Parenting
- Safe sleeping guidance from the Lullaby Trust including information on co-sleeping
- Coping with a crying baby article from the NCT including links to other resources
- A beginners guide to cloth nappies; feel free to ask in our online group about this too as many of our mums have made the switch!
- ‘Carrying Matters’ – A great website on babywearing by Dr Rosie Knowles
- Support for parents of multiples from the twins trust (formerly TAMBA)
Baby Development
- A fascinating article on baby brain development from Dorset PIP
- Check out the Brazelton Centre for information on how you baby communicates
- Some useful videos on getting to know your baby from the Association of Infant Mental Health
- A blog from Infant Mental Health Awareness week by Dr Virginia Lumsden on ‘Building Brains’
- An article from the NCT on ‘How & When babies develop social skills’
- Building young brains with:‘Big Little Moments’ from Blackpool Better Start
Local Services
- NDDH – 01271 322577
- North Devon Health Visiting Hub – 03332 341 904
- Children’s Centre-
- Barnstaple 03300 415 493
- Bideford 03300 415 494
- Homestart Torridge & North Devon
- SNUG – peer support for neonatal parents in Devon
- Splitz Domestic Abuse Support – 0345 155 1074