13 baby game ideas

How do babies learn? You may think that baby eat, sleep, and cry only. But a long the way your babies are learning too. How? Babies learn through playing. Don't forget that they can still see and hear what is happening around her. Hence it is crucial for parents to play with them.  Today we are delighted to share with you 13 baby game ideas.

13 game ideas for babies

1. Sit up right 

Step 1: Let your baby lie on his / her back with feet pointing towards you.
Step 2: Gently hold their hands pull them up so that they are sitting facing you.
Step 3: Then give them a huge smile and a well done cheer.

Repeat step 1 to step 3 and make this fun.

2. PeekaBOO

Step 1: Hide your face with your hands or cloth

Step 2: Move your hand or cloth away and say PeekaBoo.

Step 3: Make sure you smile and make it fun. 

3. Opening Letters

Step 1: Get a pile of Junk mail letters, sit opposite them on the floor

Step 2: Get them to help you with opening the letters by simply tearing it

Step 3: Teach them to throw the letters in the bin.

Babies love to play with papers. Just keep an eye as some papers are sharp, it may cut their hands. 

This can help with improving their hand motor skills. 

Whenever there is letter let them help you open it, they will know what to do in future when they see letters. 

4. Mommy See, Mommy Do

Step 1: When your baby is vocalizing with 'kooo', baby language, you imitate the baby language                too. 

Step 2 : When baby smiles, you smile back too. 

What can we learn from this activity? This activity of imitation help them build confidence and let them realize they have a companion. 

5. Fabric play with your baby

Step 1: Prepare a few pieces of fabric let them play with it.

Step 2: While they are playing supervise them by letting them know the name of the fabric. 

This will not only help them increase their knowledge on fabric but also let them experience the texture of the fabric and improve their sensory experience. Touch this and touch that. 

6. Shake it, Rattle it

Step 1: Rattle his/her toy

Step 2: Move the rattle away from her sight and continue rattling it. 

Step 3: Stop the rattle a while and continue rattling it

By Rattling the rattle, the baby is sensitive to the sound, new born babies has great hearing ability. Besides hearing, it helps baby to identify the object as a toy by seeing and touching the rattle. By rattling, the baby will know it is fun time. 

7. Reading nursery Rhyme to them 

You may recite nursery rhyme to them when they are bathing, when they are in the car, before they sleep. This will help them improve listening skill and language skills. I still remember when i was young every night before sleeping, my mom will tell us our bed time stories. 

8. Catch and Throw

You can play ball with your baby as long they can catch it and throw it. 

Step 1: Find a ball designed for babies

Step 2: Try to giving the ball to the baby and see what she tries to do. 

Step 3: Show her different way to roll the ball or throw the ball. 

When your baby gets older, your baby will know how to imitate you and come out with her own creative game.

9. Identifying Body Parts

Step 1: Hold the babies index finger and point it to the nose, and say NOSE

Step 2: Repeat step 1 by point the finger on your nose and say NOSE.
Step 3: Repeat 1 and 2 by pointing to other body parts, you may start by focusing on the face area, eye, ear, mouth, nose.

This activity helps make the baby develop vocabulary skill. Do not make it too hard. Make it fun because babies learn best and fast through playing. 

10. Listen and Sing a long

 Baby loves music. Babies just loves to listen to music. You can sing along with your babies let them listen to different kinds of musics. As time goes by, you will be able to identify her favorite song or music. 

The following shows the babies favorite song, Gangnam style.

11. Guess what's over my head

Step 1: Tie or tape some ribbons, interesting streamers onto a wooden spoon and dangle them                    gently over and in front of your baby's face.

Step 2: Take a  scarf and fling it into the air, letting it settle on your baby's head.

Step 3: Tie a toy to an elastic string (like the kind used for cat toys) and bounce it up and down in              front of your baby's face, saying "Boing! Boing!" every time it descends.

Remember, never leave your baby alone with strings or ribbons that could encircle his neck or that he could get into his mouth.

12. Who is in the mirror? 

Baby are always curious. Just let them explore playing with mirrors, just make sure you are there to supervise and keep a look. Babies love new experience. You will be amazed of their reaction, they will smile, they will touch the mirror, thinking they are making new friends. They are not aware that it is their reflection.

