Tag Archives: newborn

Are your baby’s hands getting in the way as you try to breastfeed? Have you been told to wrap your baby for feeds? Although the advice to wrap babies like a tiny burrito for feeds was common practice years ago,… Continue Reading >

No matter how exciting it is to be a parent the constant care of a newborn can absolutely drain you. The addition of a new baby to the family can be a huge adjustment for everyone. A whole day can… Continue Reading >

The umbilical cord is a crucial lifeline between mother and baby during pregnancy, providing essential nutrients and oxygen. After birth, the cord is cut, leaving a small stump on the baby’s abdomen. Proper care of this stump is vital to… Continue Reading >

By Dr. Harvey Karp   What if you treated your own bedtime and sleep space like it was your baby’s? Best guess: You’d start sleeping better, pronto! While there are no grownup-size swaddles or SNOOs (yet!), there is one baby-sleep… Continue Reading >

Your newborn doesn’t know day from night; tiny tummies don’t hold enough milk for your baby to sleep through the night yet; and night time breastfeeds are important to maintain your milk supply – your prolactin (milk making hormone) levels… 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 baby’s first heartbeat to the moment you hold your newborn in your hands, the journey to… Continue Reading >

By Harvey Karp   It’s totally normal and expected for newborns to wake often at night for a feed and a nappy change. In fact, the longest stretch of newborn night time ZZZ’s is usually about 4 hours, which bumps… Continue Reading >

Well-known nutritionist Nicole Chien*, advises on how to make the early days with your baby easier, more settled and harmonious with the help of Chinese Traditional Medicine and herbal nutrition. Nicole explains: “In Asian culture, mums are very much looked… Continue Reading >

The moment you learn a new baby is on the way, your world transforms most magically. It’s a journey filled with wonder, dreams, and a bit of uncertainty too. As new parents, it’s completely normal to feel a whirlwind of… Continue Reading >

All the training, education & experience in the world can’t prepare you for the sleep-deprivation-induced fogginess and confusion that comes with a newborn. I speak from experience as a teacher of 20+ years, a nanny of two years, and a… Continue Reading >