Baby Gifts News Archive - 27-Nov-2007

Richie Donates Baby Gifts To Charity (ContactMusic)
Pregnant star NICOLE RICHIE will donate gifts from her recent baby shower to charity. The Simple Life star and boyfriend Joel Madden will donate gift

Your guide to today, tomorrow and beyond (El Paso Times)
David Allen Wehr: Pianist David Allen Wehr will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall and at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Methodist Church in Las Cruces. $20 adults; $15, 62 and older; $15 military; $5 students. 833-9400, www.epm.org.

Kingsburg's merchants ready for holiday shoppers, offer alternative (Kingsburg Recorder)
The holiday shopping season officially get underway on Friday. That means packed malls and shopping centers with crazed shoppers searching desperately for a parking space and standing impatiently in long lines.

Stores ready for Black Friday (Coeur d'Alene Press)
POST FALLS -- It's not just the big box stores that are gearing up for the busiest shopping season of the year. Retailers at all levels depend on Christmas shoppers to get them through the year, and they're expecting this season to serve them well.

NJ Website Design Firm CMDS Unveils E-Commerce Site for Innovative Baby Gift Baskets, Totes and Boxes Filled with Books (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
New site offers convenient online shopping for classic and modern children's books as the ideal special-occasion gift.

Bella Rose Children's Boutique Announce the Addition of Mud Pie Baby, Nollie Custom Seat Covers, and Jamie Rae Hats to ... (PR.com)
Bella Rose Children's Boutique caters to the smallest roses by offering Unique Chic one of a kind boutique style baby clothing, gifts, and toys. Expecting mommies and moms alike have made Bella Rose Children?s Boutique their one stop shop for baby couture. [PR.com - November 24, 2007]

Make it a waste-free Christmas morning (The Canton Repository)
Think green. Think about using beach towels to wrap some of the Christmas gifts you buy. Sandy Ionno said that about five years ago, she started wrapping her gifts without using the usual wrapping.

Richie donates baby gifts to charity (Digital Spy)
Nicole Richie decides to donate all the gifts she was given at her baby shower to charity.

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When you first bring your newborn home, and this is your first child, perhaps, after nine long months, you feel prepared and ready for this new wonderful responsibility. However, you might also feel a bit nervous because you want to do the right thing. Regardless of how prepared you are, there are a few important baby care tips that all parents should follow.

Tip #1: The Bath Water Temperature

When it comes to baby care tips, there is a trick regarding checking the right bath water temperature that has probably been used for hundreds of years. When you first have a newborn, obviously you cannot put the baby in the tub yet, so you will need to give it a light bath with a washcloth in a bath chair for new babies.

However, once the baby is able to sit up on its own, you can start considering whether it is time to bathe the baby in a regular bathtub. If you choose to do so, an important baby care tip is to remember that the water should only be at most 3 or 4 inches deep.

When it comes to the temperature of the water, test it by placing the inside of your wrist on the surface of the water. This part of your body is very sensitive, much like the skin of a baby, so if it feels like it is room temperature, then it would be acceptable for bathing the baby.

Tip #2: Swaddling the Baby

Newborn babies are very sensitive to cold temperatures. Remember, they have been in a nice warm womb for the past nine months! So, it is important that you keep the newborn clothed as often as possible and wrapped securely in a blanket. This gives them the feeling that they are still in the womb.

Swaddling the baby is an effective technique for getting the baby to stop crying, too. Sometimes babies cry not just because they are hungry or messy, but also because they do not feel secure, and properly swaddling the baby will provide them with that security.

Tip #3: Ask Family & Friends

These are just some of the many baby care tips that you can follow. For more information, ask family and friends what advice they have. Or, check the internet, as there are reputable websites that can help new parents. Remember, taking care of a baby is a learning process, so have patience and you will succeed!

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Tip #1: The Bath Water Temperature

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Tip #3: Ask Family & Friends