The Benefits of Co-sleeping

There are numerous reported benefits to co-sleeping. Aside from the chance to spend all night closer to your beloved little one theres health benefits too.
Tests in sleep labs by Dr. James McKenna, PhD showed that co-sleeping babies slept lighter which in itself may protect a baby from SIDS and also showed that babies usually coslept [...]

Elimination Communication-What is it?

What is Elimination Communication
Elimination Communication is a toilet training practice devised to be used on babies from as young as birth. A parent or carer gives cues or looks for signals that the baby wants to eliminate waste.It can be started at birth but is known to be effective on babies of any age.
The goal [...]

The Benefits of Extended Breastfeeding

So your baby has reached the age where people look at you funny when you nurse them. What do you do? Extended breastfeeding despite being the norm in many countries is frowned upon in todays society and parents are made to feel guilty or even like they are doing something wrong for considering continuing to [...]

Breastfeeding Myths

Myth 1
You need to drink more when you are Breastfeeding
This is untrue, your body is fantastic at regulating its own reserves to keep up your milk supply. You may have been told to drink lots of water when you are feeling your baby but the reality is you only need to drink when thirsty. Drinking [...]

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

Breastmilk gives babies all the nutrients they need for the first six months of life and helps protect them from infection and diseases. It also reduces mothers’ chances of getting certain diseases later in life.
Breastfed babies are at less risk from:-
gastro-intestinal infection
respiratory infections
necrotising enterocolitis
urinary tract infections
ear infections
allergic disease (eczema and wheezing)
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
sudden infant death [...]

The Continuum concept

The Continuum Concept forms the basis of Attachment Parenting and is where Attachment Parenting draws a lot of its ideas from.
Jean Liedloff states that for babies to achieve optimum physical, emotional and mental development babies need the kind of experience we were adapted for during the evolution process. Experiences such as :-
Constant physical contact with [...]

An Introduction to Baby Wearing

An Introduction to Babywearing
Baby carriers fall into 4 basic categories, wrap around slings, pouches and ring slings, mei tais and soft structured carriers. There is an overwhelming choice within these categories and parents can often find themselves addicted to trying out new slings!
The wrap around sling is by far the most versatile type of carrier, [...]