Archive for August, 2008

Who mothers you?

When I arrived at ‘Melanie’s’ house (not her real name), she and two week old baby Liam were crying. Melanie was exhausted and stressed about her low milk supply. She had been up three hourly during the night to feed then settle Liam so she could express around the clock. Since 6am she and her [...]

August 15th, 2008
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Can you give your baby too much attention?

I had taken a family - mum dad and baby - to an antenatal class to demonstrate baby massage to the pregnant parents. As this gorgeous little three month old chuckled with glee, holding out her tiny leg for a massage, one of the expectant fathers asked, “does this mean she will be ‘high maintenance’ [...]

August 3rd, 2008
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