by Deb | Dec 2, 2012 | All Categories
We often receive enquiries from desperate parents during the night. As we all know problems are amplified when the night is still. And it saddens us to think so many parents feel alone with their sleep deprivation. Inadequate sleep leads to a cranky, fussy baby and in...
by Deb | Nov 2, 2012 | All Categories, Up to 6 months
In the last 48 hours we’ve been contacted by 4 mums with babies from 3 – 6 months who all have the same problem. They say; “My baby will only sleep on me”. “My baby will only fall to sleep on the breast/bottle”. “My baby only...
by Deb | Sep 1, 2012 | All Categories, Newborns
There is nothing wrong with holding and cuddling your baby as much as much as you like in the early weeks. Your baby has landed in a strange, alien world outside wombland and it’s not surprising they need reassurance and close contact with someone they feel...
by Deb | Jul 29, 2012 | All Categories
Putting your baby in his own room can be a stressful time for parents The FSID recommend that baby should sleep near you at all times (including naps) during the first 6 months of life. It can feel a real wrench to the heart strings, particularly for mums letting baby...
by Deb | Jun 28, 2012 | All Categories, Naps
Parents are often anxious when baby or LO won’t nap. All the books say LO’s need to nap for their emotional, mental and physical well being. The books say that naps promote more consolidated night sleep – don’t they? In our experience the...
by Deb | May 27, 2012 | All Categories
Parenting advice and childcare books have been around for nearly 100 years. Truby King from New Zealand wrote “Feeding and Childcare” in 1913. In those days his focus was on baby/child nutrition and hygiene. Indeed – Health Visitors in the UK were...
by Deb | Apr 16, 2012 | All Categories, Reflux
If your baby has reflux he/she won’t be getting much sleep. That is unless you are holding them upright or comforting them in some way – which means that you won’t be sleeping much either! We’ve written this post as the vast majority of babies...
by Deb | Mar 25, 2012 | All Categories
We’ve had lot’s of enquires from parent’s of very young babies asking this question. When is it too early and when is it too late? The answer is it depends very much on your baby and your parenting style. Some little cherubs instinctively know how to...
by Deb | Feb 17, 2012 | All Categories
We all know that compromising with an articulate tot can feel like negotiating the eurozone crisis at an EU summit. At two, three and even six years children have an unnerving ability to be resolute in their demands and opinions. As described by Jean Piaget (the...
by Deb | Jan 23, 2012 | All Categories, Co-sleeping
Many times we look at each other and are glad our children were born 30 years ago! The plethora of advice given to new parents is mind boggling to say the least. In our day we just did what came naturally and likely what our mum’s and grandmother’s had...
