You can, of course, create your own toys using common household objects! Try cutting a hole into the top of a sturdy container with a lid (an ice-cream tub for example) and allowing your baby to "post" different items into the hole. So utterly simple, yet it kept my son happy on a flight for over an hour (click here for more information about flying with your baby).
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November 1, 2006 14:28 - Cooking With Alcohol - Can Baby Share Your Dinner?
We recently received a question from a Mum who wanted to cook a stew for her family, using red wine as an ingredient. She wanted to know whether or not the stew would be safe for her one year old son to enjoy. This was our reply, which may be useful for other Mums who also wonder about this...
When you cook with alcohol, most of the alcohol evaporates during the cooking process - but not all of it. The amount left in the food at the end of the cooking time varies, depending on the length of time cooked and the method of preparation.
If you want to cook a stew with red wine, then the dish will still contain 5% alcohol after being cooked for 2 1/2 hours (source: www.ochef.com). It's a small amount and, as your son's portion of the meal would probably be small too, then the amount of alcohol he would be consuming would be relatively little. Nevertheless, it would still be present and I would recommend checking with your son's doctor before feeding him anything containing alcohol.
If you wish to avoid it altogether, try substituting the wine with a safe alternative. For every 8fl oz of wine, you can use 7fl oz of either:
meat stock
vegetable stock
apple juice
tomato juice
white grape juice
Then add 2tbsp of fresh lemon juice or vinegar.
Click below for some delicious casserole and stew recipes for your baby.
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November 1, 2006 22:41 - New At-Home Test For Alcohol In Breast Milk (US)
A simple, two-minute test to detect the amount of alcohol content in breast milk is now available in major grocery and convenience stores nationwide.
The new product, Milkscreen, analyzes breast milk and provides mothers with a clear positive or negative reading for alcohol content. Julie Jumonville, Chief Executive Officer of Milkscreen, Inc., says: "As nursing mothers ourselves, we understand the joys and challenges that come with the responsibility of breastfeeding. We created Milkscreen to provide mothers with the peace of mind that the milk they feed their baby is alcohol free."
To carry out the test, Mothers soak one of the reactive pads with a couple of drops of breast milk. If alcohol is present in the breast milk, the pad changes colour after 2 minutes. If there is no change in colour, then the result is negative.
Apparently, this is the first in series of breast milk testing products to be released by Milkscreen, Inc. We'd love to hear your comments about this product - would you consider the odd glass of wine if you knew you'd be able to ensure the safety of your baby's milk?
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November 5, 2006 16:29 - Eggless French Toast Recipes For Baby
It's always difficult coming up with new and interesting ideas for your baby - and if your baby suffers from an allergy, then your choices become even more limited.
If your child is allergic to eggs, our new recipes will help you make French toast for your baby WITHOUT using eggs - and these recipes are so delicious and nutritious that you might just prefer the results to the original!
Egg free French toast is also a great breakfast idea if your baby is under a year old and enjoying finger foods, because it doesn't contain the egg whites that are forbidden before baby's first birthday due to the risk of triggering allergic reactions.
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