When we’re born our lungs are an expectation for oxygen. In the same way our nervous systems are an expectation for LOVE, for nurturing, for being held, for being valued, for being enjoyed.
That’s what the infant is born with: those expectations! And whether we develop well or we don’t depends on how fully those expectations are met.
Gabor Mate
Get all the support you can. Early.
It takes a village to raise a child. And to hold a parent.
Exhausted?
Breastfeeding a 6-12 months old baby day and night?
How can you maximise sleep for the whole family (while continuing to breastfeed)?
My thoughts on tongue tie. A super controversial topic these days, as there isn’t ONE official approach, a ONE SIZE FITS ALL piece of advice or a neat flow chart that you can go to, in order to decide what is going on and what the next steps might be. It’s a messy area of…
I got fed up with coming across many mums in my other groups not knowing much at all about baby wearing and not having anywhere to turn for help. Sling libraries and low charging or free services were thin on the ground to begin with but COVID dealt the last blow to them all. So…
If you have a baby who is unsettled for whatever reason, here are some special ways to hold them. These holds (and moves) will provide some much needed relief: to baby and you. There is so much you can achieve by gentle touch. Massage, holding, stroking, rocking and relaxing with your baby doesn’t cost anything…
does breastfeeding hurt?
Baby coughing and spluttering at the breast?
Green explosive poo nappies? Reflux symptoms?
Your milk squirting and leaking a LOT?
You’ve tried all the usual techniques for engorgement?