13. FUNNY faces

Baby loves funny faces. You go near the baby puff your cheek and make funny face and you will be amaze how happy they are seeing you.

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50 inspiring quotes about Mother's love

Someone who never fail to give me love. Someone who never get tired cooking, someone who is good at multi tasking. Who is she? Our Mother.

Last week we look at 20 online baby store that provide free shipping, today let me share with you a list of 50 inspiring quotes about mothers love. 

50 Quotes about Mothers Love 

Here you go a list of 50 inspiring quotes about Mother's love.

1. In all my efforts to learn to read, my mother shared fully my ambition and sympathized with me and aided me in every way she could. If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother. -Booker T. Washington
2. “There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.” —Taylor Swift
3. “Most people’s mothers are the most influential person in their life. But my mother survived the camps, and she was very strong. She made me strong, but she wanted me to be strong. That’s more important.” —Diane von Furstenberg
4.  “I remember being seven and asking my mom if I was as pretty as Monique [my best friend in grade school]. And with all the love in the world, my mom looked at me and said, “Oh, honey, you’re so funny.’ So, she doesn’t lie to me…she answers the question by not answering and instead tells me what she thinks is my greatest strength.” —Jennifer Aniston
5. “My mother taught me to be nice to everybody. And she said something before I left home. She said, ‘I want you to always remember that the person you are in this world is a reflection of the job I did as a mother.’” —Jason Segel
6. “My mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun. She always says, ‘Happiness is your own responsibility.’ That’s probably what I quote from her and live by the most.” —Jennifer Garner
7. “She drove me to ballet class…and she took me to every audition. She’d be proud of me if I was still sitting in that seat or if I was watching from home. She believes in me and that’s why this [award] is for her. She’s a wonderful mother.” —Elisabeth Moss
8. “I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible — oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.” —Tina Fey
9. “Sometimes, when I want to take on the world, I try to remember that it’s just as important to sit down and ask my son how he’s feeling or talk to him about life.” —Angelina Jolie
10. “My mother is a walking miracle.” —Leonardo DiCaprio
11. “Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. She also taught me that aging need not mean narrowing the scope of your activities and interests or a diminution of the great pleasures to be had in the everyday.” —Martha Stewart
12. “It’s the job that I take most seriously in my life and I think it’s the hardest job.” —Debra Messing
13. “My mom had four kids, one with special needs. She had a full-time job, and she still came home and made dinner for us every night, from scratch. It was amazing.” —Eva Longoria
14. I believe in the strength and intelligence and sensitivity of women. My mother, my sisters [they] are strong. My mum is a strong woman and I love her for it.”
15. “My mom [has] always been my hero. Watching her experience something like breast cancer was pivotal, I think in my whole family’s life and experience. She is one strong lady.” —Emma Stone
16. “I wanna tell the whole world about a friend of mine / This little light of mine, I’m feelin’ let it shine / I’m feelin’ take y’all back to them better times/ I’m feelin’ talk about my mama if y’all don’t mind” —Kanye West
17. “I finally understand / for a woman it ain’t easy tryin to raise a man / You always was committed / A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it / There’s no way I can pay you back / But the plan is to show you that I understand / You are appreciated” —Tupac Shakur
18. “I don’t know if I feel like a bad mom, but at the end of the day I’m always plagued with, did I do enough? Should I go in a different direction? But I also know that my entire life revolves around [my son] Louis.” —Sandra Bullock
19. “Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.” —Meryl Streep
20. “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” —Stevie Wonder
21. “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” —Oprah Winfrey
22. My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.” —Michael Jordan
23. "She is my first, great love. She was a wonderful, rare woman - you do not know; as strong, and steadfast, and generous as the sun. She could be as swift as a white whiplash, and as kind and gentle as warm rain, and as steadfast as the irreducible earth beneath us." -- D. H. Lawrence
24. "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. I attribute all my success in my life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her." - George Washington
25. “My mother … had a very deep inner spirituality that allowed her to rebuild her life. It’s extraordinary that she had such a strong sense of self and such a commitment to the future and such a strong creative sense that she could build new worlds for herself and for us out of the total devastation in her life.” —Caroline Kennedy
26. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.” —Barack Obama
27. “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark … to have been loved so deeply .. will give us some protection forever.” —J.K. 
28. “But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.”  ― Mitch Albom, For One More Day
29. “My mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart—a heart so large that everybody’s joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation.” —Mark Twain
30. “Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not.” —James Joyce
31. “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” —Victor Hugo
32.  “The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” —Jane Sellman
33. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” —Maya Angelou
34. “Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.” —Harriet Beecher Stowe
35. “Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.” —Robert A. Heinlein
36. “Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” —P.J. O’Rourke
37. “I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Mitch Albom
38. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” —Jill Churchill
39. “If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.” —Booker T. Washington
40. “Mother’s love is bliss, is peace, it need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. If it is there, it is like a blessing; if it is not there it is as if all the beauty had gone out of life.” —Erich Fromm
41. A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
42. “The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” —Jodi Picoult
43. “Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” —Gail Tsukiyama
44. Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” —Barbara Kingsolver
45. “When you’re in the thick of raising your kids by yourself, you tend to keep a running list of everything you think you’re doing wrong. I recommend taking a lot of family pictures as evidence to the contrary.” —Connie Schultz
46. “It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.” —Roald Dahl
47. “Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.” —George Eliot
48. Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” —Robert Browning
49. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” ―Washington Irving
50. “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” —George Washington

