What shall we do with a sleepy baby… (when they need feeding)?

S for SUPPORT and SLINGS: SO MUCH to say about this, but in a nutshell. ASK for all the support you can get. You have a baby. You have all the excuses. Make your needs clear. “I need half an hour to clear my head, will you please hold the baby while I go for…

We keep hearing about the importance of skin to skin in the first hour after birth.  But there’s more: It stimulates the baby’s digestion and interest in feeding. Enables colonisation of the baby’s skin with the mother’s friendly bacteria, thus providing protection against infection. Reduces stress hormone (cortisol) levels in babies. May reduce hospital stay….

aka why you need to start thinking about feeding your baby (breastfeeding or otherwise) during your pregnancy. Congratulations on your pregnancy! How far into the ‘process’ are you? First trimester disbelief: can I really be pregnant? Is there really a tiny human inside me who is growing at a mind-blowing rate each day? Are you…