Tag Archives: babies

With holidays now over and school and child care happening, many parents have to face that phase of getting their children comfortable with the idea of returning to school.  For many children, particularly those who are just starting child care,… Continue Reading >

Without doubt, voluntarily allowing your wee bundle to be manhandled by someone else for medical examinations is a Big Ask for some mums … especially if Bubs is crying, which they typically seem to. “Whoa!” you can find yourself muttering… Continue Reading >

What all pregnant women need to know about CMV…   What is CMV: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus which comes from the herpes family of viruses. It is the most common infectious cause of disability in babies. 1-2 babies… Continue Reading >

      What could be more beautiful than bringing a new life into the world? It is undoubtedly incomparable and unparalleled with anything else. From a babies first heartbeat to the moment you hold your newborn in your hands,… Continue Reading >

When I listen to babies and tune into their thoughts, I am often surprised by their level of awareness. I verbalise to the parents what it is that I pick up, often confirming what it is that the baby is… Continue Reading >

Introducing Solids is an exciting milestone for mother and baby and also a period of great learning. Recent changes around recommendations for the introduction of allergies, have resulted in much confusion when it comes to how, when and what to… Continue Reading >

Dream Winks takes a unique approach to sleep and settling that is quite different to traditional consultants and sleep schools. This allows us to offer support before birth and with newborns once feeding is established, as well as older babies… Continue Reading >

Having random behavior these days means being unpredictable, or no rhyme or reason. So on that note, here are a few ‘random’ (but useful topics) relating to NewBorns … an eclectic hodgepodge assortment of miscellaneous sundry ‘stuff’ regarding the infinite… Continue Reading >

As a baby sleep consultant of 19 years and midwife and nurse of 29 years, I can tell you with certainty that the 4-month sleep regression is real! It derails babies, starting off a spiral of sleep deprivation. Parents always… Continue Reading >

The phenomenon known as forgotten baby syndrome or fatal distraction, occurs when a parent unknowingly leaves their child in the car, usually because of a short-term memory overload, change in usual routine or extreme exhaustion. Every year we hear the… Continue Reading >