Malak.Xo

Becoming a first time mom helped open my eyes to all the things that need to be done that I did not have to worry about before. Being a mom on its own is a full time job but trying to balance work comes at extra. As a recent university graduate it has become hard to gain experience and try to network with a baby running around but at the same time the first year of your child's life is crucial to how they develop basic skills that will impact the rest of their lives. It's important to get all the help that you can! Confide in someone you trust like close friends or family it's okay to take a few hours for yourself whether it be to run errands, attend a networking event, volunteering, or just to be with yourself. Try to spend as much time as you can with your baby in the first year these milestones are crucial to development and whether you think so or not work will wait. There is always daycare if you are insistent to head back to work but you don't want to any m...

I bathe my daughter Malak either every other day or every two days. She is a dirt magnet especially at this age! She wants to touch and eat everything in sight! I swear by Johnsons company products especially the shampoo! It smells great and my mother used it on us when we were babies. When Malak was younger I tried out Dove sensitive shampoo but I didn’t like it. It did not foam the same way the Johnsons shampoo did and it did not smell as nice, instead I use it as a body wash for her. Since Malak is now nine months old now she does not fit into her little tub but instead I fill the bathtub and sit her on her bum. I have a bath mat stuck to the bottom of the tub since it is slippery without it. I hold her in my arms and wash her hair first and then dry her hair. After that I sit her in the tub and let her play in the water as I clean her body. It is very important to clean out folds in your baby’s skin for example under the armpit and private areas. Especially when your baby is ...