Hi there,

My name is Louise

I’m the Researcher for a show for Living TV called Extreme: Skinny Celebrity Mums 2.

We are looking for new real mums to take part and talk to us about the pressures of being a new mum.

Our main focus will be the pressure women feel from celebrities to lose their post-pregnancy weight in an unnatural time.

If this sounds like something you are interested in then please e-mail me.

louise.sammon@target-tv.com

ThanksLouise

It’s a good idea to start brushing your baby’s teeth as soon as they come through. It can be a little tricky when they are young and you may not be able to get much brushing done but at least they will be getting used to having their teeth brushed. 

How to attempt to brush your baby’s teeth! 

Sit them on your knee is probably best so they can rest their head against your chest. Gently brush in small circles with a small amount of paste. You could even try wrapping some damp gauze on your finger with a small amount of paste and give them a gentle rub. 

Older children may want to do it themselves which is great but maybe you could just finish off their brushing for them just to ensure they have had a good clean. 

Try not to turn teeth brushing into a battle, if it is becoming difficult then try to make up games to make it more enjoyable. 

·         Little songs or rhymes can make it fun. ·         You can even buy tooth brushes that flash to let you know how long you should be brushing, a novel way of brightening up teeth cleaning!

When will our children lose their milk teeth?

We all have two sets of teeth, our milk teeth and our permanent teeth.

Our first set are always much whiter than our second set which is why they have the name ‘milk’ teeth as they are the colour of milk.

We normally have all our milk teeth by the age of three but at around six these teeth will start to fall out and continue to fall out up until around the age of ten years. Children aged between six and nine will have both their milk teeth and some of their permanent teeth. This stage is called the mixed dentition period, however, by twelve they will probably have all their permanent teeth.

Why do the milk teeth fall out?

As your child’s permanent teeth start coming through they wear down the roots of the milk teeth making them loose as their support in the bone is worn away.

The tooth fairy

The legend of the tooth fairy is a great way for children to get excited about their teeth falling out rather than feeling nervous or afraid. Each family tends to have a slightly different version of the tooth fairy, usually adapted throughout the generations. There are plenty of books, some even containing a little tooth bag and plenty of information on the internet regarding the ‘tooth fairy’. All you need to decide on is how much is a tooth worth?

The latest press releases are claiming that research has been proven that diet can affect the gender of your child.

Studies have shown that women who have a lower calorie intake at the time of conception are more likely to have a girl. Experts claim that this could explain why the birth rate of males is falling in developed countries.

A boy or a girl

They state that not only does a higher energy intake link to giving birth to a boy but the women were shown to have eaten more nutrients containing potassium, calcium, and vitamins B12, C and E.

Apparently ladies who like to tuck into a nice healthy, hearty bowl of cereal in the mornings were also more likely to produce a son.

The study that has been analysed for over forty years indicates that women who have a lower calorie intake are much more likely to have a girl. If this is the case, then my only question is….why is it that Victoria Beckham has three boys? Surely if anyone should have given birth to a girl, it would have to be her?