BABY SENSE
The ultimate guide on feeding, sleep, routine and stimulation for your baby’s first year of life.
Translated into 6 languages, two editions and in its 20th print run, Baby Sense has become South Africa’s best-loved baby care book. Drawing on the expertise of Occupational Therapist Meg Faure and Nurse & Midwife, Ann Richardson, Baby Sense provides a clear view of a baby’s sensory development, emotional engagement and practical issues of the first year of life.
Know your baby’s sensory world
Your baby takes in sensory input through 8 senses. This sensory picture of the world provides then basis for learning and development as well asaffecting your baby’s mood and sleep. By understanding your baby’s response to sensory input, you will be able to affect many areas of development
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Age band chapters
Understand signals
Interpreting your newborn’s subtle signals can be a challenge. Baby Sense clearly explains the signals your baby gives when tired and over stimulated versus those you can expect when your little one is ready for more stimulation.
Chapter 4
Age band chapters
Sleep
Getting a full night’s sleep as well as settling your baby into an age appropriate day sleep routine are looked at according to your baby’s age and capacity for being awake. The age band chapters on sleep provide clear guidelines for settling your baby into a routine.
Chapter 6
Age band chapters
Stimulation
Baby’s thrive with balanced stimulation. the concept behind not overstimulating little ones while ensuring that your baby gets the input needed to develop optimally is handled in chapter 10. In addition specific ideas for stimulating your baby during daily activities, such as nappy change and playtime are given in the age band chapters.
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Age band chapters
Feeding
Chapter 5 deals with sensory guidelines for happy feeding. Knowledge about breastfeeds as well as formula and solids are offered in Baby Sense. The age band chapters give clear guidelines on how and when to feed your baby and as the first year progresses, when and what to feed your little one.
Chapter 5
Age band chapters