The Newborn Microbiome
I often see babies with 'tummy troubles.' Parents of new babies will often express that their baby experiences distress alongside or following feeds. While uncomfortable for baby, it is upsetting…
Moxibustion for Breech
Birth is most likely to be straightforward if your baby has his or her head downwards (cephalic) at the start of labour. Most babies who are in a bottom down…
The power of loving touch
At birth babies have around 200 billion brain cells. There are, however, very few connections between the cells. Connections form most quickly during the first 3 years of a child's…
Focus on… baby skincare
How to care for your baby's skin may not have been something you gave much thought to while you were pregnant. However, babies often develop dry, flaky skin within a…
Congratulations – You’re Parents!
The midwife has completed your checks, your baby has fed, the paperwork is done, and you're told "You're ready to go home"... What? Really? That's it? You're really letting us…
Why not read…
The Little Book of Self Care for New Mums. I am so pleased to see books like this appearing in our bookshops. We need more of this and less prescriptive…
My bumpy road to motherhood…
This is a topic close to my heart. One in four women experience loss of a baby in some form - miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. I am one…
I’m reading …
'What Mothers Do - especially when it looks like nothing' by Naomi Stadlen. If you are stuck on the sofa while your baby feeds through a growth spurt, up for…
Reflexology for New Mums
Having your baby can be a time of great excitement and happiness but it can also bring with it a feeling of real lows. The baby blues can happen a…
Focus on….Colic
What is Colic? Colic is defined by episodes of crying for "more than 3 hours a day, for more than 3 days a week". Crying often occurs in the evening. …