What is the role of the birth partner after the birth of your baby? How can your (birth) partner support you and your baby in the early post-partum period and where can your partner find support for themselves? Giving birth is a transformative experience for every parent and their immediate support network. After the arrivalContinueContinue reading “The role of the birth partner after the birth”
Category Archives: Breastfeeding
Comfort Nursing
Understanding Comfort Nursing as a new parent can help your nursing experience & confidence. First of all, you and your baby need to get to know each other. You may find that you and your baby have certain preferences for positioning etc. If you are now nursing one of your subsequent babies, then you mayContinueContinue reading “Comfort Nursing”
Affirmations for new parents
What are affirmations? And how can they help new parents? Affirmations, aka positive affirmations, are phrases that you repeat to yourself over and over again to change your mindset. You can say them out loud our in your head. Receive them as part of treatment with your hypnotherapist or other therapist. Most commonly they helpContinueContinue reading “Affirmations for new parents”
10 ways for partners to support breastfeeding
10 ways for partners to support breastfeeding. You are a new parent and your partner is breastfeeding/nursing/chestfeeding your baby or they are planning to. During antenatal classes I often get ask how partners, dads, friends and family members can support the breastfeeding/nursing/chestfeeding mother/parent. Knowledge – Learn about breastfeeding The first step to support someone whoContinueContinue reading “10 ways for partners to support breastfeeding”
Bottle-feeding for breast-fed babies
Bottle-feeding for breast-fed babies How to get my breast-fed baby to take a bottle? To be perfectly honest, just like many things when it comes to birthing your baby and raising your children, it is a lot of trial and error. There is no one-fix or quick-fix solution. Every baby and baby-parent relationship are unique.ContinueContinue reading “Bottle-feeding for breast-fed babies”