Lyndsay Morgan

23/02/2018

I am caring for an 8 month old who was no quite 4 month when I became his Karitane nurse.
He is the best baby in the world -only because I put into pace everything I recommend in my book.
He self settles -dorien shut -never cries when he is out to bed -has 2 good sleeps during the day - will eat anything '- is now happy to sit on the potty and regularly does a pooh and wee - sits on the floor and amazes Himself.ee read books -I sing nursery rhymes -no TV - and all this is a daily routine.
Buy my book and you too can have a baby just like the best baby in the world. It will be the best $25 you will ever spend if you are expecting a baby or already have a little addition already in youth family.
Go to www.lyndsaymorgan.co.nz now!

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19/01/2018

The reviews of my book keep coming in!
Here is another one from a very happy mum (and dad) who had great success following my 'rules' !!

Hi Lyndsay - we were lucky enough to be given your book "Baby on Board - Mum is driving' when we found out I was pregnant. We both read it before our son arrived and again once he was here!
It guided us into setting a really good routine, we stuck to what we had initially discussed before reading the book and truely thank Lyndsay for her advice.
He was breast fed but we still gave him a bottle from a very young age (which he would take from anyone). We swaddled him, had him in a routine from an early age, never removed him from his bedroom once it was bedtime and now he is an amazing sleeper!.
Now with No. 2 on the way, I will certainly be re-reading the book to refresh my memory.

18/01/2018

It's never too late to change the 'bad' habits of your baby. By this I mean the rocking, sushing, patting, holding, pram pushing etc etc of a baby to get him to sleep. If this baby is no 2 - how can you do any of this with a toddler running around?
I ask parents this question - 'what will you do when he is too old, too heavy, in a cot or a 2 yr old in a single bed?'
If you start the self settling rules when you and your very precious baby arrive home from the maternity hospital/birthing centre, in a few short days you will have a baby who is learning to self settle.
The 'rules' - or method is set out in my book 'Baby on Board - Mum is Driving'
You must be firm - you must go for a walk around the garden or to the letter box and back - but do not stand outside the bedroom door - ( pulled shut) and listen to your baby crying. If he has clean nappies, has had a GOOD feed - not a snack - and he has no wind - he will cry for a short period and then settle. You must do this EVERY time he is swaddled and put down for his sleep because this is all part of not only self settling - but introducing that wonderful thing called routine.
I read in a fb post just the other day of a mum who is still bf her 17 month old baby every 2 hours.
And an other local mum who is still bf her 4 month old baby twice during the night. Oh my goodness me. Poor mums.
Just go to my web site www.lyndsaymorgan.co.nz and no matter how old you baby/toddler is, you can 'be the boss' and change the way your baby settles - and set up a routine. Your life will change forever!
Before I go - the reason for pulling the door to - or shut it, is this. When your baby grows and is put into a bed, and the door has always been left open, what do you think will happen? Yes - you're right!! Your darling 2 yr old will very quickly be out of that bed and into yours! Shut that door - or in the beginning at least pull it nearly shut - the shutting properly can come by the time he is in a cot.
Now - why a routine ..........?
Think about this ...... Life is a routine.
Happy parenting and stay strong.

23/12/2017

Another great review from a mum of three who read my book before her 2nd baby was born.
Then along came baby no. 3 so she was all ready and prepared for setting a routine and using those parts of my book which enabled her to cope.
Here is her letter:

Our wee Molly is 8 weeks tomorrow and is a lovely smiley little girl. Hazel (4) is a great Mother hen, Archie (2) isn't too sure about this small human taking over his space and can't climb on her or eat her & she's too small for the sandpit so he's not overly interested! I'm formula feeding Molly (which I'm sure helps full her tummy up) she's been sleeping a solid 10+ hrs at night for a couple of weeks now thanks to a pretty tight routine in those early days. I must say harder with #3 due to being in and out with the other kids a lot more & I'm a lot more relaxed during the day thanks to a good nights sleep!

