Before having their baby, many women make the assumption that breastfeeding will come easily and naturally. But sometimes things don’t go to plan. Insufficient milk supply is one of the most common reasons given for women not meeting their breastfeeding […]
I’m so tired I can’t think straight! I remember a particularly tough time with my kids. We’d had gastro go through the house. For about a week my husband and I had been up in the middle of the night […]
When babies are in a state of distress, what is it that calms them down and makes them contented? Normally, it is the loving, caring actions of another person (usually their primary carer, but not always). John Bowlby studied how […]
A couple of years ago, I decided to take my newborn, 2yo and 4yo to the local major shopping centre… on the bus… without a pram… to go Christmas shopping. (I think in my sleep deprived state I was delirious). It […]
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa We belong to each other. The desire to belong – to be accepted, to be understood – is primal. Humans are […]
