Wordless Wednesday: Breastfeeding is Beautiful...

Joyful Babywearing...

Today I want to quickly express how much I love babywearing. Baby carriers are essential to my parenting, especially with two little ones under two who so often need that close contact with their Mummy. This morning our usual routine was skewed…my 5 month old decided not to sleep at the usual time and I had lots to do. So after getting his older sister to sleep I was able to wrap him up in my Bali Breeze Wrapsody...

Wordless Wednesday: Baby Reading...

The Business of Being Born...

I finally got to watch this movie last night and just had to write about it. ‘The Business of Being Born’ was released in 2007 and is highly recommended for any woman who is pregnant and wants more information on the personal and political implications of her birthing choices. The film was the idea of Executive Producer Ricki Lake who, after receiving unwanted (and un-needed) medical intervention during the...

Sign Language for Babies...

If both you and your baby have perfectly good hearing, the benefits of learning and teaching sign language may not seem immediately obvious. However, teaching a pre-verbal child some basic signs has been shown to facilitate more effective communication, ease frustration, develop language skills and build self esteem, so it’s definitely something to look in to. It is well documented that children can understand language...

Online Pregnancy and Birth Media – 3 of the Best...

As an expectant mother it is normal to want to saturate yourself with information. I know I did. I wanted to read every book and be well informed as to what was happening to my baby and my body and how I could enhance the health of both. Because I was often busy, there were limitations on time to sit and read all the books I wanted to. Instead I used the internet to find online radio stations that I could listen to whilst...