From the category archives:

Baby Development

Standing tall

May 28, 2008

Baby has mastered crawling quite well by now. He’s quick as a fox and it scares us that he’ll reach the end of the bed faster than we can get there to stop him from falling.
Now he’s on to something new – standing on his own two feet. He would pull himself up whenever he [...]

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Baby Einstein for babies

April 25, 2008

Baby is at a stage now where he gets hooked to the colours on the television. Sometimes he gets so engrossed that he forgets everything else around him momentarily. Including his spoonfuls of solid food which he so loves!
Perhaps now is the right time to introduce him to developmental or educational baby programs. Some months [...]

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What happens when baby is very active…

April 16, 2008

Today baby is due for his first dose of Pneumococcal vaccination. At the paed’s we went through the usual routine of measuring his weight, height and head circumference to monitor his growth chart. To my surprise, baby only gained 100grams from a month ago. His height remained the same too. Only his head has grown [...]

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Swim, baby, swim!

April 15, 2008

How young do you start off your baby with baby swimming lessons? I’ve watched a video of a swimming instructor who trained a very young baby on floating. She let the baby lie on his back and occassionaly let him sink. The baby’s natural instinct was to waddle his feet and arms and he came [...]

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Is it a good idea to introduce a cuddly?

April 14, 2008

I read this week’s Baby Centre update about how some babies are introduced to cuddlies at this stage and the way they bond to make the cuddly a favourite object. It’s supposed to be an object of comfort to baby for the time that he has to be left alone to play.
I’m not sure if [...]

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