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20 online baby store in Malaysia that offer free shipping

Shopping can be fun. Online Shopping online can be more fun too. Why? You can enjoy the benefits of getting your products your ordered online delivered to your doorsteps for free. Today we have compiled 20 online baby store from Malaysia that offers Free Shipping.

1.  Mybbstore.com - Malaysia Preferred Online Baby Store 

Mybbstore.com is a chain retail shop and baby online shop from Jalan Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur. You can enjoy free shipping on orders of RM200 and above in a single order. 

Find out latest deals and promotion of MyBBstore.com HERE.

2. One Baby World - OBW

One Baby World also known as OBW is an online baby store from Malaysia that also provide FREE Shipping. You can now enjoy free shipping orders above RM200 in a single receipts. 

Find out more about OBW latest clearance sales HERE. 

3. LittleWhiz.com 

LittleWhiz.com is founded by a family oriented team of husband and wife who had their first child in July 2007 and twin in year 2009. This made them understand the need to have an online baby store reaching parents and new moms who needed good quality and safe products for their babies. Delivery service in LittleWhiz.com can be divided into 4 zones namely Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei & Thailand and Vietnam. 

For people staying in Peninsular  Malaysia, you will enjoy free shipping when the orders are above RM200 weight from below 1kg to 10kg. 

Those staying in Cameron Highlands and Langkawi, you will enjoy free shipping when your orders are above RM400 weight from below 1kg to 10kg.

Check out latest promotion now! Shop HERE.

4. Babydash.com.my

Babydash.com.my was founded by two lovely mom Lavi and Shan who got tired of constantly running to get diapers and milk for the babies. With Baby dash, you will be able to run your diapers and milk errands in a more convenient way. You will enjoy free shipping when your orders are above RM149 only in Peninsular Malaysia.  More about delivery charges and policy Click here to find out more. 

Need diapers and milk? Shop HERE now! 

5. Kasihku Sayangku 

KasihkuSayangku is a one stop Baby and Mommy physical  and online store who provide a wide range of baby products both international and local brands. You can enjoy free shipping now at kasihkusayangku.com.my for orders above RM200 in a single transaction.

For Kasihkusayangku Promotions, Click here to find out more.

6. QQ Baby Shop

QQ Baby Shop was incorporated on June 2008 founded by Ling and Jerylsene Cheah. QQ Baby Shop started the business by selling at various forums then only started the website because of the demand of it. You can now enjoy free delivery from QQ Baby shop when orders are above RM100 in a single receipt in Malaysia. People in Singapore also enjoy free delivery when orders are RM200 and above.

Shop from home now! Click here to get access to QQ Baby Shop.

7. CityBaby - A One Stop Baby Store

City Baby - A One Stop Baby Store was established in the early year of 2012 - about 2 years ago. It's mission is to a one stop baby shop with the objective of providing the best service, counseling and quality of products to the customers. You will now enjoy free shipping service in Peninsular Malaysia when your purchase amount is RM200 and above. Interested to know about the charges - find out more here. 

