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Everything you need to plan for the arrival of your new baby and how to look after your baby and yourself once the baby has arrived.

Need a printable baby registry checklist PDF? Download one of my checklists in the colour of your choice completely free! My printable checklist comes in both A4 and US Letter size. It is based on the checklist in my Ultimate Baby Registry Guide, which tells you everything you’ll ever need to know about baby registries, …

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Grab my free hospital bag checklist printable PDF to plan and pack everything you need in your birth go-bag. The printable checklist is broken down into categories: Mum-to-be during labour Mum-to-be post labour Newborn baby Dad/birthing partner Notes section GRAB YOUR FREE COPY OF MY HOSPITAL BAG CHECKLIST PDF Please go ahead and grab a …

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Are you a first-time mum-to-be (or dad-to-be) looking for a shopping list that just tells you straight what you actually need to buy? Well, you’ve landed in the right place because I’ve curated a baby shopping list of the essentials you need before the birth of your baby. I’ve based the list on my own …

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THE ULTIMATE BABY REGISTRY CHECKLIST + PRINTABLE PDF Read up on everything you need to know about starting a baby registry. What baby items to add to your registry and how to choose the best baby registry for you. Plus grab your copy of my printable baby registry checklist PDF. Having been through the process …

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Here’s a list of 25 best baby development toys for the first year. The essential baby toys that help support babies as they change and develop new skills. 12 BEST TOYS FOR BABY’S FIRST YEAR: ONE TOY FOR EACH MONTH There are a LOT of baby toys out there and it can be really hard …

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Morning sickness can make even the happiest of newly pregnant people feel really low. So, if you have a friend or someone you love who is currently experiencing morning sickness, here are some ideas for things you could put together to make a morning sickness care package for them. Things that will help relieve nausea, …

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GIVE A FIRST-TRIMESTER CARE PACKAGE TO SHOW YOU… CARE! Putting together a first-trimester care package for someone who has just found out they are pregnant is a lovely way of supporting them in the early weeks of their pregnancy. As a mom who has been through pregnancy, I’ve looked back to the early days of …

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Are you wondering if it is rude to put expensive items on your baby registry? Are you worried that it isn’t good baby registry etiquette? Well, I’m here to tell you that it is NOT rude to put expensive items on your baby registry and that it is actually a really smart move.  WHY IT’S …

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This is a guest-post about polyhydramnios by Alice Thompson who publishes at www.sloely.com “Oh my gosh, you’re enormous!”.  I wasn’t even 8 months pregnant when my shocked friend shouted out this choice greeting, but I was already carrying an extra 25kg (55lbs) on top of my pre-pregnancy 55kg (120Ibs).   That’s a LOT of extra weight …

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Here’s a list of the 25 best baby development toys for the first year. These are the essential baby toys that help support babies as they change and develop new skills. I’ve included a roundup of the best of each type of developmental toy to help you easily stock up. ESSENTIAL BABY DEVELOPMENT TOYS FOR …

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Being pregnant for the first time can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Here are 14 first trimester pregnancy tips to help you survive and thrive during the early weeks of your first pregnancy. FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY TIPS: FROM MORNING SICKNESS TO EXHAUSTION! There are so many emotions that swirl around your brain when you first …

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Here’s my shopping list of the things to buy for your first trimester when you first find out that you are pregnant. These are the first-trimester must-haves that will help get you through the early months of your pregnancy. There are only five things on my suggested shopping list, but they are all total must-haves. …

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Here’s my step-by-step guide to writing a birth plan, including a checklist of all the different things to consider when you are putting your birth plan together. IS IT WORTH WRITING A BIRTH PLAN? Should you write a birth plan? No birth goes as perfectly planned. And no birth is perfect. You can’t predict or …

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Here is a list of 30 natural remedies for morning sickness that you can take during the early weeks of your pregnancy to help stop you feeling nauseous. 30 NATURAL REMEDIES FOR MORNING SICKNESS You’re deliriously happy and unbelievably excited having received the best news of your life. You’re pregnant – hurrah!! But you feel …

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