Bath time isn’t just about cleanliness; it’s a golden opportunity to strengthen the emotional connection between you and your baby. By turning post-bath care into a loving ritual, you nurture your baby’s delicate skin and build a foundation of trust, comfort and love. Baby skin is remarkably delicate. Its outer layer is thinner than that […]
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While some sunlight is important for bone and muscular development and the immune system, as it helps the body create vitamin D, particularly in children, too much sunshine is dangerous and can cause sunburn. Research shows that just one blistering sunburn during childhood hugely increases your risk of developing skin cancer later on. So, sun
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It took eight rounds of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), four miscarriages, 75 days in hospital and a heartbreaking journey to premature birth for a brave and tenacious new mother to bring her baby home. A few months on, this committed parent can say with certainty: it was worth every moment. Tired of waiting for ‘the
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Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health coverage, shares five must-know tips for baby swimming safety. “There are countless reasons your child needs to learn to swim,” says Murray Hewlett, CEO of Affinity Health. “Above all, swimming is the only sport to save your child’s life.” Drowning is one of the top five causes
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If your baby shows discomfort, such as bringing up a large amount of milk, refusing to feed, arching or crying after or during feeds, it can be a sign of reflux. Reflux occurs when babies bring up milk during or shortly after feeding. This is a common and normal occurrence, often due to the ongoing
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In a game-changing development for healthcare, parents can start building a lifelong medical record for their children from birth, thanks to a partnership between personal digital health vault Ajuda and the National Metabolomics Platform (NMP), hosted at the Centre for Human Metabolomics at North-West University. The partnership will see a baby’s newborn screening results uploaded
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Dis-Chem has launched an extensive parenting programme, Baby & Me, within its app, which will arm users with wide-ranging information and knowledge relating to pregnancy and babies. This innovative programme is designed to support expectant and new parents in effortlessly navigating the challenges of pregnancy and early childcare. It offers a comprehensive range of features
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What can be more relaxing than a body massage, heavy workout at the gym, sitting in a hot tub or falling asleep in a moving car (being the passenger, of course)? All these experiences result from stimuli to our senses of touch and of body position. This is referred to as proprioception. When we receive
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As parents, we know how essential sleep is for our children’s growth and well-being. Yet, the profound effects of sleep – both good and bad – on a child’s development are often underestimated. As the founder of Mamas Touch Sleeping Suits, I’ve spent years researching and understanding the impact that sleep can have on a
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According to Arrive Alive, car safety seats reduce the risk of death in passenger cars by 71% for infants and 54% for toddlers. Since 2012, more than 11 500 children have been placed in car safety seats through the African Brain Child (ABC) Car Seats for Kids campaign. The Be Quick to Click Car Seat
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