What this blog aims to bring you

I dont understand blogs. Especially ones which just chat. However, I do believe there is a mass of knowledge and information out there which could make our role as a Mum even more fulfilling and easier.

So this blog, with your input, will:

  • answer your needs,
  • put you in contact with people 'who know',
  • raise questions on whats happening around us,
  • help you feel more empowered.

What will make a difference for you? Please let me know.

Archive for During maternity Leave

Just what exactly does a Doula do?

Posted on 14/04/09, filed under During maternity Leave | No Comments

By Nicola Goodall
“Doulas are like fairy godmothers…..” Kate – had a birth doula for the birth of her first child.
“….having a postnatal doula made all the difference to the family – as it turned out we really needed the support…..” Liz – had a postnatal doula after the birth of her second child.
 
If I [...]

Your New Baby and Sleep

Posted on 17/02/09, filed under During maternity Leave | No Comments

By Linda Russell The Sleep Lady and Director of The Parent Coaching Studio
www.thesleeplady.co.uk www.theparentcoachingstudio.co.uk
 
 I work with families all over the world, to obtain something even more valuable and for some harder to obtain then winning the lottery ….. SLEEP.
 

Through my experience of working with 100’s of sleep deprived families, I have developed three stages you [...]

Know your maternity rights

Posted on 05/02/09, filed under Before maternity leave, During maternity Leave, Returning to work | No Comments

Assumptions are very dangerous especially when they involve money! I hear from too many women who realise during their maternity leave that they haven’t been given the full story regarding their rights. This may be about notice periods, flexible working or what job they come back to.
its pretty confusing with all the changes to conditions and [...]

Structural and Cranial Osteopathy before and after Pregnancy

Posted on 27/01/09, filed under Before maternity leave, During maternity Leave | No Comments

Jessica Shaw BSc (Hons) Ost Registered Osteopath
Pregnancy is a time of huge physical, emotional and mental change in a woman’s life as she prepares to bring a new life into the world – a change which will turn her world upside down.  Structurally, women’s  bodies must adapt to the growing foetus which includes an extra [...]