the dvds
DVD 1: Preparing to bring home your baby
It is essential to be prepared before you bring home your baby. Mum to Mum will show you how to shop the smart way not the hard way. There is so much to think about so we'll take you through all you’ll need to know from:
- How to set up each room in the house
- How to introduce pets to your baby
- Advice from our psychologist and doctor
- Safety proofing your home
- Road test prams, cots & car restraints
- What you’ll need to buy—we even help you write a shopping list!
DVD 2: Caring for your baby in the first 3 months
Mum to mum will take you through all you’ll need to know for the daily care of your new baby. Through the typical routine of FEED, PLAY & SLEEP which is almost all a baby does, we’ll demonstrate the basics including:
- How to settle your baby
- How to bath and change your baby
- Baby milestones in development
- What to do with a crying baby
- How to establish a sleep and feed routine
- Advice from our psychologist, maternal child, health nurse and doctor
DVD 3: Caring for your baby from 3 to 6 months
Following on from our first two DVDs, mum to mum will take you through all the basics you’ll need to know in caring for your baby from 3–6 months. We’ll cover loads of helpful info including:
- How many feeds does my baby need?
- Establishing a good sleeping routine
- What to do with an unsettled baby
- How to be prepared for getting out
- Tips and tricks of the trade
- How to identify basic illnesses
DVD 4: Caring for your baby from 6 to 12 months
This essential guide will take you through everything you need to know from 6–12 months. We have our expert contributors advising on all the basics plus much more:
- Introducing food and nutritional advice
- Recipe ideas and cooking in the kitchen
- Illnesses with our resident doctor
- Pets with Suzie Wilks
- Safety including basic CPR
- Play time
- Choosing quality daycare
- Sleeping tips
- Psychologist, Dr Simon Crisp talks to the dads
DVD 5: Caring for your toddler from 1 to 2 years
Our essential guide on toddlers covers all the basics from food to play to sleep. Our expert contributors will give you the added confidence to make life with a toddler just that little bit easier... Our handy tips cover:
- Nutrition for your toddler & introducing good eating habits
- Expert advice on choking, CPR and common illnesses
- Teaching your toddler safety with pets
- Psychologist, Dr Simon Crisp talks to the dads
- Milestones in development and play
- Swimming and water safety
- Choosing quality childcare
Quick Finds and Quirkies
In all of our DVD Series we have a Quick Find and Quirkies section which takes you straight to handy tips, such as:
- Taking a temperature
- Demonstration of a yoga pose to ease neck and back pain
- Recipes
- Survival tips for parents concerning food allergies and babies
- Nursery Rhymes that you can play to your child straight from the TV
- Toddler toilet training tips and so much more!