8. Littlekids

Littlekids was established  in the year 2009 a subsidiary of Leisureplex Sdn Bhd. LittleKids.com.my supply a variety of baby and mom products at market leading price. They supply top quality baby products from leading brands especially from the Europe, United States and as well as local brands like Avent and Tommee Tippee. Free delivery to anywhere around Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak with just purchase amount of RM100 and above in a single transaction. 

More information about Littlekids, feel free drop by HERE. 

9. My Little Boss - Your Malaysia Online Baby and Kids Store 

  

MylittleBoss - your Malaysia Online Baby and Kids store - aims to offer all year round discounted price and yet qualities mommies and babies products at your doorsteps. For purchase amount above RM200 in a single transaction, you will get to enjoy free shipping and delivery.

Shop like a boss now at MyLittleBoss. 

10. Peekaboo Baby Shop

Peekaboo Baby is a storefront based online baby shop in Malaysia that provides high quality infant and juvenile products that are internationally tested for the safety and protection of your young ones. Their products range from strollers to travel cots to car seats and boosters to a wide variety of accessories that suit babies and toddlers in different age. With purchase amounts of RM180 and above in a single transaction, you will enjoy FREE shipping service to your doorstep around Peninsular Malaysia.

Shop at Peekaboo now! Click HERE NOW!!!!

11. Happy Baby

Happy Baby; Happy Family - Mission is to promote a good parenting partner for the parent by providing them with a peace of mind and be a helping hand in enhancing the love bound between the parent and the baby. Through our support, parents are now able to enjoy a happier and more meaningful parenthood. Now when your purchase amount is RM200 and above, you will be able to enjoy free delivery service. This is only around Peninsular Malaysia. For more information about Happy Baby's delivery policy, click here to find out more. 

Be a happy mom, Shop now at Happy Baby - 

12. The Baby Loft - TBL 

The Baby Loft - TBL - mission is to make these baby-friendly items more readily available & affordable to parents. Busy parents can browse through The Baby Loft.com comfortably and conveniently, anytime, anywhere. TBL continue to serve mums and dads from all corners of the world, sharing precious parenting tips. Now you can enjoy FREE Delivery of baby products to your doorsteps by making your purchase amount is over RM200. This is only in West Malaysia. 

SHOP NOW!!! The Baby Loft - TBL 

13. Mum N Baby

Mum N Baby - the Only One Stop Online Store for Baby & Parenting products - has been in business since August 2007, is owned and managed by Gallen Sdn Bhd (Company No.193646-U)
Mum N Baby is a chain retail shop and baby online shop in 197, Jalan Macalister, 10400 Penang. Our online store is opens 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to serve you. Free delivery is available when your purchase amount is above RM200 for those in West Malaysia. Click HERE to know more about shipping info. 

Get your baby & parenting products now! Mum N Baby 

14. My Baby Pit Stop 

My Baby Pit Stop - Our Passion for Your Baby was founded by a mom with two wonderful, beautiful and lovely kids. The mom who started My Baby Pit Stop believes strongly on Breastfeeding and breat milk. Back in 2006, she got to know about cloth diapers and was very excited about that. Since then she started to learn more about cloth diapers and changed to the environmental friendly and health solution. That's how it motivated her  to start up My Baby Pit Stop. At My Baby Pit Stop, you can enjoy Free shipping when your purchase amount is above RM150 in a single transaction. More in dept information about delivery policy - READ MORE HERE.

Have a break - visit My Baby Pit Stop now!

15. OTAKI - Your One Stop Baby Store 

OTAKI - Your One Stop Baby Store - What started out of necessity has become a passion for Otaki Baby Centre. Basically OTAKI has 3 types of delivery charges - 

1. Fast Delivery - read more here. 
2. Normal Delivery - read more here. 
3. Free Delivery - orders above RM200 in a single transaction

Shop now at OTAKI. 

16. Prettiest Babies

Prettiest babies - a registered Malaysian company that deals with the trading of baby clothes and kid's garments, baby gift set, baby care products, baby and children’s toys and etc. We take great pride in being among the company that is able to provide its clients with some of the biggest range of high quality products. Our Vision is become one of the top providers of baby clothes, baby toys and baby care products. Free Shipping options for both west and east Malaysia. Click HERE to find out more. 

17. Baby Bee 

Baby Bee Boutique is a retailer for baby kid’s clothing, accessories and many more. They carry trendy clothes such as Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea & etc. Free shippings are available for orders above RM100. 

