Mother’s Guilt
My mother always warned about mothers’ guilt. I never thought it could be that bad, until I became a mother! It has become a constant companion. Mother’s guilt is real! It is like PMS, we all get it from time to time. The severity does differ from mom to mom but nearly all of us experience […]
How can you help your baby get a good night’s sleep?
As moms, we can often feel helpless when it comes to our babies, especially with their sleep. How can you help your baby get a good night’s sleep? We look for ways to be able to feel in control and positively change our baby’s habits. This is easier said than done and often leads to […]
NIGHTMARES AND NIGHT TERRORS
Has your child woken up screaming at any point in time? A sudden frightening child screaming awake shortly after falling asleep. It could be that your child is having a night terror – something that is much like walking in your sleep. But how do you know that it is not a nightmare? And what […]
Loveys, Blankies, Burpies, Teddies…. What’s your child’s favourite comfort item?
Linus from the “Peanuts” comic strip is infamous for carrying around his security blanket while sucking his thumb. An attachment object or “lovey” as it is better known, is very helpful when you are trying to help your child have restful deep sleep. It becomes something of comfort when one of the parents is not […]
Chiropractic care and the effect on infants
Chiropractic care and the effect on infants At the end of pregnancy there is a lack of space left for infants to move around in the uterus. If there are no complications, babies spend the last few weeks of pregnancy lying in the ideal position for birth, head down and slightly rotated. The infant’s neck […]
Being in denial…
Being in denial… The one thing that I was sure of my whole life was that I wanted to become a mother. I was that little girl playing with her dolls from a very tender age. I remember going to the shop with my mom with my doll and I was concerned that people would […]
How much crying is normal?
Most, if not all parents are cry sensitive When I was a first time mom, I believed that baby’s only cry when they are close to dying. Hence the reason I was in a complete panic the first time I took my baby home and he did not stop crying! However, babies cry. Period. Studies […]
HOW I SLEEP TRAINED MY BABY WITHOUT ALLOWING HIM TO CRY-IT-OUT
HOW I SLEEP TRAINED MY BABY WITHOUT ALLOWING HIM TO “CRY-IT-OUT” Sumari, as the co-owner of a Production Company that does lullaby’s for baby’s (zzzz Lullabyes), expected some kind of success in getting her baby to sleep! What is more, with the help of her Father in law – a Paediatric Neurologist – she never […]
How Does Your Child Sleep? Tips for Raising an Independent Sleeper…
How Does Your Child Sleep? Tips for Raising an Independent Sleeper… By Petro Thamm Sleep. We all need it, and we don’t know how important it is until we can’t get enough of it? Are you a mother? Then you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about. Do you find yourself dreaming of the days when […]
Sleep Training Multiples
Once upon a time, I found myself with 4 children under the age of two. Yes, crazy! I had triplet girls who had just turned two when their baby brother was born. Most people cannot believe I survived, neither can I, really! But what saved my sanity was the fact that all my children slept, […]