The Adjustment to Parenthood
Becoming a parent, especially for the first time, is a life-changing event. Psychologists who have done research into the levels of stress attributed...
Becoming a parent, especially for the first time, is a life-changing event. Psychologists who have done research into the levels of stress attributed...
Your baby’s state – The last few weeks in utero are spent in a very tight space with contained pressure from the womb walls....
Christmas Day and birthdays used to be the ones I longed for and loved during the past 30 years. Not any more, I...
The uterus is undisputedly the ultimate environment for the development and nurturing of a fetus. The sensory systems develop throughout pregnancy and affect...
The womb is the ideal environment from every perspective for your developing baby. It is warm and tight, with lulling movement and meets...
Expanding your family is exciting and a great cause of joy, but it won’t be without its ups and downs! Here are some...
When a new baby arrives it is not just the baby that is born. A new mother and a new father are “born”...
Tips to make it through the tough days and nights of no sleep… I’m tired too…… Okay, so I didn’t give birth or...
| Tagged Sleep Advice“Are you expecting a new baby and wondering how to decorate the nursery. Michelle Shaw gives us some great practical sensory tips on...
The different roles our senses play in bonding with your baby and how bonding influences your baby’s emotional development, which in turn is...
In South Africa less than 10% of babies are exclusively breastfeeding by 3 months of age (SOUTH AFRICA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY 1998)....
Hospital Birth This birth takes place in a hospital setting. The mother delivers her baby vaginally, with or without medication or intervention. The...