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⭐️Episode 11⭐️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⭐️Episode 11⭐️
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“Why I don’t Believe in Colic”
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I’ve spent the last nearly ten years now helping new parents out with baby sleep and feeding issues and the more years that go by, the more I become aware that colic is actually not “just colic”. It’s very clearly a sign that baby is trying to tell you something.
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In my latest podcast I delve into the possible reasons for colic, and give you some ideas on how to go about getting to the bottom of it...
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Head to Spotify, Apple Podcast Store or any other podcast player to listen now and don’t forget to leave me a review!
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#podcast #newepisode #newpodcastepisode #theparentandbabycoach #babysleep #parentingpodcast #sleepconsultant #empoweredparenting #toddlersleep #weaning #pottytraining #pregnancy #confidence #youdoyou #parenting #parentingtips #parentingsinspo #parentingadvice #mumsofinsta #babyconfidence #babyadvice #babyexpert

Ever since Black Out Tuesday and the huge impact t

Ever since Black Out Tuesday and the huge impact the death of George Floyd had on the world, I’ve been reading, researching and learning and will continue to do so, but something really struck me as I started to delve more into white privilege and racism and that was that we, as parents, are responsible for creating the change the world needs and this starts at home with our children.
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Alongside the help of the very brilliant @enchantednanny who I trust implicitly with all things child development related, we explored the things that we can be doing now as parents, to help our children grow up to be not just kind, but also totally inclusive and took some time to put together a blog in which we share our ideas and hope that it will provide some thinking points for parents out there who, like us, want to do better.
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We aren’t experts in this field, but knowing so much about how children learn and develop, we thought it would be worth putting our heads together to produce something useful and thought provoking for other parents.
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Our blog “Raising Curious and Inclusive Children” is out now. Link in bio.

*Physical Play*⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The @guardian reported that joint research from Cambridge University's faculty of education and the LEGO foundation have released findings from a study into how parents play with children aged 0-3 and the impact on child development. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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While there are many similarities in how mothers and fathers play, it found that fathers tend to engage in more boisterous and physical games like tickling, chasing, and piggy-back rides. Researchers claim this appears to help children to learn to control their feelings later in life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Children who benefited from this type of play with their fathers were, according to the study, less likely to display hyperactivity, emotional or behavioural difficulties. They also appeared to be able to control their aggression and were less likely to lash out at other children during disagreements at school. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The idea is that rough and tumble play in early years helps children control their strength and learn when things have gone too far – as well as experiencing sadness or upset if maybe daddy steps on their toe by accident. It's a safe environment teaching children how to respond.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The study also noted that children who lived with just their mother or in households where the father couldn't engage in play of this sort need not be at a disadvantage. All parent-child interactions in the early years are linked to positive cognitive developments. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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....So mummy's and daddy's time to get playing! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#learnthroughplay #playtime #earlyyears #eyfs #toddlers #infants #play #toddlerplay #baby #childhood #fathers #positiverolemodel

⭐️Top Tip Tuesday⭐️
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Reflux isn’t just about being sick.
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Reflux isn’t just a baby who isn’t putting on weight.
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A baby with reflux can still be happy and smiley.
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I had two happy, smiley baby boys. Both of them had silent reflux. How did I know? They had disrupted day sleep, were difficult to wind and often had mucus in their nappies amongst a few other symptoms.
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There are SO many signs of reflux, when getting help and support, please don’t be put off in being told your baby would be losing weight or being sick if they had reflux, that’s just NOT the case. Sometimes sleep is one of the only clues!
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Some other reflux signs to look out for (but not limited to this list), are as follows;
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👶🏽difficulty sleeping in the day
👶🏻unhappy during or after a feed
👶🏼dislikes the car seat
👶🏽finds it hard to sleep or settle in the pram
👶🏻always appears “wide awake”
👶🏼strong neck control
👶🏽difficulty winding
👶🏻looks like baby is swallowing lots
👶🏼chomping on hands
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These are not even half of the things I would
be looking for when working with a client. The list really is very long...and there are also other potential causes of all of the above too, so whilst we don’t wish to over-diagnose reflux, we also want to make sure that it’s not missed, as it can end up causing baby unhappiness, difficulty feeding and also sleep issues too.
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I run a regular Reflux Support Group, and you can also ask your health visitor and GP for advice and support.
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#TheParentAndBabyCoach #LondonConsultant #ParentingConsultant #BabySleep #Sleep #Parenting #Routine #Baby #Reflux #RefluxBaby #RefluxDiagnosis #ParentingTips #ParentingHelp #NewBlogPost#Blog #BlogPost #RefluxTips #SleepSaviour #SilentReflux #CMPA #AllergyBaby #Allergies #RefluxSucks #LivingwithReflux #RefluxManagement

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: Baby boy ag

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: Baby boy aged 12 weeks.
Dummy to settle, swaddled, supported to sleep with some Shh’ing. Mummy anxious of the upcoming 4 month sleep regression. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Phone Support Consultation
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𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐲; “We got in touch with Heidi when Harry was 11weeks old. Knowing my husband and I like routine and sleep, we wanted to try to improve Harry’s sleep before the 4mth regression hit; attempting to be one step ahead, if that’s ever possible as a parent?! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Before getting in touch with Heidi, Harry was using a dummy and swaddled (for day naps), whilst he had a good routine, we wanted to get rid of the dummy and swaddle and gently teach him how to self-settle, the holy grail of good sleep! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We used Heidi’s no-cry method and with her text support within 5 days he was self settling beautifully for all naps and bedtime! He was just so much happier knowing how to do it himself as well! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
His sleep at night time improved dramatically from waking at 7-1-4-7 to 7-4.30-7.30 or even 8am! He is now 16 weeks and some nights he now sleeps all the way through 7-7! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Of course he has the odd ‘off’ night, but don’t we all! Heidi has a wonderful calming nature, which we loved. A very caring and gentle approach and for the price of sleep, her help was priceless! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I genuinely can’t believe the level of contact and swift replies to any question we had. I still have no idea how she does this in Lockdown, I think she just might be the real life Mary Poppins!”

The first thing I noticed in this photo is my “m

The first thing I noticed in this photo is my “mum tum” hanging over my bikini bottoms and it made me want to delete it straight away.
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Then I made myself look twice and saw our smiling faces and reframed that - I might not be keen on the flabby piece of skin that hangs over my bottoms when I bend over, but I’ve carried two babies who couldn’t be happier to be splashing around with me in the sunshine...so why worry 🤷🏼‍♀️
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Being a Mummy is exhausting, then fitting in work too, but then the added commitment of rid of getting rid of that tum?! I’ve been “trying” for a while now & have good and bad weeks, but I keep reminding myself that having little people is all consuming and there is plenty of time to get fully back in shape once life is a little less manic again.
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So many balls to juggle right now, which of them do you prioritise?
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Hope everyone’s been having a good day in the sunshine, we’ve had three days in the sun and although brilliant, everyone is very much ready for a quiet home day tomorrow 😬
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