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When Your Baby Cries and Nothing Seems to Work If you’re in the first few months and your baby cries in a way that feels relentless, I want you to know something first: You are not doing anything wrong. There is a very particular kind of helplessness that comes from holding a baby who won’t…

The Part People Don’t Always Prepare For Many parents prepare beautifully for the birth. They read, research, buy the pram, wash the tiny clothes, set up the nursery, and pack the hospital bag. But there’s one part that often gets left until the last minute—and it’s the part that can make the biggest difference to…

If You’re Wondering Whether Your Baby’s Sleep Is “Normal”… You’re Not Alone Newborn sleep is one of the biggest surprises for new parents. Not because you don’t expect to be tired—you do. But because nobody really explains what newborn sleep actually looks like in the first eight weeks. You might have imagined: And sometimes that…

The first weeks can feel like a blur There’s a moment after the birth — sometimes immediately, sometimes a few days later — when it hits you. The baby is here.And everything is different. You might feel a rush of love. You might feel overwhelmed. You might feel numb, emotional, anxious, tender, or all of…

The first days and weeks after bringing a baby home are often described as a blur, tender, exhausting, beautiful, and overwhelming all at once. It’s a time filled with uncertainty, sleepless nights, shifting hormones, and a brand new role as “mum” or “dad.” And while there’s so much love, there’s also so much learning.This is…

From as far back as I can remember, I’ve always been drawn to caring for others. I love my work as a private maternity nurse and night nanny, supporting families through the early postnatal period, those tender first weeks when everything feels new, emotional, and sometimes overwhelming. I dedicate my time to helping new parents feel…

I always wanted to be in a caring and nurturing profession. I love my job as a private maternity nurse, night nanny and all- round supporter of the postnatal period, dedicating my time to supporting new parents, as they navigate the challenges of life with a newborn. Growing up, my mum was a strong role-model…

So I’ve spoken a lot about fight or flight and freeze responses of the nervous system, however, have you heard of the Fawn response? The Fawn response still belongs to the Sympathetic nervous system, and it is still a stress response. In fact, it is engaging both the fight/flight and Freeze response at the same time….

What is Mum Guilt and Where Does It Come From? Mum guilt is the feeling of guilt women experience relating to the children – new mothers are particularly susceptible to mum guilt. As mums, we continuously worry about making mistakes and feel we need to always get things ‘right’ We feel guilty for not doing…

We’re all familiar with the saying “it takes a village to raise a child”, thought to be §an African proverb meaning that an entire community of people should provide for, interact positively with, and care for children in order for them to experience, grow and develop in a healthy, safe and positive environment.   But…