Mum-Mum Blog

Although it feels like it took forever, summer is finally here and so is the hot weather.    Adults and even little children can tell when you when they are hot or need some water but what about babies?  Babies are sensitive to extreme temperatures too and have their own special summertime safety needs.  This doesn’t mean these tiny tots should remain indoors all summer, just that parents need to be extra mindful on hot summer days. Here are a few ways keep your baby cool in the summer heat:

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Summer can bring lots of fun, but also the need for a keen eye to help keep kids safe over the summer.  Below is the American Academy of Pediatrics Summer Safety Tip Sheet:

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Schools are out and days are longer marking the start of summer.  This month, in honor of the season, we are focusing on summertime safety for babies and toddlers.  With barbecues and pool parties in full swing, there is lots of fun to be had but also a whole new set of parental worries.  Here are a few tips to help keep kids safe and healthy throughout the summer:

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The last few months we talked a great deal about healthy pregnancy eating and all the recent studies warning mums to be mindful of weight gain during pregnancy.  Previously, the biggest concern for pregnant women was to make sure they were getting all the nutrients they needed to help a healthy baby grow.  More and more studies, however, are finding that what a woman eats while pregnant will affect her baby for years to come; particularly women who are overweight at the time of conception.  A new study found some simple solutions to the current quandary. 

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As we know all too well, having kids can be stressful.  While babies can bring lots of joy, mums go through a giant physical and emotional adjustment starting from the moment they know they’re pregnant.   While our own mothers have warned us of the trials and tribulations of motherhood, modern science has shown that all that mommy stress has an impact, even on dads.  Now before you navigate away from the page after that sentence, read on as a recent study found dads’ pre-baby stress affects everybody in the house too.

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If it seems a lot more kids have food allergies these days that is because they do; the number has gone up 18% over the past decade and managing food allergies is an important part of childhood nutrition.  Of course the amount and type of ‘food allergy friendly’ foods rapidly increased as well leaving mums of food allergic kids with many more grocery options.  What has remained the same, however, is managing food allergies.  Food allergy research will continue but it will be sometime before food allergies are eradicated or entirely preventable.   Review our Understanding Food Allergies posts if you are new to food allergy information or have a newly diagnosed food allergic child, and here some tips for all mums to help manage kids’ food allergies:

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Twinning is winning, no that’s not the latest Charlie Sheen quote circling the internet but rather a recent study that dove intothe  health stats of mothers who gave birth to twins.  When compared with other mums, women who gave birth to twins had some surprising health advantages. 

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As a mum you want what is best for your child and try to get your baby off to the healthiest start possible. There are, however, times when you cannot control what your child is being fed particularly when the school aged years start and your child is eating lunch at the cafeteria. While we all may have fond memories of our school lunch ladies, what is being served isn’t ultimately up to them but rather what school district funding will allow.  With the childhood obesity epidemic on the rise, the government is finally stepping in to make kid’s school lunches healthier.

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Has your child decided to boycott all things green? Is he refusing fruit of any kind? Is he in a food jag of eating only peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Sounds like the makings of a picky eater. You want your child to eat healthy, but you also want to make sure he eats.   Having a picky eater can be frustrating, and since we are focusing on child nutrition this month it is the perfect time to discuss picky eaters.  Here are some Do’s and Don’ts for making sure your picky toddler eats healthy:

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Happy Mother’s Day Mums! May is a month for celebrating mothers, although honoring your mum or the mother of your children doesn’t have to stop at mother’s day.  Being a mom is a 24-7 job without vacation time, sick pay, or lunch breaks so every mother appreciates a little appreciation.  You don’t have to spend a lot of money to show gratitude for moms either; in fact there are lots of free ways to show her you care.

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