You might have been imaging this moment for months. Bought all the stuff, been to the antenatal classes, spoke to friends and family about babies, and in the last weeks of pregnancy couldn’t wait to meet your baby and start parenting.   Suddenly pregnancy is over, baby is here and you are in the postnatal ward together, recovering from birth, finding out changing a nappy on a newborn isn’t quite the same as the doll you practiced on, and figuring out feeding your baby.   Whil

When you have your first baby it often takes you by surprise how much your life can be disrupted. You might be fully expecting lots of...

With a brand new baby there are so many reasons you might be feeling overwhelmed. To begin with you are recovering from birth and...

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It can be a bit tricky being the non-birthing partner in the postnatal period. Your partner is recovering from pregnancy and birth, may...

When you are pregnant there is a lot of planning you can be doing. You will be thinking about your birth, and hopefully making some plans...

The time after the birth of your baby is a really special time, one you won’t get to repeat. If this is your first baby it’s the only...

There are a couple of comments I hear quite regularly which prompted me to write this blog. This first one is parents coming out of the...