Shop more here. Baby Bee

18. Baby Queeny

BB Queeny - B Queeny Online Trading is a registered online boutique with SSM Malaysia. We are specialized in fashionable clothing mainly sourced from UK, Euro, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong. We are selling both READY-STOCK and PRE-ORDER fashion apparels in affordable price which is much lower than the market price. BB Queeny uses Pos Laju and City Link for local courier, and Fedex for overseas courier. For purchase of RM100 and above you can enjoy FREE SHIPPING.

Shop like a queen now! At BB Queeny 

19. Gifts from Heaven

Gifts from Heaven - owned by a civil engineer turned stay-at-home mom, with the help of her husband (the adviser) and her boys (the toy testers and now we have two! ). Amazing story - how Gifts from heaven was form. Read more here. 

Free shipping service to both west and east malaysia when your orders is above RM200. 

Shop more here. 

20. My Lil Angelz

Who is My Lil Angelz?

Mylilangelz.com is an online store which is selling baby and kid items Mylilangelz.com is owned and managed by VACC Enterprise (001962988-P). We originally started out from a blogshop in September 2008 before establishing Mylilangelz.com on March 2009. Since then, the company have been growing everyday. We strive to be one of the top and best Malaysia's kids fashion online store out there.

Free Shipping on Orders above RM120 

More info about MyLilAngelz Click HERE

There you go, 20 Online Baby Store that provides free shipping in Peninsular Malaysia.

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50 online Baby Shops in Malaysia.

Good day ahead! Here's 50 online baby shops in Malaysia. Take a look at the compiled list and shop till you drop. 

Top 50 online Baby Shops in Malaysia. 

1. Littlekids 
2. One baby World 
3. My Baby Store
4. LittleWhiz
5. The baby store
6. Baby Dash
7. Kasihku Sayangku
8. Prettiest Baby
9. City baby
10. My Little Boss
11. Peekaboo
12. Happy Baby
13. My Baby Pitstop
14. Baby Queeny
15. The Baby Loft
16. Baby Manja
17. Gifts from Heaven
18. Otaki baby
19. Barely Super Mommy
20. Autumz
21. Mamayaya Zone
22. Ibaymall
23. Carters.com
24. Baby Land 2 u 
25. Apple Crumby and Fish
26. Elza Baby
27. Wonderbee
28. safe and sound
29. Maternity Clothes
30. Summer Glitz
31. Cantik Gallery
32. My Permatahati
33. Rockabye Baby Shop
34. Mom 2 Shop
35. Nicleys
36. Lindex
37. Sally
38. Baby First TV
39. Miela77 Online Shoppe
40. My Selimut baby
41. Baby Online Shop
42. Little Kindle
43. Mami Baby Shop
44. Manjaku Happy
45. Shop Bebe Home
46. Sheilashah Fiekry
47. Kiss Mama
48. On9 Shop 2 u 
49. BB loves me
50. Baby Mall Online

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All about baby bottle warmer

Good day everyone. Something to share with you guys on how to warm up a baby bottle.

Take a look at this video.



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Discover the incredible mind of a baby

Babies are in fact active learners.

Claudia Hammond explores the very latest research about what influences the developing mind of the new born infant. 
Dr Caspar Addyman from the Babylab at Birkbeck, University of London, describes the biggest ever internet survey of babies’ laughter, which concludes that babies really do get the joke. 
Professor Celeste Kidd and researchers from the University of Rochester in the US reveal that just like the fairytale, Goldilocks, babies will focus their attention on things that are “just right”. As Goldilocks chose the porridge, the chair and the bed that suited her perfectly, the inquisitive infant will choose exactly the right level of stimulation and interest - too complicated, and they look away, too simple and they lose interest. Read more here....

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Will today's children die earlier than their parents?

Welcome back to littlekids blog,

Something interesting today, found it on BBC.

Here you go.

It's often said that today's children will have shorter average life spans than their parents, because so many suffer from obesity. But there is another view that says they will live longer - at the risk of spending their twilight years in poor health.

The idea that children alive today will die younger than their parents has been popularised by Michelle Obama and Jamie Oliver - but the assertion that they "may on average, live less healthy and possibly even shorter lives than their parents" originates in scholarly research. Read more here....

