by admin | Sep 27, 2020 | Infant Feeding, Parenting, Perinatal Mental Health
For the parents of babies born in lockdown 2020 it has been such a hard year. In my role as a breastfeeding counsellor for both Early Nourishment and the NCT I have listened to hundreds of parents in the last 6 months. I am hearing just how hard this year has been and...
by admin | Sep 22, 2020 | Parenting, Perinatal Mental Health
Go back 4 years and we were first time parents to our daughter Phoebe. She was a dream, such a chilled out baby, breastfed perfectly from birth and generally never had any problems with her. Well, that was until the sun went down, and suddenly I would think someone...
by admin | Sep 20, 2020 | Infant Feeding, Parenting, Perinatal Mental Health
Toxic positivity is a fairly new concept. To a mother who feels overwhelmed with life, positive comments, praise and advice about looking after herself can put more pressure on her to do more and leave her feeling as though she is failing. So what is toxic positivity?...
by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | Infant Feeding
Being a twin mum, tandem feeding became an essential skill for surviving the ‘newborn’ phase and beyond when breastfeeding twins. Lots of mums also find themselves tandem feeding an infant and an older child; so it’s not a skill just reserved for multiples! But I’m...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Perinatal Mental Health
You may or may not be aware that today is ‘World Suicide Prevention Day’ & this week is ‘Maternal Suicide Prevention Week’. Suicide prevention is close to my heart. For over 2 years I worked for the specialist perinatal mental health team...
