Baby Care
Newborn Skin Care: A Complete Guide for Parents
Vernix, peeling and milia are normal, and less product is better in the first month. a full walkthrough from first principles for new parents.
Nomsa Dlamini, RM
Nomsa is a registered midwife with fifteen years in antenatal and delivery care. She reviews KK Baby’s pregnancy, labour and postnatal content and writes our week-by-week series.
Articles by this author
Parenting
Wake Windows by Age: A Complete Guide for Parents
The amount of awake time a baby tolerates grows from 45 minutes at birth to four hours by toddlerhood. a full walkthrough from first principles for parents of babies and toddlers.
· 5 min read
Pregnancy
Week 5 of Pregnancy: A Complete Guide for Parents
By week 5, the neural tube — the beginning of brain and spinal cord — starts to close, which is why folate matters so early. a full walkthrough from first principles for…
· 6 min read
Buying Guides
Buying Bedside Cribs: The Do’s and Don’ts
Side-opening cribs make night feeds easier while keeping a separate sleep surface. a short, clear list of what helps and what backfires for parents planning purchases.
· 6 min read
Product Reviews
Bedside Cribs: The Do’s and Don’ts
Side-opening cribs make night feeds easier while keeping a separate sleep surface. a short, clear list of what helps and what backfires for parents choosing baby gear.
· 6 min read
Baby Care
Soothing a Crying Baby: The Do’s and Don’ts
Crying peaks around six weeks and reduces markedly by four months. a short, clear list of what helps and what backfires for new parents.
· 5 min read
Parenting
Building a Daily Routine Around Sleep Training Methods
Approaches range from no-cry fading to graduated extinction, all with reasonable evidence for improved sleep. how to fit this into a day that already has no room in it for parents of…
· 6 min read
Pregnancy
Week 8 of Pregnancy: A Realistic Week-by-Week Timeline
By week 8, fingers and toes are forming as webbed paddles and the embryo starts making small spontaneous movements. how this typically changes over time for expectant parents.
· 5 min read
Pregnancy
Week 11 of Pregnancy: The Do’s and Don’ts
By week 11, the fetus can hiccup, and tooth buds and nail beds are forming. a short, clear list of what helps and what backfires for expectant parents.
· 5 min read
Buying Guides
How to Choose Bottles and Teats: The Complete Buying Guide
Slow-flow, vented teats support paced feeding in breastfed babies. a full walkthrough from first principles for parents planning purchases.
· 6 min read