The Baby Blogs Day 3. Preparing Your Older Child For Your New Arrival
Having a new baby is very exciting but your older child may worry about what all the changes may mean to them as for the last year or two they have probably been the centre of your universe so it’s a good idea to prepare them for this exciting new arrival. Pregnancy Preparations Tip 3. At […]
Thank goodness there’s to be extra mental health support for new mums and mums-to-be
I was pleased to read that Mums with or at risk of mental health problems should receive extra support at all stages of pregnancy and beyond according to updated NHS guidelines. They come a fortnight after the bodies of Charlotte Bevan, 30, and her four-day-old daughter Zaani were found in the Avon Gorge after they […]
We’re not exactly born knowing how to be good parents.
Today I’m delighted to introduce you to Molly Skyar and Dr. Rutherford. I have really enjoyed reading their really informative, yet easy to read book Shaping a Secure Start: Parenting Your Child During the First 18 Months and found it really enlightening. Here is Molly’s story. “When my son was fifteen months old, my husband and […]
Babies exposed to their mother’s stress hormone in the womb could be more likely to develop depression
Some people may be more likely to develop anxiety and depression because their mothers lacked a natural barrier to protect them from stress while they were in the womb. Scientists have discovered an enzyme present in the womb and in babies’ brains that appears to protect them from high levels of their mother’s stress hormone, […]