So the life span of Children today will be shorter than parents? Why? Because so many suffer from obesity.

Take a look at the graph taken from BBC

The article continue explaining....

It's also true that obesity-related illnesses have been on the rise. It was reported this week that the UK is suffering a "national health emergency" because of the numbers being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, an illness which is often linked to obesity.

But the risk of dying from heart attacks and strokes, both associated with obesity, is in fact lower than in previous decades, according to a leading expert in the field.

"If you take Britain as an example, the probability of dying from the sorts of things caused by being overweight has gone down by a factor of four," says Sir Richard Peto, professor of medical statistics at Oxford University.

You can continue to read on the article here at http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28191865 

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Bottle Tips - Picking a Bottle for baby

To all new moms out there, choosing or picking a bottle for your baby is never easy or can be overwhelming. I stumble upon this article about "THE ABCs of picking bottle for baby.
By Nicci Micco from American Baby 

Question: How do i pick a bottle to go with?

Answer from Nicci Micco - 

"You won't know which your child will like until he tries it," says Hollie Schultz, mother of three and founder of BabyGizmo.com, a product-review site. So poll your mommy friends to get three suggestions. Then "buy one of each and do your own testing when your baby arrives," Schultz suggests. Newborns take in only a couple of ounces at a time, but babies ramp up their eating quickly, so going straight for the bigger bottles could save you money. Can't resist registering for a starter set? "It's best to purchase bottles with features that minimize air bubbles, such as drop-in inserts, vents, or an angled top, because you may have to buy these later anyway if Baby turns out to be gassy," says Jennifer Shu, M.D., a pediatrician in Atlanta and coauthor of Heading Home With Your Newborn. An insider's secret for moms who plan to pump: Buy bottles that are the same brand as your breast pump. " 

That way, you can express your milk directly into the bottle you'll use later," says Holly Hosler, mom of an 11-month old in Baltimore. One less thing to wash!
If this is your second child, it's best to invest in new bottles for him, says Erika Landau, M.D., a pediatrician in New York City and coauthor of The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year. The older, used ones might not meet current safety or environmental standards. Also, they may release bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical associated with toxic effects on the brain and reproductive organs, because they've probably been warmed countless times and may have scratches. If you do decide to reuse your first child's bottles, be sure they're free of BPA, Dr. Landau says. Most major brands were made with BPA until a few years ago, when bottle manufacturers virtually phased out the chemical. If an older bottle has a recycling code of 7 and isn't labeled BPA-free, or if it has no code at all, chuck it. And always buy new nipples!

Next Question would be - I am planning to nurse and use bottles, when should i introduce bottle?

Answer:

It's important that Baby gets the hang of breastfeeding before you offer him a bottle, and this process often takes 4 to 6 weeks, says Gina Ciagne, a certified lactation counselor and senior director for professional relations at Lansinoh Laboratories. Infants who are given bottles earlier than this sometimes develop a preference for the bottle, which requires less effort than nursing. Once a baby learns the proper nursing technique, he's less apt to favor the bottle. If your baby is a nursing like a champ at 2 or 3 weeks, it's fine to offer a bottle, Dr. Shu says. But proceed cautiously: If she prefers the bottle, offer it less often for a week or two. 

You don't want to wait too long either. "If you go much past 6 weeks, your infant may refuse the bottle," Dr. Shu says. "If you leave Baby with Grandma for an hour, she'll scream and hold out for milk until Mom comes home." That's no fun for anyone! Read more here.....

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Breast Pump: Features and Benefits

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What is a Breast Pump?

Last week we talk about Breast feeding. Today we talk about breast pump.

According to Wikipedia, 

A breast pump is a mechanical device that extracts milk from the breasts of a lactating individual. Breast pumps may be manual devices powered by hand or foot movements or electrical devices powered by electricity or batteries.

The history of the breast pump

According to Ehow, the first patent of breast pump was in the year 1854

On June 20, 1854, the United States gave the first ever patent to O.H. Needham for a breast pump. A few years later, in 1863, L.O. Colbin invented and patented a breast pump, as credited in the Scientific American. These manual pumps laid the groundwork toward effective milk extraction. The first mechanical breast pump that simulated an infant suckling was made in the early 1920s by engineer Edward Lasker

Einar Egnell spent much dedicated research to learn the mechanics of a woman's breast during lactation and feeding. He published his findings in his article "Viewpoints on what happens mechanically in the female breast during various methods of milk collection" in 1956. This began the production of the Egnell SMB breast pump, based on his findings. Many of these pumps still operate today, according to the New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition. Read more here....

