Baby Wearing

• see Kate talk about the benefits of wearing your baby
• Instinctive Parenting/ Baby Carriers - promoting and supporting secure healthy attachment between parents and children.
• Kangaroo Mother Care- the standard method of care for all newborn babies, both premature and full term.
• Wild Slings - experience the closeness, convenience and comfort of wearing your baby.

Feeding your baby-

Breastfeeding

• Find breastfeeding support at home

Introducing Solids

• solids are generally introduced at around 6 months of age. See short video on choosing healthy food for your whole family

Multiple Birth

• Twinsane - aims to celebrate the crazy fun of multiples with innovative and stylish designs. Forget the "double trouble" cliché, tell the world how Twinsanely proud you are!
• Education & Counselling  - www.multiplebirthsfamilies.com  -In depth information for parents and grandparents with twins or more.  Also bereavement support for families losing one, more or all multiples and for surviving co-multiples.

Premature babies

• L'il Aussie Prems - information and support for parents of premature babies
• Kangaroo Mother Care- the standard method of care for all newborn babies, both premature and full term.
• Loddon Mallee Kids
• National Premmie Foundation
• See Michelle, mother of 2 premature babies, talk about her experience

Baby Massage:

• Infant massage training  - locate instructors in your area
• Find a massage therapist in our professional directory that may help
• Birth in Harmony - Rachel Ford- Canberra and surrounding regions
• Annandale - Sydneybiennaitre- Emilie Clady

Reflux:

• Find a parent-helper to come to you
• Reflux Infant Support Association- for Australian information & support
• Infant reflux disease & GERD - navigate through the maze of tests, treatments, and emotions that can accompany a baby with reflux.

Teaching baby before birth & during infancy:  

• Baby Sign Language - Australian Baby Hands will show you how you can communicate with your pre-verbal baby using basic sign language, Auslan, the national sign language of Australia. Help reduce frustration for you and your baby! Visit now for your FREE baby sign language chart.

 Vaccinations

• Vitamin K is an injection (or oral dose) of a vitamin that many parents are offered when baby is born.  Link to 'Better Health' for more information.
• Australian Vaccination Network - informed choice articles
• Immunise Australia Program - Australia's current immunisation schedule/ information

Other helpful links relating to babies and children:

• Kids Healthy Life - Australian magazine and website- download free recipes, craft ideas, games to play, cool science experiments and so much more.
• Yummy Bubby - online information resource and blog, for parents of children aged 0-8 years.

Other links (non-related):

Free "Birthday for Family" greetings - 123 Greetings

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