I have 2 sets of this brilliant Essential Parent Baby Care Guide DVD box set to giveaway. The guide comprises 4 DVDs with over 8 hours of visual demonstrations coveting everything new parents need to know to raise, happy, safe and healthy babies through its many parenting tips.
Recent research has revealed that 80% of new parents felt they were not equipped to deal with this practical side of parenting. According to David Cameron people spend more time learning to drive than they do learning to become good parents! I’m not sure about that but I do definitely think these care & development DVD’s are a good idea.
These essential Parent Company DVDs are solely concerned with supporting parents in their own choices. If a mother wants to breastfeed it shows her how and if she chooses to bottle feed it shows her how. That is quite unusual these days.
Professor Winston is a baby expert and has advised the company throughout the making of these DVDs.
DVD 1 - “Feeding” – includes Breastfeeding, Formula Feeding, & Introducing Solids, and is presented by UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, and a Paediatric Nutritionist from the British Dietetic Association.
DVD 2 – “Care & Development” -includes everything you need to know on Care from a experienced Midwife (bathing, nappy changing and so on) and a Consultant Paediatrician (recognising a meningitis rash, treating fever, building the immune system, and so on). It also includes a comprehensive Development section, presented by teachers & Development Psychologists – and covers physical, emotional and cognitive development. Finally it includes a full visual demonstration of Baby Massage techniques, advised by Paediatric Physiotherapist from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
DVD 3 – “Sleeping” is presented by a sleep expert who advises the NHS.
DVD 4 – “First Aid and Accident Prevention” – includes the entire infant first aid course from the St John Ambulance, and advice on safety from the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
They are available on the company website www.essentialparent.com, or in any John Lewis store.
You can click here for baby care advice
How to Win a Set.
Simply tell me in the comments below which part of caring for a newborn you have found or fear will be the hardest?
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I can only post in the UK so winners need to have a UK postal address. Winners picked at random on 13th July.
Good luck!
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when they aren’t well!
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Breastfeeding was the best but the hardest thing I have ever done.
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going from milk to soilds
weaning them i think be hard
when they have colic
We’ll be trying for a baby soon and I’m worried we’ll forget really important things, such as having immunisations done and working out a feeding routine. Also, my partner is a policeman and I worry he will not be able to spend as much time with our children as other dads do.
Feeding was a huge dilema as some books/people recommend feeding on demand and others say sticking to a routine! My first baby seemed to be hungry all the time so I started weaning him at 4 months. The second was a terrible feeder so I had to feed him almost every hour! My two daughters we opposites too but by then I felt more confident in following my intuition!
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Im very scared about leaving baby unattended even for a few seconds, i.e when daddy goes back to work. Im not sure how im going to take a shower or go to the loo. Im think im a bit over anxious lol.
KEEP CHECKING ON THEM WHEN THEY ARE SLEEP
Breastfeeding is what I fear the most
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Taking them from bottle to solid, getting the balance right
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Lack of sleep at night.
sleepless nights, when the baby just wants to feed and mumble
bathing the baby.. they wriggle lots!
The colic evenings from 6 till 10
Changing the Nappy
I’m worried about when the baby is ill – how do I know if it is nothing to worry about or if I should call a doctor? I have a feeling that when my baby is born I’ll become an over anxious mother – rushing him or her to the doc’s every other day lol.
Establishing a routine.
Getting a sleep routine in place
To try to get them to into a routine (feeding/sleeping) they didn’t seem to like that!
I was very scared bathing my babies and I was still nervous bathing my granddaughter. @01592_katie
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getting the complete balance right . sleeping mostly x
Bedtime
The serious lack of sleep!
All of it! From whether I should breastfeed or bottle, how many times do I change a nappy, how do I hold them when they have a bath!! EEEEEkkkkkkk! But I’m sure I’ll be fine and I can’t wait!!!!!!
Im worried about knowing what it is my baby wants when they cry.
Not knowing what is wrong sometimes when they’re crying, its hard not to feel like you must be doing something wrong.
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Lack of sleep
Feeding my son solids, especially when my son is teething. He goes right off his food and I always feel bad when I have to throw food away, because he’s refused to eat it.
Coping with the lack of sleep
The fear of being able to keep them safe from harm
My baby is due in 2 weeks time and we’ve got my mum, my father in law, sister in law, brother in law, niece and nephew coming to visit from South Africa the day after the baby is due. Only my mum will be staying with us, but I’m most dreading the visitors and how we are going to try and keep them and baby happy.
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My fear is what if I don’t feel an instant bond with my baby.
Are they too warm or too cold
I worry about PND
I think getting enough sleep to keep me sane will be the hardest thing.
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kitchen accidents
Settling down into a good feeding routine.