 How Breast Pump Works?

According to How Stuff Works, 

Breast pumps vary based on mechanics and manufacturers, but they all work on the same basic principles. A plastic or glass breastshield allows a vacuum to be applied to the breast. The cone- or funnel-shaped part of the breastshield, called the flange, sits over the nipple and areola to create a seal. With the creation of a vacuum around the nipple, air is pulled into the breastshield. The nipple is then drawn into the tunnel, and the areola is pressed against the flange [source: Knorr]. With a manual pump, the mother squeezes a lever or bulb to create and release suction -- a cycling effect that triggers let-down. Battery-powered and electric pumps use motors, which connect to the flanges with plastic tubing to create pull. 

The diaphragm, which isn't part of some manual pumps, helps create suction and release. In some pumps, like many of the hospital-grade ones, the diaphragm also creates a barrier separating mother from suction source, preventing contamination [source: Knorr]. A detachable, membranous valve joins with the pump body to help maintain proper suction.
As the pump imitates a baby's nursing rhythm (initial rapid pulls followed by a slower, deeper phase), milk eventually flows. Storage bags and ready-to-feed bottles directly attach to the pump to collect milk.

What are the types of Breast Pumps

1. Manual breast pumps
2. Electric breast pumps
3. Battery powered breast pumps

Manual Breast Pumps

The user creates suction by squeezing a lever or handle or pumping a cylinder-shaped tube within a larger cylinder (a piston) [source: FDA]. There are also foot-pedal pumps that rely on lower-body strength to create suction. Once let-down occurs, milk collects in attached containers. Manual pumps are small, discrete and relatively inexpensive; however, they work slower than other pumps and can cause strain because the user provides all the power.

Electric Breast Pumps

Out of the three types, electric pumps are the most efficient and the most expensive. A cord connects the motor to an electrical outlet, allowing enough power to drain breasts quickly and completely. Women can achieve total efficacy by double pumping both breasts at the same time, usually at a rate of about 40 to 60 cycles per minute. Users are also able to customize suction rhythm by adjusting the settings. A powerful hospital-grade pump, available for rent and for users in medical facilities, is a good option if your baby has a hard time latching on or you don't plan on pumping for more than three months [source: Consumer Reports]. 

If you plan on expressing your milk longer than that or will be returning to work, consider personal-use automatic pumps. Like their hospital-grade counterparts, personal-use pumps reduce pumping time and feature individualized settings. As the name implies, these lightweight pumps, which usually come in discrete backpacks and tote bags, and can't be shared as hospital pumps can. Some of these pumps come packaged with manual pumps as well.

 Battery powered breast pumps

This option relies on a small motor -- connected to the breastshield by plastic tubing -- usually powered by AA or C batteries. Because it can take 10 to 50 seconds to reach optimum vacuum, these pumps might cycle about 10 times per minute [source: Knorr]. That's not too fast if you remember that babies' nurse about 50 to 90 times per minute at the beginning of a feeding. These pumps can be uncomfortable (because of the constant vacuum) and take more time, but they're portable, affordable and work anywhere. With a hands-free pump, which fits inside a bra and comes with an AC adapter, the milk slowly travels from a flexible valve stem into a bag [source: Consumer Reports]. Click here to read the original article 

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All about Breastfeeding

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What is Breastfeeding?

According to World Health Organization:

Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Virtually all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information, and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large.

Colostrum, the yellowish, sticky breast milk produced at the end of pregnancy, is recommended by WHO as the perfect food for the newborn, and feeding should be initiated within the first hour after birth.

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond. 

 According to UNICEF,

Optimal breastfeeding of infants under two years of age has the greatest potential impact on child survival of all preventive interventions, with the potential to prevent over 800,000 deaths (13 per cent of all deaths) in children under five in the developing world (Lancet 2013). 

