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Can technology tell you why your baby’s crying?

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Two recent product launches in the US have me asking… why?

Firstly there’s the WhyCry Baby Cry Analyzer, which  promises to tell you why your baby is crying. And then there’s a new iPod application which apparently translates your babies cries.

Having once been a terrified new mum with no idea what to do, I can see how there might be a moment when I’d have loved one of these. But I personally feel that this steep learning curve is all part of being a new parent. We have to come a long way very quickly, but actually learning to tune into our babies and listen to our instincts is the very beginning of parenthood. (more…)


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A Simple Reason why your Baby might be Waking

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Anyone who knows me, who spends a little time with me, who’s signed up to my newsletter, who reads my blog, or follows me on Twitter etc… will know that I say it’s impossible for a baby to sleep through the night, every night, without fail.

For one thing, they’re going to get sick, or have a day of disrupted naps, or be too hot or hungry… the list of reasons why a baby might wake occasionally is not short.

 But there is another reason why your baby will wake. And this is because every baby has what’s known as eight mental development leaps. These happen at roughly the same time for all babies as they go through the first 14 months of life. When these leaps happen, babies become fussy, clingy and more difficult to console than usual. They often go off their food and sleep poorly. (more…)


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