Share the things you’d do to make life better for your baby with Pampers - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

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For many, the Paralympic games are inspiring and remind us of the achievements which can be made in the face of adversity and the ways that the athletes have fought to make life better for themselves despite their injuries or disabilities.

Pampers has partnered with Sainsbury’s to support team GB at the Paralympic games so that Paralympic athletes can make their lives better and they would like to know what you would do if you could to make life better for your baby – whether they’re actually a baby, or now growing up too soon.

So, what else would you do to make life #BetterForBaby?

All those who post below will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 Sainsbury's voucher.

Thanks, and good luck!
MNHQ

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What I will do:
Teach him he is a good guy, worthy of love, respect, happiness and friendship. That people can and sometimes will be mean, but that's because of who they are, not who he is. Teach him that I will always be there for him.

What I wish I could do:
Protect him from pain - physical and emotional. Let him know JUST how much he is loved - I don't think he'll understand this until/unless he has kids of his own.

Win the lottery so both of us could quit our jobs and work part time voluntarily and so both of us could be around to raise her.

Def agree with another poster have a mum (And dad) who lost her temper less

Invent some sort of temperature sensor that tells you if they are too hot /too cold as It's so hard to tell - pampers able to invent a thermo nappy that shows this??? (Strip glows red for too hot and blue for too cold??)

Invent a solution to reflux, colic and teething pain that really works!

More baby friendly - ie dog free and smoke free areas in public parks - so nice for baby to lie out in shade and enjoy the outdoors but but scary when massive dogs are running loose. Maybe this is more of a London based problem - there are a few such spaces eg on Clapham Common but would be so nice to see more - parks only need to provide a small fenced off space where people can sit out for picnics etc with their LOs

Oh and more baby feeding rooms like they have in big John Lewis and a children's hospital I've been to recently - my dd absolutely hates feeding under the breastfeeding apron. It's so nice when there's a little room or cubicle you can go to when out and get some privacy and a comfy chair!

It would be changing this cruel world and then having the knowledge and peace of mind that my children were growing up in a better place #BetterForBaby

Put some money aside so that it's there when needed

I wish I could rid the world of war and terrorism and make it a safer place for them

I would split myself three ways, so my baby could get as much attention as his older siblings. Entertainment would be a bit more interesting than endlessly staring at the hood of the pram while doing yet another school pickup/ dropoff. But then again, the love and bond between baby and his brother and sister is incredible.

DD has an allergy, not life threatening but still a huge barrier for her. I'd love to wave a magic wand an take it away so she can fully join in with things. It's not always easy finding substitutes, especially out and about. Nursery for instance while they should be in my opinion getting her in a safe yogurt or cake, will just sub with fruit, while her classmates get something different.

I would want more women in STEM subjects, and careers. And that schooling and sport is truly equal.

I would take away the anxieties that come with being a new parent, and try to have confidence to enjoy it a little bit!

I would like to have a safer happier peaceful world for him to grow into. I fear for the future he is growing into.

Teach them, with love, how to be independent and spread their wings and fly

#betterforbaby

I'm hoping he gets to do some of the things I never properly managed to do when I was a child.

(My principal regret is not learning a second language early on, which shouldn't be a problem for my child - I am English and DP is Swedish.)

#BetterforBaby? Hard to argue with lots of the above. But for me, it's about instilling confidence. Not something I had as a child

I want DC to be able to enjoy the more simple things that I remember from childhood - playing with friends, riding bikes, being outside, picnics, camping, making up games, sport, seaside holidays, playing cards...

Technology/social media is great and has its place but it's good for children to switch off and just enjoy being children.

I would work out what is causing his reflux and cut it out so he didn't wake up in pain every hour.

For people to be more patient, less judgemental and kind in general and in day to day life.

I would love it if maternity leave was longer, between 9 - 12 months old they are still so little and dependant on me and I can't afford not to go back to work! #BetterForBaby

To be able to give him a sibling, or failing that a puppy. He is desperate for a companion and I am unable to offer either to him. If you asked him the same question, it would be for mummy to not make him go to school.

Ideally, it would be to have her and her older sister grow up in a better, kinder, less painful world.

In reality, we will try our best to instill confidence to deal with whatever comes along.

Right now I'd like her to not have reflux, so she could have a day off from being sick!

I want my girls to grow up knowing they can be whoever they want to be, in a world where equality of opportunity is the norm. Right now, I do worry for the future, so I'm giving them the best childhood I possibly can.

I will do everything in my power to make life #betterforbaby

to give them every possible opportunity to try anything and everything - there's only so many hours in the day and we only have so much money, but trying to give them every chance to find something they can excel at.

#Betterforbaby would be having his father around more. We are dividing and conquering when it comes to working and childcare, so it would obviously be a dream to have us both able to spend as much time with our baby as possible, without having to calculate the relative worth of that time to an employer...

I would try with all my might to give her the best of everything which i didnt get as i was her age! I would always tell her that no matter what i will aways love her, mum n dad didnt tell me that maybe because of the way it is with our culture. I want her to have the best upbringing.

When I became pregnant with my ds it was like I suddenly woke up to the world and I wanted to do all I could to change things for the better before he came along. The environment is now very important to me and I get very sad when I see damage to the planet and cruelty to animals. I want him to grow up to be able to explore rainforests and see animals running and swimming free, not in zoos. Things we did to be better for baby were to go vegetarian, with the aim of easing into becoming vegan, and we try to make ethical choices as consumers.