Breastfed children have at least six times greater chance of survival in the early months than non-breastfed children.  An exclusively breastfed child is 14 times less likely to die in the first six months than a non-breastfed child, and breastfeeding drastically reduces deaths from acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea, two major child killers (Lancet 2008). The potential impact of optimal breastfeeding practices is especially important in developing country situations with a high burden of disease and low access to clean water and sanitation. But non-breastfed children in industrialized countries are also at greater risk of dying - a recent study of post-neonatal mortality in the United States found a 25% increase in mortality among non-breastfed infants. In the UK Millennium Cohort Survey, six months of exclusive breast feeding was associated with a 53% decrease in hospital admissions for diarrhoea and a 27% decrease in respiratory tract infections.

While breastfeeding rates are no longer declining at the global level, with many countries experiencing significant increases in the last decade, only 39 per cent of children less than six months of age in the developing world are exclusively breastfed and just 58 per cent of 20-23 month olds benefit from the practice of continued breastfeeding. A growing number of countries are demonstrating that significant and rapid progress is possible, with 25 countries showing increases of 2o percentage points or more.

The history of breastfeeding?

Here are some interesting facts about Breastfeeding throughout history

Thanks to BBC for the information

"We talk about the golden age where everybody breastfed, and that age never happened," says Suzanne Barston, author of Bottled Up: How the Way We Feed Babies has Come to Define Motherhood, and Why it Shouldn't. 

When a mother died in childbirth or was unable to breastfeed, infants throughout the centuries have been fed by wet nurses. But others relied on dry-nursing, or feeding a baby without the breast. 

"There's archaeological evidence right down to the ancients of bottles of various kinds and alternative feeding methods," says Ellie Lee, director of the centre for parenting cultural studies at the University of Kent. Read more here....

  Nora Doyle, a visiting lecturer of history at the University of North Carolina says :

"If a woman had a hard delivery, if she was sick after, if the milk didn't come in or there was a nasty abscess, any health-related reasons might prevent them from being able to breastfeed," says Nora Doyle, a visiting lecturer of history at the University of North Carolina.

 The 1950s

In ancient history, infants were fed with terracotta pots with long spouts, which were sometimes included in infant graves. Europeans around the time of the Renaissance outfitted cows' horns with leather nipples, while small vessels with elaborate china patterns or crafted in pewter or silver were used in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Rags were often used to help facilitate feeding and distract the baby.

source: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25629934 

What did Infant in Acient Greece took?

Infants in ancient Greece were fed wine and honey, while Indian children in the second Century AD were given "diluted wine, soups and eggs" at six months of age. 

What did Infant in US took?

In the US, donkey's milk was often seen as a suitable alternative to breast milk.

The 20th Century

In the beginning half of the 20th Century, condensed milk was also a popular choice for western women who did not breastfeed. The advent of sterile bottles in the 1950s, combined with a cultural preference for the new and scientific, led to an increase in formula use. That produced a major sea change in the health of non-breastfed babies. 

What are the benefits of breastfeeding?

Let us look at the benefits of breastfeeding. 

According to WebMd, breastfeeding benefits both mothers and babies.

Benefits of Breastfeeding for babies

Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infants. It has a nearly perfect mix of vitamins, protein, and fat -- everything your baby needs to grow. And it's all provided in a form more easily digested than infant formula. Breast milk contains antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria. Breastfeeding lowers your baby's risk of having asthma or allergies. Plus, babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea. They also have fewer hospitalizations and trips to the doctor. 

Breastfeeding has been linked to higher IQ scores in later childhood in some studies. What's more, the physical closeness, skin-to-skin touching, and eye contact all help your baby bond with you and feel secure. Breastfed infants are more likely to gain the right amount of weight as they grow rather than become overweight children. The AAP says breastfeeding also plays a role in the prevention of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). It's been thought to lower the risk of diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers as well, but more research is needed.

Benefits of breastfeeding for mom

Breastfeeding burns extra calories, so it can help you lose pregnancy weight faster. It releases the hormone oxytocin, which helps your uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size and may reduce uterine bleeding after birth. Breastfeeding also lowers your risk of breast and ovarian cancer. It may lower your risk of osteoporosis, too. 

Since you don't have to buy and measure formula, sterilize nipples, or warm bottles, it saves you time and money. It also gives you regular time to relax quietly with your newborn as you bond. 

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- Breast Pump 
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- Breast feeding accessories
- Nursing Appron
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