It's way too early days for us to say our kids have turned out OK! However this stage in life is mostly a happy one. If you like your sleep & like to know whats most likely to happen next when
you have small children I would highly recommend reading Lyndsay's book "Baby on Board, Mum is driving" Tips in this book (I respect it's not all for everyone) along with a little
hindsight & wisdom after #1 is the main reason I have a 4yr old, 2yr old and 8 week old all having their day nap together as I write. Three children that go to bed at home at 7pm (or when we say it's 7pm ;) without a fuss every night, in fact our 2yr old often starts asking for bed after his bath & story. Our kids have thrived from routine & Baby on Board, Mum is driving is a great place to learn the tips to set that routine up from week 1 and ensure
you enjoy your babies in those what can be tough early weeks.
Parenting is a hard gig at the best of times. For our family routine & sleep means we have plenty of energy to focus on play & those tough moments rather then daily tantrums & sleep resistance. I would highly recommend Mums to be no matter what number child to grab a copy of this book!
Many thanks to this happy mum who is able to enjoy her young family.
I always say - children of all ages should bring you joy.
Go to my web page www.lyndsaymorgan.co.nz and read more - then follow the instructions and buy my book - $25 will be the BEST investment leading up to the birth of your baby, whether it is your first, 2nd or even 3rd. YES - that's right!
My book makes a great Baby Shower gift - and best read before the baby is born!!!
Happy parenting.

28/10/2017

Sleeping. There is only one place for a baby/toddler and beyond to sleep a peaceful sleep every night and that is tucked up in his/her own bed in his/her own room. Never in the parent's bed.
If you start out right from birth and tuck that beautiful little bundle up in his own bed - every time after a feed -a good feed - and never be tempted to let the baby sleep in your bed- the vary will know only one bed and that is their bed -not yours.
In my book Baby on Board -Mum is Driving I explain the routine every time you feed and tuck down. EVERY TIME!
Go to my website www.lyndsaymorgan.co.nz -buy my book.
Watch this site for 2 great testimonials from mums who have babies self settling abdominal sleeping through the night - IN THEIR OWN BED!

Lyndsay’s education started at a small country school, Te Horo Primary School, followed by education in Shannon, Levin and three years in St Mary’s Diocesan School in Stratford, Taranaki.Her infant-care career began in 1959 when she trained at a Karitane Hospital in Wanganui – which at the time was…

14/10/2017

There are so many things going around and around in my head when I get asked for advice by worried young mums.
So........ let me start ...... PLEASE Lyndsay , how do I get my baby to sleep,
This would be the most asked question by new and not so new mums.
Yes -you can have a baby who will learn how to self settle. By that I mean your baby has had a good feed -either at the breast or from a bottle or a bit of both!
Let me say right here -if you do a bit of both its all OK and there is no such thing as ni**le confusion ..... in fact I encourage new mums to give their baby a bottle - either expressed breast milk or formula -n
from very early on.
2 reasons why. It gives the dad a chance to step in and give his baby a bottle, holding his baby close and loving the experience. Secondly - when you -maybe -go back

to work, your baby is happy taking a bottle -no drama.
Now, back back to making sure your baby has a good feed, winding -a cuddle and then check the nappy - wrap the baby firmly -another cuddle and then into bed.
For the first month a baby is not up and about for very long. An overtired baby - he has been up for too long - is very difficult to settle so don't let your new baby get to this stage.
So wrap your baby firmly -tuck him/her down in his in crib, cover with enough blankets to keep warm but not hot.
If the baby has had a good feed and not just a snack -8 - 10 mins. each side - he may have a little cry. Oh! - by the way -you have pulled the door to - and gone away to have have a big glass of water -good for your milk supply.
If your baby cries for more than 5 mins. go under to his room , pick him up as he may have wind. Hold him over your shoulder for a few minutes -but don't take him out if his room. This is sleep time and if you follow this routine, quite quickly you will have a baby who goes to sleep all by himself.
After a few minutes over your shoulder he may burp -if not go through the wrapping and tucking down routine again but just after a quick check of his nappy.
Tuck down again and leave the room.
You must keep doing this until your baby goes off to sleep and - yes - its will happen. You must get into this routine - feed - wrap - and tucking down.
Your darling baby will quickly learn to self settle and you will be the happiest mum in your street , if not your city.
In my book 'Baby on Board - Mum is Driving' all the information is there.
Go to www.lyndsaymorgan.co.nz to read some amazing testimonials and then buy my book.
It will be the best $25 you will spend and if you follow the rules you will have a wonderful baby who self settles, gets into a routine and knows that who us the boss and it's not him!!!!
Watch for the next most asked question and my reply.

