Breastfeeding, bottle feeding and lactation Charmian's Top Tips & Advice Digestion and wind 5 Things you should know about a newborn baby before you give birth. Are you prepared for the arrival of your little bundle of joy? Most new parents plan and prepare for the birth and the equipment needed but few parents think about what happens when you get your tiny little person home. Here are…
Breastfeeding, bottle feeding and lactation Charmian's Top Tips & Advice Tips for Premature Babies and Sleep Routines My method and routine works well with premature babies because it’s progressive, building gradually on the routine from birth to weaning. As a premature baby is generally born smaller, it can take longer for them to sleep through the night as they need to be a good weight…
Breastfeeding, bottle feeding and lactation Charmian's Top Tips & Advice Should I use nipple shields? Do nipple shields protect sore nipples? For the most part, nipple soreness happens whilst establishing breastfeeding when mother and baby are learning how to breastfeed. The wrong latch, lengthy sucking on an empty breast and expressing can all cause damage to a nipple not yet used to being sucked on.…
Baby Development Charmian's Top Tips & Advice Top 5 Baby Skincare Products All of my baby skincare recommendations have been tried, tested and used by myself on hundreds of babies in my care. I test and use new products all the time but I keep coming back to these wonderful lotions and potions. The key thing for me is natural, gentle ingredients…
Breastfeeding, bottle feeding and lactation Charmian's Top Tips & Advice Top 3 Tips to Increase Milk Supply During the newborn stage establishing your milk supply can be affected by everything you do, even emotions and energy levels have an affect. Your body is recovering from the birth, which uses energy to heal; the lack of sleep, emotions and simple daily activities can zap your body…
My Top 5 Must Buys for New Parents I’ve been helping new parents get established with their new babies for over 20 years and, with every booking, I give out my equipment list. This list is not only the essentials a family will need for the coming months with a newborn but my tried,…
