This week is National Child Safety Week and it is run by the Child Accident and Prevention Trust to highlight the hidden dangers around the home. This year the focus is on Family life today: where’s the risk? It has been designed to highlight the new dangers facing families in our modern society and offer simple solutions to help keep our children safe.

Choosing where baby can sleep can at first seem simple, but with so many different choices, it can become a minefield. We take a look at the most popular designs to help you choose which is right for you.

Safest Sleeping Position
According to The Lullaby Trust, the safest place for your baby to sleep is in a Moses basket or cot in the same room as you for the first 6 months, even during the day. Your baby should be placed on their back for every sleep, both day and night.

As last week, 6-12th May was National Weaning Week, we take this opportunity to have a look at ways to prepare for weaning and the different approaches you can take.
The World Health Organisation recommend exclusively breastfeeding your baby for the first 6 months and the UK Health Minister supports this view. If you can’t breastfeed or choose to use formula milk to feed your baby, then this too is advised exclusively with weaning recommended from 6 months.

Why wait until 6 months?

Congratulations, if you have reached your second trimester (13 – 28 weeks) or are nearly there - if you suffered with morning sickness, hopefully these symptoms will have eased and you will start to feel more energised.

Your baby will now be fully formed with all organs developing and will be approximately the size of a peach. You should also start to see your stomach grow in size as your baby starts to put on weight.