Pregnancy, Baby & Toddler Forums and Advice from Cow and Gate
Pregnancy, Toddler and baby advice and support available with free careline and live chat for Irish mums
  • Home
  • Pregnancy
  • Baby
  • Toddler
  • Products
  • Forum
  • Forum
  • Careline
   You are here:   Home  | Baby  | Practical Info

Practical Info

Share this article: 

Now you are holding your precious little bundle in your arms, you are probably wondering how you are going to protect and nurture your baby so they grow into a healthy and happy adult. It might seem too early to look so far ahead, but there are practical things to consider, such as how to babyproof your home before your baby starts crawling, childcare choices if you are going back to work and, if you haven’t done so before, putting your finances in order and budget for the years to come. We have covered newborn basics (here) in the pregnancy section where we cover baby equipment, clothes, etc], so here we will (be mostly focusing) focus on older babies and toddlers.

Tools & Apps



View all tools        
View all apps        


How to budget for your child

Estimates put the cost of raising a child from ...

Choosing Childcare

If you are planning to go back to work you have ...

Preparing your house for your

Many women find that around the fifth month of ...

Baby basics - equipment

You don’t need much at the start – just focus ...

Baby and toddler basics -

Tiny matching outfits might be irresistible but are ...

Travelling with a baby or

The first holiday with a child in tow is daunting ...

Choosing a baby name

What’s in a name? Asked Juliet to Romeo, in the ...

Home safety for crawlers and

Once your baby starts to crawl, nothing is safe ...

Teaching right from wrong

Once a baby is crawling they may start getting up ...

Baby

  • Settled Baby
  • Development month by month
  • Feeding Your Baby
  • Your Baby's Health
  • Weaning
  • Mums wellbeing
  • Practical Info
    • How to budget for your child
    • Choosing childcare
    • Preparing your house for your baby's arrival
    • Baby basics - equipment
    • Baby and toddler basics - clothes
    • Travelling with a baby or toddler
    • Choosing a baby name
    • Home safety for crawlers and toddlers
    • Teaching right from wrong
Password
Forgot your password? Join our Forum Today!
Discuss everything baby
with other Irish Mums
Join Forum
  • Pregnancy
    •  
    • Due Date Calculator
    • Early Signs of Pregnancy
    • Pregnancy Diet and Nutrition
    • Diet Assessment tool
    • 1st Trimester
  • Baby
    •  
    • Breastfeeding
    • How to prepare a bottlefeed
    • Teething tips
    • Healthy Diet for Mum
    • Recovering from birth
  • Toddler
    •  
    • The BIG Irish Iron Count
    • Healthy Diet for Toddlers
    • Starting to Talk
    • Terrible Twos
    • Toilet Training
  • Products
    •  
    • Infant & Toddler Milks
    • Special Milks
    • Little Gourmet Meals
    • Little Gourmet Custards
    • Cow & Gate Baby rice
    • Cow & Gate 100% fruit

Popular Discussion Topics

pregnant weeks week Bottle Feeling Feeding Comfort Time time first Pregnancy bottle BABY Baby feeding Pregnant First sickness pregnancy Week baby Weeks Sickness feeling comfort

Copyright Cow & Gate 2011

  • Accesibility
  • Terms & conditions
  • Privacy
  • Site map

Breastfeeding is best for your baby and provides many benefits. Good maternal nutrition is important for the preparation and maintenance of breastfeeding.

Introducing partial bottle-feeding could negatively affect breastfeeding and a decision not to breastfeed is difficult to reverse. Infant Milk Formula should only be used on the advice of a health professional and the manufacturer's instructions for use should be followed carefully. Improper use of an infant milk or innappropriate foods or feeding methods may present a health hazard. The social and financial implications of using infant milks should be taken into consideration. If you choose to bottlefeed, do not allow prolonged or frequent contact of milk feeds with your baby's teeth since this increases the risk of tooth decay. Make sure your baby's teeth are cleaned after the last feed at night.


If you choose to view this information you are accepting that Cow & Gate is supplying this information at your individual request.

« Go back     Agree »