Attachment parenting tends to be one of those terms that parents either cringe at or they show a strong interest in learning more about. For myself and my husband we kind of just ‘fell’ into an attachment parenting kind of life. Don’t get me wrong, we had always...
Parenting your baby during the night is not about a set of rules and sleep strategies.
Parenting your baby during the night is not about a set of rules and sleep strategies. Parenting your baby at night time is all about connection. As a new parent I was shocked to find myself feeding my new baby literally around the clock. Eight weeks into being a...
Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. Do your expectations as an adult meet up with your expectations that YOU have for your baby? Your child? Expectations as an adult tend to go a little like this… To be loved. To be respected. To be acknowledged and also nurtured. Why...
A gentle approach to sleep and settling for your new baby
As new parents you will find yourselves shocked to the core in the realisation that yes, your new baby will feed around the clock. The average new baby will sleep for 16 out of 24 hours BUT all babies are very unique. You may find that your newborn will sleep up to 19...
Mindful Parenting
Mindful parenting is an essential part of being a parent. Mindful parenting is a lifelong practice. It is about becoming less attached to the outcome and more mindful of what is unfolding in yours and your children’s lives. Some core characteristics of mindfulness...
Everything has an ending….
Our littlest love has been unwell on and off for the past couple of weeks. Trying, exhausting, relentless nights. Breastfeeding like a newborn baby. Up and down all night, soothing and cuddling, feeding and loving. No matter the age of your baby they NEED you. They...
Infancy can be challenging
Imagine for a moment that aliens have abducted you and you are entirely dependent on two of these strangers in a strange world with a strange language. You are completely dependent on them for all of your needs, hunger, thirst, and comfort. Then imagine that you are...

