Morning Sickness – My personal experience
Before I fell pregnant (and yes I was a midwife) I used to think that morning sickness was all in the mind – psychological so to speak. Women would be…
Before I fell pregnant (and yes I was a midwife) I used to think that morning sickness was all in the mind – psychological so to speak. Women would be…
Pregnancy is a time when most women want to improve their health and regular physical activity can provide pregnant women with many benefits including health, social and emotional. The good…
I’m going to let you in on a little secret – newborns present plenty of challenges. Don’t get me wrong …. You will love your baby more than life itself…
I am a little nervous to post this blog (a suggestion from one of my mum’s) as every baby is different and all families are different. So this is my…
It can not be stressed enough that the 1st hour of your baby’s life is so important. Please don’t spend it texting and phoning everyone informing them of his or…
Labour is a long, long journey and there is no doubt that both of you…or should I say ‘all 3 of you’…will be absolutely exhausted. Having a baby is a…
Establish a routine that fits into your family life and that works for YOU! Decide if you are swaddling, using a sleeping bag or nothing & stick to this method…
The good bedtime routine is as follows. This routine should be followed EVERYTIME you put your baby to bed! Prepare the room (close curtains/blinds, turn off lights etc) Change your…
Waking up after one sleep cycle (approx. 45 mins) Multiple daytime napping aka power-naps (approx. 20 mins) Early morning wake ups (3/4/5 am) Falling asleep when being held / on…
Estimated Sleep & Awake Times A Cortisol rush is the body’s natural defence mechanism when it has run out of energy and needs to keep going. As adults we have…