Talipes A Congenital Abnormality
Common birth defect Talipes is a fairly common issue in newborn babies, affecting 1 in every 1000 births and affecting one or both of the baby’s feet. The cause is unknown and is thought to be due to the position of the baby in the uterus. Positional talipes usually...
10 tantrum diffusers
Mini Dictator Mantra's To Diffuse The Most Tricky Situation Here are my top 10 favourite phrases to see a tantrum off at the pass. Guaranteed to keep you calm and in control. Print out and pop them on the fridge and in no time these will be second nature to you. These...
Limit setting for your baby 0-12 months
Limit Setting Toddlers are designed to push boundaries and it comes naturally to these cute little mini dictators. The danger as their parent is you forget to maintain your boundary or limit setting. Until the toddler's boundary becomes the new status quo. Then you...
Paleo Sweet Potato Fritters a great finger food for 6 months plus
I'm always on the lookout for supereasy recipes for busy parents and their babies. This great finger food recipe comes courtesy of The Merrymakersisters and it sounds seriously delish. It only takes 10 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook so all done and ready to...
How your newborn baby tells you they need a milk feed?
A baby will tell you they want a feed by their body language. It's important to properly observe your baby to avoid missing early and mid sleep cues. Once you miss those early cues your baby can get beyond hunger and become hysterical very quickly. Newborns are very...
I kept telling myself that his sleep would improve
Case study I just had to share this amazing case study of a family with a 14 month old toddler, Christian who was waking many times at night. Mum was so exhausted she'd lost her confidence and was co-sleeping and breastfeeding to sleep. Mum kept telling herself that...
Non-nutritive breast feeding and baby sleep regressions
The sleep regression I hear the phrase 'my baby has a sleep regression' mentioned a lot and I'm going to explore this little hot potato. Breastfeeding your baby to sleep after 4-months of age is the most likely culprit. As a midwife, I totally support breastfeeding....
Superfine merino sleepwear is better for baby than cotton
Parents of children with eczema Parents of children with eczema were once advised their children should ‘avoid wearing wool at all costs’, for fear the rough and prickly fibre may irritate their skin and exacerbate the itch further. However, according to the Murdoch...
The safety of travel cots is under review by CHOICE
Portable Travel Cots Choice, the independent, unbiased Australian consumer reviewer, has done a recent very thorough assessment of the safety or otherwise of portable travel cots and it's been concerningly enlightening. Many parents go away on holidays and rely on...
Breast feeding tragedy on postnatal ward
The tragedy of a newborn baby This tragic case of a newborn baby being suffocated and crushed whilst being breastfed, on a postnatal ward, is far from an isolated case. As many of you know by now, I'm a UK trained midwife of 29 years. I've heard this same story too...