Let's talk: Cervical Dilation
Your cervix is the ‘neck’ of your uterus (womb) that joins the top of your vagina. If you picture a balloon, the cervix is the long tube that you tie to keep all the air in. The cervix irresponsible for staying closed during pregnancy and then opening during labour to allow a passage from your uterus through to the birth canal for the baby to be born.
What to Pack in the Day-care Bag
Taking your baby or child to a day-care centre is an exciting time! Not only will they spend the day away from you, they will learn to listen to teachers, share and play with others, and develop different skills that will help shape who they are and how they learn! When spending a day away from home, regardless of your child’s age or stage, there are some important things you...
Feeding Your Baby & Infant Colic
The overriding public health message ‘breast is best’ makes women feel that there are only two choices to feed their baby: 1) to breastfeed and be seen as a good mother or 2) to bottle feed and be considered a bad mother. But in reality, the way that you feed your baby does not make you a good or a bad mother and there are lots of different options for feeding your baby.
Comfort Items From Birth and The Dummy Debate
Comfort items can be a really helpful tool for your child for many years to come. Comfort items can reassure your child when they’re not with you, help them sleep, comfort them and help them feel at home when they are in a strange place. Comfort items can be a Riff Raff Sleep Toy, a blanket, a dummy or an item of the parents clothing.
Toddler Sleep | Riff Raff Sleep Toys
Toddler sleep can be just as challenging, if not more than when they were younger. Toddlers tend to get fussy during bedtime whenever they get that chance, often stalling the process or even fighting it. Ensuring they get proper sleep is paramount – it can impact their behaviour, development, skill acquisition, mood, as well as their physical and emotional well-being. If your little one’s sleep issues are bothering you, then...
First Steps: Must-Haves For Little Walkers
If you’ve got a little walker in-waiting at home, you’re likely equal parts excited and nervous. As cute as it is to see your little one exploring, it comes with a whole lot of challenges...like keeping them alive! Fear not, we’ve got a list of must-haves to make this whole walking caper a little less stressy.
Our Favourite Bathtime Essentials
We’re all about making the hard bits of parenting a bit less stressy and a lot more fun. One of the non-negotiable parenting tasks is cleaning your gremlin aka ‘bathtime’. Generally, it can go one of two ways: a lovely calming experience filled with smiles and declarations of love. OR? A messy, splashy, screamy, draining experience that zaps the loving feels right outta you. Hmpf.
Top 5 High Chairs
If you’ve started researching high chairs only to be overwhelmed by the choices available, you’re not alone! There are so many wonderful options on the market these days. From no frills options right up to luxe pieces, there’s pros and cons for each. We’ve scoured the world wide web to find the best options available.
How do Riff Raff & Co Sleep Toys Compare to the Lulla Doll?
We often have mums contacting us and asking how the Riff Raff & Co Sleep Toys compare to the Lulla Doll so I thought I would do up a quick summary. There are a couple of things that Riff Raff Baby and the Lulla Doll have in common - one is that their primary objective is to support infants and toddlers to go to sleep and stay asleep longer and another is that they...
Nursery Style Trends we Adore
Creating a beautiful space for your babe to be has become a right of passage and we are totally there for it! There’s nothing like a beautiful space to get you through the long night feeds and the general tornado that is ‘parenting’. As with all interior design trends, what’s hot in nursery decor changes with the season. We’ve sourced the ultimate list of gorgeous pieces that will elevate your...
Our Top Travel Prams
Whether you are an avid traveller, jetsetting off each week, so enjoy a nice family holiday now and again, there are plenty of reasons to invest in a travel pram. We will take you through some of the best travel prams on the market and look at what makes them stand out from their competition.