http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Heather+Owens Parenting Heather Owens Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=58162&ca=Parenting When you hold a newborn baby, in so many ways it appears to be tiny and helpless. It's hard to believe that a baby is in fact a highly developed being. Perhaps they haven't learnt how to put everything together yet, but all the building blocks are there, just waiting to be put to use. One of the mos... Home Management Heather Owens Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=57236&ca=Home+Management It's a wonderful moment - finding out that you're going to have a baby. Once the initial euphoria is over, though, the planning and the costs begin! Most people set aside a room for baby, and when you walk into a baby superstore it's hard not to get carried away by all the incredibly gorgeous stuff... Family Concerns Heather Owens Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=57872&ca=Family+Concerns Fitting out your baby's nursery can seem like a big task, and it can be. You want everything to be special and perfect for your newborn, so that baby's room is an inviting place for you and baby to be. Most people like to try and make everything match, using colours and themes. Bedding makes up a la... Parenting Heather Owens Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=54936&ca=Parenting Buying a crib can cost a lot of money, but one thing is certain - your baby is priceless. There are plenty of high quality cribs available, where crib safety is an important feature. But there are also a number of crib safety measures you can take, just by using your common sense. One of the biggest... Parenting Heather Owens Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55221&ca=Parenting When you first come home with your new baby, there are so many new things to learn that it can be quite overwhelming. One priority, however, is to help your baby establish good sleeping habits. For a long time now baby has been sleeping in your womb, which is quite a restful place. The big, wide wor... Parenting Heather Owens Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=56512&ca=Parenting The studies are overwhelming - if you are physically able and willing to breastfeed your baby, it's the best food for baby's early days of life. That doesn't that your baby won't thrive perfectly well on formula if that's what you need use, but simply that breast milk is preferable if at all possibl... Parenting Heather Owens Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=54191&ca=Parenting It's one of the cutest images most of us have of little girls - playing with their dolls, having doll tea parties and putting their dolls to bed in their own little bassinet. I had a bassinet for my dolls when I was little too, and got countless hours of enjoyment out of playing with it - although I... Family Concerns Heather Owens Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55439&ca=Family+Concerns With the amount of germs and viruses that the average child is exposed to at school and other activities, it's almost inevitable that at some point they're going to get sick. That's when you, as the parent, can make a big difference to how fast they get back on their feet. This is especially the cas... Family Concerns Heather Owens Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55717&ca=Family+Concerns Walking into a baby furniture store can be completely mind blowing - there's so much stuff! Most of us don't have an unlimited amount of money to spend, and if you've never had a baby before, it can be really hard to work out what's really necessary, useful, or basically a waste of time. If you're p... Parenting Heather Owens Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55993&ca=Parenting Colic is one of those mysteries that still hasn't been solved. Nobody really knows what causes it, and there's no "one size fits all" cure for it either. All of which means that if you have a colicky baby, the lack of certainty about what's wrong and how to fix it can drive you crazy! My first baby...