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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…

The motherhood identity crisis isn’t surprising given that from the moment a woman learns she is expecting a baby, her world changes. The life that was once devoted to personal interests and success has now been shifted to focus solely on the development of and love for her child. This transition often leaves new mums…

Being a new mother can be confusing. Fact! There is a huge amount of information out there on the internet and in books about what you should or shouldn’t be doing as a new parent. Then, to add to the overwhelm, you have well-meaning friends and family giving you advice and tips of what they…

It’s a thing! The “gut feeling” that’s pulling you in a specific direction. The “inner voice” that feels right. If you can learn to listen to it, that instinct helps you make choices, make decisions, and innately tells you what is right.   However, in your mind as a new mum, when you have a…