I’m pregnant?! Amazing?! Exciting?! Slightly daunting?! Following tears of joy and embracing the excitement of finding out my friends were pregnant, along with lots of hugging, crying and smiling, we would often sit, have a cup of tea and chat about what they would need to buy for their baby. Having worked within the…
Nine Tips to Help Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic We encourage new parents to follow the recommendations for the first 40 days, but here are some tips for helping new parents get through this time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether your baby is 9 days old, 9 months old or you have older kids…
Everything you need to know about parenting, from early pregnancy to toddlerhood From our partners: We all need a little help from time to time, no one more so than parents-to-be and new parents. Organic baby food brand Piccolo has launched a free-to-join Family Club, with a panel of family health and wellbeing experts set to…
What to Expect from your First Postnatal Physiotherapy Appointment Are you thinking about postnatal physiotherapy, either due to a GP referral or simply because you’re curious about what it could do for you, but aren’t really sure what it might entail? Then this blog post is for you! Pelvic health physiotherapist Lucy Allen explains…
Originally posted at ergobaby.com Introducing your new baby to your family is a magical time. Traveling, though, maybe inevitable. So if you want to survive visiting family with your baby, follow these 11 tips for traveling with a baby. How to Survive Any Method of Travel 1. Pack the Baby Travel Essentials Bring familiar…
For many parents, working out how they’ll go from one baby to two is a daunting prospect, and a common worry is how their toddler will react to the new baby. We’ve split our ten top tips for a smooth transition into five things to do before baby arrives/at the hospital, and five things to…
From our partners : Delivery type, diastasis recti, pelvic floor. When you look to return to exercise after the arrival of your baby you are going to be bombarded with all sorts of information and some quite conflicting opinions. It was a desire to put all the info that new mums new from a range…
originally posted at ergobaby.com “The emotional labor pains of becoming a mother are far greater than the physical pangs of birth; these are the growing surges of your heart as it pushes out selfishness and fear and makes room for sacrifice and love. It is a private and silent birth of the soul, but it…
originally posted at ergobaby.com Why is asking for help so hard for us? I think we have it in the back of our mind that we should be able to take care of it all, we should be able to handle everything, and it feels really outside of our comfort zone to start asking for…
originally posted at ergobaby.com We have all heard about new car smells, but what about new baby smells? You know, that earthy, new baby smell, that one that causes dopamine to release in your brain and makes you feel so good – what is it? Smell can be the most potent sense to strike up…