Tag: natural
Development of Newborn Senses
Early Learning Activity Toys
SIGHT
Newborn’s can only see things close up, about 20cms away from them. So when your baby’s being held they’ll be able to see your face, which makes this close contact a great way to bond.
Contrasting colours such as black and white are great for newborns to look at. At around 2 months your baby can distinguish colours and will enjoy mobiles.
At 6 months, new faces and objects are catching your baby’s attention and at 8 months your baby’s vision will be fully developed.
TASTE
It’s no wonder babies like sweet tasting foods, milk is naturally sweet. From 3 months onwards your baby will probably try to put what they can into their mouth, and when teething starts this will heighten their desire to have a good chew on things!
HEARING
Your baby listened to your voice in utero so will recognise it when they’re born and associate this with comfort. Hearing isn’t properly developed when a baby is newborn. At around 1 month old they’ll react to loud noises. Babies learn to associate certain sounds with happy events, so it’s important to make singing and music a fun and special part of the day with your baby. Music is a wonderful way to soothe your baby and develop their hearing and sense of tone.
TOUCH
Touch is essential for babies, kisses and cuddles make your baby feel secure. Babies love to explore with their hands and when weaning, will often squash food before eating it to understand what it feels like. Toys and books with texture really encourage play and development.
SMELL
Newborns have a good sense of smell and will know your natural scent from birth. Babies find your natural scent comforting, so try not to wear any perfume or scented creams for the first few months so your baby can enjoy your natural scent. By the age of 1 your baby will be able to recognise foods by their smell.
For further baby sensory development and a great way to have fun with your baby, you can join a local Baby Sensory Class.
Riverford Veg Box Review
We have been feasting on the freshest and tastiest organic fruit and veg this week, thanks to Riverford.
Our Riverford fruit box and veg box surpassed all expectations. The boxes provide a diverse and plentiful supply of fruit and veg to snack on and to turn into culinary delights for all the family.
Riverford began a delivery service around 25 years ago when Guy Watson, founder and owner of Riverford farm in Devon, started delivering fruit and veg boxes to his local friends.
Today Riverford delivers around 40,000 boxes a week to homes across the UK from their regional farms located in Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire and Hampshire. As well as organic fruit and veg, Riverford also produce organic food essentials such as meat, cheese, eggs, bread and cereals.
The taste and freshness of the fruit and veg was second to none. I usually buy organic veg from two of the major UK supermarkets and I can say there’s no comparison with Riverford’s produce. There’s something about eating fruit and veg that’s just been picked, with no cold storage involved and minimal transportation.
We really liked the addition of the Riverford Recipes fold-out card in the boxes. These contain delicious recipes for using with the fresh produce included in the box and can be kept in a recipe folder for future reference.
Our family has enjoyed some great meals using the veg box ingredients, along with a hearty Leek and Potato Soup and a no-pastry Pumpkin, Sprouting Broccoli and Leek Quiche.
We’re making the most of the fresh organic fruit, eating it with our breakfast, throughout the day as healthy snacks and in the evening chopped up roughly as a fresh fruit salad.
For a great family day out, you can take the children to visit Riverford farm and see where the veg is grown. While you’re there you can enjoy freshly cooked produce at the Riverford Field Kitchen restaurant which is open daily.
Riverford’s fruit and vegetables were delivered to my door by our Riverford local vegman who delivers the veg on a set day to maximise efficiency and reduce food miles.
The fruit and veg were wonderfully presented in boxes, looking so good I wanted to try them immediately.
Why not try a Riverford veg box for you and your family, delivery is free with all Riverford box orders.
Yummy Mummy Skin Care and Beauty
Here are some excellent natural and organic skincare and beauty products I discovered when pregnant.
I simply can’t live without these, even now as a Mummy!
Pregnancy Skin Care
If you want some real pampering when pregnant using natural and organic skincare products, so as not to absorb any dangerous chemicals through the layers of your skin, try the brilliant range of Trilogy Skincare products.
Trilogy is a New Zealand company who use organic Rosehip Oil, renowned for it’s restorative and anti-ageing properties. Trilogy do not test on animals.
As an added bonus, I was lucky enough to get through my pregnancy without one single stretch mark to show for the 9 months (+2 weeks!) of my gradually blooming tummy.
I put my luck down to the regular use of Trilogy products, gently rubbing Trilogy 100% Natural Certified Organic Rosehip Oil over my expanding belly, which helped to prevent stretch marks and was a wonderful way to bond with my growing baby as I talked to her at the same time (she thought it was marvelous having a gentle daily massage and rewarded me with plenty of little kicks and punches)!
I like to use the Everything Balm as a body moisturiser, it smells divine!
I still use Trilogy 100% Natural Certified Organic Rosehip Oil as a facial oil during winter to keep my skin moisturised and the Trilogy Everything Balm is multi-purpose so worth carrying around in your pram bag!
I’m so glad I used Trilogy products when I was pregnant, I couldn’t have done without them – and they’re such great value.
Yummy Mummy Skin Care
With my new baby cradled in my arms and pressed closely against my bosom, the last thing I wanted to do was to transfer chemical-laden creams, potions and lotions onto her delicate skin. I decided I had to go completely chemical-free and discover the joys of organic, natural skin care.
I feel ethereal for making a choice that benefits myself, my baby, the environment and Green People products are not tested on animals. Can it get any better than this?
Green People make everything you could wish for, at a fraction of the cost of many other skincare brands. I highly recommend these products which I use as part of my daily beauty regime.
