Baby oat cookies
These healthy snacks for babies are perfect for on their own or dipped in fruit and vegetable purees.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10-12 minutes
Difficulty rating: Easy
Age recommendation: 9 months and over (or 8 months...
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Is one of those things that's a trade off: you get the joy and the love of this being that you brought in and the tremendous responsibility, and you also get the worry.
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To understand your parents’ love you must raise children yourself
– Chinese Proverb
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Open, shut them
Open, shut them.
(On 'open', place both hands in front of you, palms facing away and opening them wide. On 'shut them', clench hands into fists)
Open, shut them.
(On 'open', place both hands in front of...
Breast and maternity bra care during pregnancy and breastfeeding
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Breast care
Breast cleaning
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