Creating a Positive Birth Mindset with Affirmations
Super straightforward, completely free and with the potential to have a really powerful effect on your subconscious, Clare Smith from the Birthing Parents Club talks through the merits of affirmations and how you can use them throughout your pregnancy and birth.
10 Amazing Pregnancy Facts
Once you become pregnant your body starts to go through some amazing changes, here are 10 pregnancy facts you may not have heard before.
Bonding with Baby
A guest blog from Emily Williamson, carrying consultant and designer of the Izmi Baby Carrier, about the real benefits of using a sling or carrier to bond with your baby.
Health visitors
If you’re a new parent a health visitor is someone you might not have heard of or come across before, but what you will soon find out is that all new mums and babies are entitled to visits from a health visitor.
Best apps for mums
Having a child is life changing and the first few months of your little one’s arrival is likely to be hectic with getting your new addition settled and with all of your family and friends coming to visit. Many mums are now turning to technology to make life easier, so we wanted to put together […]
Skin Care And Maintenance
Historically, skin was one of the last things a parent would concern themselves with. Yes, baby’s skin needed more respect, but all in all it was easy to maintain. But times have changed and climate, pollution and the environment mean that skin is not as robust as it used to be: • In the UK, […]
The challenges of modern day parenting
“Modern day mothers have lost the plot”. At least this is what celebrity maternity nurse Rachel Waddilove argues, sparking debate over whether modern parenting is too child-focused. Waddilove, whose client list includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Zara Philips and Minnie Driver, trained at Doctor Barnado’s residential nursery training college and has written a collection of books focusing […]
Festival Fun with Babies and Toddlers
Would you take your baby or toddler to a festival? You may reconsider after discovering these super family-friendly festivals.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding nutrient know-how: are you winter-ready?
The kids are back at school, the days are drawing in and those summer BBQs are a distant memory… This can only mean one thing: autumn and winter are fast approaching!