A Free Guide to Breastfeeding, the Early Days
Being informed supports you to confidently make decisions and choices. So just like you have with pregnancy and birth finding out as much as you can about breastfeeding before your baby arrives will give you confidence and get you off to a great start.
Breastfeeding may be natural but that doesn’t mean that it is easy……
A Free Guide to Tongue Ties
The big question is what is a tongue tie?
A tongue-tie can be diagnosed if the membrane under the tongue, also known as a frenulum, is restrictive enough to cause reduced tongue movement and feeding problems. We all have a frenulum under our tongues when it does not permit the tongue to move freely, we can call it a tongue tie.
Some tongue-ties are relatively easy to spot….
What do I Need for a Newborn Baby and a New Mum?
My key message is you really need less than you think and don’t buy everything in advance as you will get bits that you never use! This is based on having two babies myself AND working as a midwife seeing hundreds of new parents. Of course, everyone’s list will look a little different, but…..
A Free Guide to Cloth Nappies
You’ve decided to give cloth nappies a go but you’re not sure where to start. Here are our cloth nappy FAQs which will demystify cloth nappies and help you on your cloth nappy journey.
What are the different types of cloth nappy?
For a cloth nappy to work, you basically need two parts…..
A Free Guide to Baby Wearing and Slings
Why babywearing?
Carrying your baby in a sling is a natural act, and for many parents, babywearing is a way of life. Babies thrive when being held close to their parents, it helps them feel calm, secure, and content. The closeness helps forge a strong bond between a baby and their parents.
Slings promote responsive parenting, they enable parents to be close…..
What I've Learnt... From The First Days Of Being A Mum
The first days of being a mum.
I gave birth to my first son in 2013 and like most new parents I was excited, nervous, full of wonder! I remember returning home from hospital, my son shrinking down in the car seat and me, not quite knowing what to do. Where were the grown ups? I had given birth, but I didn't quite feel like a mum.
The day after we returned home…
What I've Learnt... From A Love You Can't Conceive
My start is not the start and early life my children have had. At around 2 years old I was removed from my drug-addicted parents and placed in a children's home.
I was adopted and later sent away to boarding school, suffering abuse of various sorts in both instances.
This is not a hard-luck story. This is a story of…