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Lot's of kids struggle to blow their nose 💨👃 Lot's of kids struggle to blow their nose 💨👃⁠
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It's not that they don't want to, it's often just because they don't know how. So mums resort to trying to squeeze out the snot as they squirm to get away. Sound familiar 💁‍♀️ ⁠
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This is where the clever folk at @wonder_aus come in.⁠
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They've developed an ingenious training tissue that's as easy as one, two, three to teach kids how to blow their nose. And the best bit, it involves cupcakes 🎂. Yum!⁠
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We've written an article on the @mumsgrapevine website that takes you through the three simple steps. The link in our bio will take you to the article. ⁠
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Clear noses await.⁠
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#trainingtissues #tissue #howto #toddlermess #peppapig #bigw #woolworths #wondernappies #sp #mumsgrapevine
There's a reason why babies' skin is so sensitive. There's a reason why babies' skin is so sensitive.⁠
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It's because they're born with skin that is up to five times thinner than ours, and it takes years to fully develop all the natural protective layers of adult skin.⁠
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Babies’ skin might smell delicious and be as smooth as, well, a baby’s bottom 🍑, but having thin skin means being more sensitive to temperature changes, irritated by certain fabrics and sensitive to artificial chemicals and fragrances.⁠
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That’s where Weleda can help.⁠
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Weleda has been making 100% certified-natural baby care products that are free from artificial ingredients, preservatives, fragrances and colourants since 1959.⁠
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Developed in collaboration with midwives, the Weleda Calendula Baby Care range contains the calendula flower (aka marigold 🌼), which combats inflammation and promotes the formation of new tissue, making it perfect for babies’ developing skin.👶⁠
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🔖 Right now, Weleda has taken 20% off its entire Calendula Baby Care range of soothing cleansers, baby oil, lotion and protective nappy change cream. Prices as marked. Ends 10/10/20.⁠
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Available online from Weleda (link in bio) and other leading retailers and pharmacies.⁠
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🌼 FUN FACT: Every year over 3000 tonnes of Calendula blossoms are hand-picked in Weleda's own medicinal plant gardens all over the world, including New Zealand.⁠
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#weleda ##weledaskinfood #sp #sensitiveskin #babyskin #nappyrash #nappyrashcream #marigold #calendula #organic #babycare #babyoil ⁠
B I R T H • S T O R Y⁠ Laura had been told she B I R T H • S T O R Y⁠
Laura had been told she’d need #help to conceive, and was on birth control, so when she started to feel some pregnancy symptoms she wasn’t too worried. But it turns out Laura was already six months pregnant. ⁠
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Read Laura's full birth story on our website by following the link in our bio.⁠
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#birthstory #28weeks #mumtobe #mumlife @newbornbubble #newborn #babygirl #newbornphotography #birthwithoutfear #birthisbeautiful #positivebirth #youngmums #mumssupportingmums #POCS #mumsgrapevine
B I R T H S T O R Y :⁠ After her first baby, Ja B I R T H  S T O R Y :⁠
After her first baby, Jayne Jones was a nervous about going through labour again. Feeling she needed to be better prepared this time, she did everything possible to get herself and her body ready for what was ahead.⁠
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Little did she know, it would be an accidental home birth.⁠
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Head to the link in our bio to read the whole story.⁠
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#homebirth #labor #naturallabor #birthstory #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #mumsgrapevine
Congratulations to our lucky winners @jonah_and_fr Congratulations to our lucky winners @jonah_and_frankie  and @our.tiny.moments 🌟W I N 🌟Celebrate all that's rad about dads this Father's Day when you AND a friend both win a HUGE prize pack full of children's books about dad. That’s right, we’re giving one lucky mum AND her BBF the chance to both #win a Father's Day children's book prize pack from Penguin Australia. ⁠
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We've got two (2) Father's Day prize packs from Penguin worth $123 each up for grabs.⠀⁠⠀⁠
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👑 BE CROWNED 'BFF’ 👑⁠⠀⁠
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All you have to do to WIN 2 x Father's Day book packs - one for you and one for the friend you tag is simply:⁣⠀⁠⠀⁠
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1) like this post⁣⠀⁠⠀⁠
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3) tell us why your kids' dad is rad⠀⁠
4) tag a friend and encourage her to follow us too. And if she does, you’ll BOTH win⁣. Yay!!!!⠀⁠⠀⁠
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Entries close 11:59pm AEST Friday 14 August, 2020 and the winners will be notified here. Each prize is valued at $123. You may enter more than once, but please tag a new friend each time. Entry is open to all Australian @mumsgrapevine followers. This giveaway is not sponsored by Instagram. Good luck xx⁣⠀⁠⠀⁠
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Oh, and if you want to listen to Paul Kennedy read I Love Dad with the Very Hungry Caterpillar on YouTube follow the link in our bio and we'll take you straight there. ⁠⠀⁠
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#winprizes #kidscompetition #kidsbooks #bookreviews #childrensbooks #raddads #bluey #competition #giveaway  #winbig #mumsgrapevine ⁠#dadsread #fathersday #penguinkidsaustralia #inittowinit🏆
T E L L • U S⁠ We're on the hunt for Australia T E L L • U S⁠
We're on the hunt for Australia's best playgrounds, the ones that have enough awesome for the kids to want to go back to time and time again.⁠
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Don't forget to tell us the state it's in too.
Let's get to know each other. ⁠
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Want: 👶🏻 👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻⁠
Got: 👶🏻⁠
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I used to want six kids all at school before I was 30. Didn't happen. One child at 36. ⁠
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How about you?⁠
BUNS 😍 Is this not the most scrumptious chubba BUNS 😍  Is this not the most scrumptious chubba bubba you have ever seen?⁠
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📸 @ tiffanyburkephotography⁠
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Babies come in all sorts of shapes and size, I had a chubba bubba. How about you? A chubba or a lean bean?⁠
B L O G • P O S T ⁠ Mums are adding a simple i B L O G • P O S T ⁠
Mums are adding a simple ingredient to their diets, claiming it’s helping make their breastmilk fattier, and their babies sleep longer.⁠
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Head to our bio and we'll take you straight to the article on our website for all the details.⁠
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Have you ever added something to your diet that has affected your breastmilk?
L E T ' S • P L A Y⁠ If you have more then on L E T '  S • P L A Y⁠
If you have more then one child list them all in order of oldest to yongest.
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