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  <author>Lynda Harding</author>
  <body-html>&lt;p&gt;As a mum of six, I know just how over whelming this whole &#8216;new mum thing&#8217; can be. So at &lt;strong&gt;easidream&#174;&lt;/strong&gt; we&#8217;ve taken the time to compile some useful information which we hope will help in those early days or may be handy for when your baby just doesn&#8217;t seem to be that interested in sleep&amp;#8230;.....&lt;/p&gt;


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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sleep routine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#8217;s always a good idea to establish a calming bedtime routine to help settle your little one down for the night.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This could consist of:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#8226;    &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bath time with soothing lavender baby bubbles&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &#8211; why not try Johnson&#8217;s Bedtime Bath Lavender and Camomile Baby Bath? See reviews on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews62402.html&quot;&gt;reviewcentre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#8226;    &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;wrapping your baby in a luxurious soft cuddly towel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &amp;#8211; a fabulous range of innovative hooded baby towels, aprons and accessories can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coochico.com&quot;&gt;coochico&lt;/a&gt; which is well worth a visit and highly recommended&lt;br /&gt;&#8226;    &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;followed by a little baby massage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &amp;#8211; for an introduction to baby massage check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iaim.org.uk&quot;&gt;iaim&lt;/a&gt;, the official website of the Association of Infant Massage.&lt;br /&gt;&#8226;    &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a lovely cuddle whilst feeding&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &#8211; a clear and easy guide to breast and bottle feeding can be found here on &lt;a href=&quot;http:www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/your_kids/babies_feeding.shtml&quot;&gt;bbc.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;. More in depth info on breast feeding can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.laleche.com&quot;&gt;La leche League&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#8226;    &lt;em&gt;t&lt;strong&gt;hen quietly settling your &#8216;bundle of joy down&#8217; to sleep in a dimly lit room  with his favourite comforter. Another great way of emulating the tight security of the womb is to try swaddling your baby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &amp;#8211; we are currently designing are own range of &lt;strong&gt;easidream&#174;&lt;/strong&gt; swaddling blankets and comforters which will be available on this site towards the end of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&#8226;    &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;of course, using &lt;/strong&gt;easidream&#174;&lt;strong&gt;  as the final stage of this bedtime routine would help your little one contentedly drift off to into peaceful slumber, transforming your bedtime routine into a happy experience for all&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For those times when your baby&#8217;s sleep routine doesn&#8217;t quite go to plan, here are some further really helpful sites:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;National Child Birth Trust &amp;#8211; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/home&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NCBT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; gives great advice on frequent waking, teething etc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askbaby.com/baby-colic.htm&quot;&gt;Ask Baby&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; advice on colic, baby wind etc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cry-sis.org.uk&quot;&gt;Cri-Sis&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211;  advice on how to cope and remedy persistent crying &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cranial.org.uk/page2.html&quot;&gt;Cranial Osteopathy&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; information on just what cranial osteopathy is and how it can help babies with all sorts of problems.&lt;/p&gt;</body-html>
  <created-at type="datetime">2009-03-28T04:36:09+00:00</created-at>
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  <title>very useful mum stuff</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2009-06-01T21:28:21+01:00</updated-at>
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As a mum of six, I know just how over whelming this whole &#8216;new mum thing&#8217; can be. So at *easidream&#174;* we&#8217;ve taken the time to compile some useful information which we hope will help in those early days or may be handy for when your baby just doesn&#8217;t seem to be that interested in sleep........

&lt;img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0029/4002/files/iStock_000007517558X2Small.jpg?1243883136' alt='' /&gt;

_*Sleep routine*_
It&#8217;s always a good idea to establish a calming bedtime routine to help settle your little one down for the night.  
_*This could consist of:*_
&#8226;	_*bath time with soothing lavender baby bubbles*_ &#8211; why not try Johnson&#8217;s Bedtime Bath Lavender and Camomile Baby Bath? See reviews on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews62402.html&quot;&gt;reviewcentre&lt;/a&gt;
&#8226;	_*wrapping your baby in a luxurious soft cuddly towel*_ - a fabulous range of innovative hooded baby towels, aprons and accessories can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coochico.com&quot;&gt;coochico&lt;/a&gt; which is well worth a visit and highly recommended
&#8226;	_*followed by a little baby massage*_ - for an introduction to baby massage check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iaim.org.uk&quot;&gt;iaim&lt;/a&gt;, the official website of the Association of Infant Massage.
&#8226;	_*a lovely cuddle whilst feeding*_ &#8211; a clear and easy guide to breast and bottle feeding can be found here on &quot;bbc.co.uk&quot;:http:www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/your_kids/babies_feeding.shtml. More in depth info on breast feeding can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.laleche.com&quot;&gt;La leche League&lt;/a&gt;
&#8226;	_t*hen quietly settling your &#8216;bundle of joy down&#8217; to sleep in a dimly lit room  with his favourite comforter. Another great way of emulating the tight security of the womb is to try swaddling your baby*_ - we are currently designing are own range of *easidream&#174;* swaddling blankets and comforters which will be available on this site towards the end of 2009.
&#8226;	_*of course, using *easidream&#174;*  as the final stage of this bedtime routine would help your little one contentedly drift off to into peaceful slumber, transforming your bedtime routine into a happy experience for all*._

_*For those times when your baby&#8217;s sleep routine doesn&#8217;t quite go to plan, here are some further really helpful sites:*_
National Child Birth Trust - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/home&quot;&gt;NCBT&lt;/a&gt; gives great advice on frequent waking, teething etc
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askbaby.com/baby-colic.htm&quot;&gt;Ask Baby&lt;/a&gt; - advice on colic, baby wind etc
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cry-sis.org.uk&quot;&gt;Cri-Sis&lt;/a&gt; -  advice on how to cope and remedy persistent crying 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cranial.org.uk/page2.html&quot;&gt;Cranial Osteopathy&lt;/a&gt; - information on just what cranial osteopathy is and how it can help babies with all sorts of problems.


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