Lyndsay’s education started at a small country school, Te Horo Primary School, followed by education in Shannon, Levin and three years in St Mary’s Diocesan School in Stratford, Taranaki.Her infant-care career began in 1959 when she trained at a Karitane Hospital in Wanganui – which at the time was…

19/08/2017

I have read recently of a National Party initiative to cope with out-of-control young teens. It's called Boot Camp!
As a parent of a very young child it is your responsibility to put into place some 'rules' and maybe avoid your child having to attend a Boot Camp!
The first of these is to teach your little baby to self settle. This teaches the baby to go to sleep by himself - not to be picked up each time he cries out. This exercise is saying to him 'it's time for a sleep - you have a tummy full of milk - you are warm and comfortable - you have had a cuddle or 3 - and now it is time to sleep'
Very soon the baby will realize that he is not in charge - you are and you will have put in place one of the earliest 'rules' in your home.
From there you will set in place a feeding routine - that is - not feeding your baby every time he cries. By demand feeding, it is telling the baby - 'every time you cry, I will put food into your mouth.' They fast become an 'I want and I will have' baby.
In my book 'Baby on Board - Mum is Driving' I suggest a healthy feeding routine and very soon the baby knows when he will be fed .
I'll say this again - life is a routine - and the sooner you can introduce your baby to a routine, the sooner you will have a very settled and happy baby - you will know when you can put your feet up and have a rest and the whole of your family life will be an enjoyable experience.
Now - back to the Boot Camp I mentioned earlier.
The young teens who will be sent off to boot camp have never had rules at home - they have been allowed to come and go as they please because they have been allowed to make the rules - not the parents. They have never had a routine of eating and sleeping, of eating at a table as part of a family, of having a bath, having a story read to them as little children and then being tucked into their beds at a reasonable time.
By the time a child is 12 and heading fast towards being a teenager, in may cases it is too late to try and change this mind set.
Put routine and rules in place when they are tine and in most cases you will have a happy and contented child.
Go to my website www.lyndsaymorgan.co.nz. Read some testimonials from happy mums and then buy my book on line.
Happy Parenting!

07/08/2017

My book is available at 35 Robin's Rd. TAURANGA for the special price of $20 .
Email me first on [email protected].
Go to my website www.lyndsaymorgan.co.nz -lots of great reading and reasons why this little book will be your best read towards having a settled baby and you will be a settled mum!!

26/07/2017

When you are introducing your little ones to Solids take time out to cook for you precious child.
Food out of a can has a taste that is totally unrelated to the natural variety. If your baby is regularly fed supermarket baby food they will not want to go to the home cooked variety when the time comes to join the family around the table at meal times.
So cook all those fresh vegetables - maybe from your garden.
It only takes a few minutes and you will absolutely know what is going into you baby's tummy.

12/07/2017

I would like to add to my most recent post concerning the baby at the rugby match.
I do u Der standing that every parent has the right to raise their babies as they wish.

12/07/2017

I have just seen the photo of our All Blacks Captain holding his screaming baby at the end of the 3rd rugby test in Auckland.
As far as I remember this little baby is well under 12 more than.
Why would you take a little baby to a late finishing rugby game and put him into an unfamiliar situation with a dad who had on a strange hat while shouting into a
microphone ?
Add to this a coca phony of noise and what do you get?
A screaming baby , probably frightened and tired as well.
The baby does not know get us at a test match and would be happier tucked up in a warm bed fast asleep.
If you saw the live pictures to on the night ,you like me might have felt upset at this scenario.

11/07/2017

Don't forget - everything that is good ends up in your breast milk - and therefore in your baby's tummy.
Everything not so good does the same!