Wishing everyone the very best for a healthy, happy new year.
When next visiting Margaret River, say hello to Layla and her little fish. Yes indeed we also need to nurture our oceans and lands as Russell Sheridan the artist who produced this wonderful sculpture reminds us.
When breastfeeding doesn’t work out Throughout time there have always been mothers who’s bodies cannot produce enough milk for their baby’s needs or for other reasons breastfeeding has just not worked. When experience has failed to meet expectations the situation can result in a grave personal sense of loss for the new mother. Emotions…
What a great job I have! It’s pretty special when you get a beautiful hand written thank you card and a homemade chocolate cake for just doing your job! I want to say a big thank you to all the breastfeeding families I have seen over the years for making my job so special. I…
One of the most common concerns I hear from new families is that everyone is telling them something different. As if it isn’t hard enough as it is having a new baby without this barrage of conflicting information from midwives in hospital, to GPs, child health nurse, paediatricians, friends and family and of course the…
Parenting and Child Health – Health Topics – Wonder weeks. Here is some very good information regarding child development.
Click on the video icon on this web page, its a good video to show why and how to use the scales I now have to hire, BabyWeigh™ II Scale
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Full text | Effective suckling in relation to naked maternal-infant body contact in the first hour of life: an observation study. This newly published journal article reinforces that skin to skin contact in the first hour after birth with the baby’s chin in contact with the mothers breast (avoiding hold…