doctor’s help everytime your baby shows symptoms of ailment. The signs include convulsions, excessive crying, fever, frequent vomiting, stiffneck, bluish body discoloration, diarrhea, breathing difficulty with grunting, etc.
21. Keep a separate first aid kit and medicine box for your child. Make sure first aid kits always contain dressing materials, sterile cotton, antiseptic ointment and lotion and forceps. Maintain a separate notebook containing contact information of doctors, police, ambulance services, and the like. Information on dosage and application procedures should be written on paper and posted close to the medicine box.
22. When driving with your baby on board, fix him with a separate seat belt.
23. When the baby goes out with you, put inside his small pocket his identity card and your contact information.
24. When your baby begins to walk, maintain your close distance to him and prevent possible injuries from accidental fall or slip.
25. Apply first aid in times of emergency. Lose no time in taking your baby to the hospital. Here are cases of emergency situations and the steps you can take:
a) Your baby may choke when he swallows solid objects that block his airpipes. Have your baby lie on his abdomen with his head in a lower position. Press the back towards his chest. You may also stroke his upper back. When all of this fails, call somebody who knows, has training or experience, and have hime help your take the object out using forceps.
b) In case of accidental poisoning, try to induce the baby to vomit. This aims to take the poisonous substance out of the body. But you may not do it if the cause of poisoning is either kerosene or acid. Wash the baby’s body with water so that further contamination through the skin may be prevented. Check to ensure what caused the poisoning and rush your baby to the hospital.
c) In case of burns, quickly take the baby away from heat’s source. Dampen it with cold and clean water. Do not remove burned clothes from the body at once. Cover wounds with sanitized cotton and rush the baby to the hospital.
d) In case of wounds, use clean water to sanitize the wound. Compress the wound and raise it above the baby’s heart level to control the bleeding. Make use of a tourniquet when applicable and when the bleeding continues. Apply dressing to the wound with sterile cotton or bandage. Then seek the help of a doctor.
e) In case of drowning in a bath tub, take your baby out quickly and keep his head in a low position. Press the chest gently or apply mouth to mouth rescusitation until the baby’s airpipes are clear and the baby is able to breath freely. Take him to a nearby hospital at once.
f) In case of electric shock, cut off the source of electricity. Apply mouth to mouth breathing and cardiac massage if the baby cannot breath on his own. Rush him to the hospital.
26. Finally, keeping babies safe requires total care, love and support. It is the way to keep them happly and healthy.
One the other hand, here is a list of what should not be done to keep your baby safe.
1. Do not shake your baby. The rough movement may cause damage to his brain.
2. Keep small items away from your baby.
3. Never give sharp and pointed objects like pencil or pen to kids.
4. Be careful not to let water enter into your baby’s ear when giving him bath.
5. Do not force your baby to take food when he is coughing or crying continuously.
6. Do not overfeed your baby.
7. Keep items or substances like mosquito repellents, ink, gum, moth balls, medicines, and the like away from your baby.
8. Do not use tight clothing for your baby.
9. Do not leave your baby perched on the edge of a bed.
10. Do not give your baby to strangers. Avoid having him in close contact with other persons.
11. Keep all electrical tools or devices away from your baby. Fix his bed away from electrical wires or sockets.
12. Do not leave your baby alone in your kitchen. This place is dangerous for kids.
13. Maintain water level in your bath tub to minimum and do not attend to other things like answering a phone call when your baby is taking a bath in your bath tub.
14. Do not allow smoking or smokers inside and within the premises of the house.
15. Do not allow pets to come in close contact with your baby. Make sure pets are injected with anti-rabies compounds and their nails are trimmed properly.
16. When your baby begins to walk, do not let him climb the steps or leave him unaccompanied upstairs.
17. Avoid very strong lighting inside your house.
18. When you and your baby travel, do not give your baby any food given by co-passengers.
19. Do not let your baby crawl on the ground or soil.
20. Avoid getting close to your baby when you are sick. Prevent your baby from getting near anyone who is sick.
21. Avoid taking your baby to crowded hospital wards, market places and dusty or polluted places.
22. Keep your baby away from table lamps. Lighting attracts insects and can cause problems.
23. Medicine should not be given to children when in doubt. Expired medicines should be discarded and never to be used.

Papenting tips

Birthdays are an important day in ones life. This day is the day we first stepped into this new world and it is fro sure a day which needs a little celebration. It may be quite an important day if it your baby’s birthday.
Below are a few tips that may help. The most important thing is the preparation of the birthday party. Creating a theme may help make the party more interesting. You can have costume parties or even do something like renting an amusement park with clowns and the merry go rounds. Safety of the people attending the party is very important.
Baby bashes may also depend on how old the baby is. For children who are about one year can have clowns to entertain the guests as most of the guests would be little children. Puppetry or magic shows will also be enough to keep the crowd interested. Fro older children like about two years, costume parties will be more interesting as the children of this age will be able to walk. Cotton candy and balloons will also help.
The next thing that ought to be done is sending around invites. You will have an increased network of friends as you will be meeting parents of other babies around your neighborhood. Swapping times fro baby sitting and relaxing will help you in making new friends. Kids are the ones who are the guests and hence they are the ones who need to be entertained.
The third thing that you will need to concentrate on is the food. As this party is fro kids, you can concentrate on having finger foods. Children can take in only small quantities of food. If parents have also been invited, then you can look to separate the food for the parents and the children.
If there are no babies then a baby bash may end up being an adult get together.
You can do whatever you please if the baby is comfortable. This is one thing that you have to make sure. There are many a children who are afraid of clowns and hence you will have to have an alternate plan if this ever happens.
The last thing that you will have to is the wrapping up of the party. This is cleaning up time. This is done once all the favors, trimming and food is all gone. One way to get rid of excess food is packing up small portions of food for the guests so that you can discard food in a nice way. This not only is a way to keep food from getting spoilt but also helps in providing food for those children who may feel hungry on their way back. This mainly happens as children do not eat well as they are excited on meeting many kids. This is why they feel hungry on their way back. Hence you will be quite helpful to those parents taking the kids back home.
If all this is put in the right place and done well, a baby bash will not be a nerve wrecking job.

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A few months ago, a very old friend (who happens to be married to a slightly newer friend, which we all found rather amusing) announced that she and her husband were expecting a little baby; it was, of course, quite a shock for me then as they had barely been married a handful of months at that point, and the fact of the matter is I was of the opinion that anyone our age should really be taking more time to experience life a little more fully. It’s not that I disapprove of them marrying young or having a child at such a young age – some ten years ago, I had thought that I would have had my own little tots by this time – it’s simply because I was hit by a sense of…something akin to a revelation: I was insanely jealous (but not harmfully so) of my friends finding such love so early in their lives. There they were, in that charming little section in a shopping mall, looking at various baby furnishings with such enthusiasm and seriousness, so much focus and dedication that I just knew at that moment that they will love this child, this soon-to-be baby girl, forever. It was humbling and terrifying, I thought they must be insane to love this intensely so young.But now, the delivery date is just days away, and I find myself meandering through the baby sections of shops, trying to find something to add to that little girl’s room (the couple had not quite finished decorating). Surrounded by such fragile things of beauty dedicated to new life, I realize that this was a testament to how we regard life, how we value it. In all this softness and color, it becomes clear that the human nature of caring, loving, nurturing, is very much alive no matter how ruthless it seems to be.It takes the birth of a child, and the world becomes soft and infinitely treasured.For more information and tips On Baby Furnishing visit, http://babyfurnishings.co.uk

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