By Logan Donnelly @KiwiDad
As a new parent, life can be transformed dramatically with the arrival of your little one. It's an incredible moment, but it's not all
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How Dads Can Help with a Newborn in the 4th Trimester
By Logan Donnelly @KiwiDad
The fourth trimester (the 12-week period immediately after you have had your baby), is one of the most monumental transitions either pare
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As your baby moves beyond being a newborn, it’s a great time to look at some behaviours that can help grow great sleep habits for the future.
These behaviours can
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Whilst it’s lovely to give and be given physical gifts, such as clothes, swaddles or body care items for your newborn baby, sometimes, you can have too much of a go
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Baby sleeping bags are designed to keep babies and toddlers at a safe, comfortable sleeping temperature all night long. This helps them sleep for longer p
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Using Essential Oils Safety During Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Around Newborns
With much gratitude to Gillian Parkinson - Clinical Aromascience Practitioner (NZQA, IFPA, ITEC) at Le’Esscience
Essential oil overview
Essential oils are a compl
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Crane Vaporiser/Humidifier FAQ and Trouble Shooting
Find general advice on how to use a Crane humidifier or aroma diffuser, as well as tips on maintaining and cleaning them in the videos below, or read on for FAQs.
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Baby Showers have changed a lot over the years. Gone are the days of women-only events that fit a specific format, now, they’re more casual, more inclusive and mor
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Buying a cot and mattress is one of the biggest purchases you’ll make when setting up your baby’s nursery. It’s also one of the most frequently used i
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We at The Sleep Store are passionate about helping new parents navigate the bumpy journey of parenthood and breastfeeding can be a bumpy ride indeed.
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Popular Questions
No 8 - How long should I wrap for?
Most newborns sleep much better swaddled, but once baby is a few months old you may start to wonder w
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One of the most common requests we get at The Sleep Store is to help babies sleep longer during the day. Not only are most babies not rested after a 20 or 45 minutes sle
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Getting your baby to sleep can be hard enough, but what happens when you need to be out and about?
Life goes on when you have a baby, and there will always be times your
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The sound of a newborn baby crying can be such a shock to the system if you haven't had much to do with babies. It can feel impossible to stop the crying, adding to the s
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For thousands of years, in cultures across the world, parents have worn their babies in wraps and slings. Western 'civilisation' has been slow to c
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