If you’ve decided to breastfeed, you don’t need to start a special diet. What’s important is to make sure you’re eating a balanced and varied diet to maintain your energy levels. You will need some extra energy to sustain you when breastfeeding (and of course for looking after your baby, particularly in the middle of the night!). But you don’t need to ‘eat for two’ and can usually get the nutrients you need from eating […]

Becoming a new mum is an exciting time of great change in your life and the beginning of an amazing journey for you and your baby. It’s important to try to be as prepared as you possibly can. Part of that includes knowing what to do once your baby has arrived. Last week we looked at some common ailments your baby may suffer from. This week we’re focussing on what to do in more serious […]

Becoming a new mum is an exciting time of great change in your life and the beginning of an amazing journey for you and your baby. It’s important to try to be as prepared as you possibly can. Part of that includes knowing what to do once your baby has arrived so we’ve put together some first aid tips and advice for you. There’s so much to cover in this vitally important topic that we’re […]

There are so many approaches to parenting. We love hearing about different ideas and try to raise our children in as natural a way as possible. So when we came across love bombing, we just had to find out more. We like the idea of love bombing as it sounds a bit different from conventional parenting advice and doesn’t need to be expensive or difficult to do. Love bombing, as a parenting technique, was developed […]