13 Tips from my Parenting Programmes 

1. Start collecting colostrum pre birth to facilitate faster weight gain and reduction of onset jaundice. 

2. Create a support group of parents who have recently been or going through breastfeeding, food and sleep journeys to then be empowered by their experiences. 

3. Understanding how important the baby’s first 5 days post birth are, in order to establish a healthy milk supply.

4. Trust your instincts when it comes to health professionals diagnosing early reflux and CMPA which is often incorrect and lead to unnecessary baby medication 

5. Learn and educate yourself about your baby’s 4th trimester, this will answer of a lot of questions allowing breastfeeding journeys to be smooth, successful and nurturing. 

6. Food before 1 is not just for FUN.. babies need iron from 6 months in food so make sure you are weaning onto solids and understanding milk requirements to allow your baby’s appetite to build.

7. Offer a slow releasing carbohydrate before sleep.. Amanda’s Magic Porridge is on the programme to enable tryptophan & melatonin release through food to increase sleep. 

8. Quiet Time is a great way to teach your baby or child to unwind, be prepared for a relaxed settled bedtime and start to their sleep cycles 

9. Make sure you know your babies and child’s age appropriate wake windows to avoid going to sleep overtired and often leading to lengthy bedtimes with unnecessary upset 

10. Be aware of separation anxiety and answer your babies and children appropriately, this is a healthy developmental stage and needs to be recognised so your children smoothly go through it being answered, 

11. Rather than offering unhealthy and carbohydrate based snacks that raise the blood sugars offer foods like watermelon and cucumber that also then don’t impact appetites 

12. Do not teach your babies and children to sleep with controlled crying or cry it out methods, cortisol is released from the brain and can lead to many issues in later life. My programme promotes Stages 1-4 over a 2 week duration so they are learning and can demonstrate by settling with you present. 

13. Listen to your babies and children by being present, switch off your phone, eye to eye contact when talking to them and give clear firm boundaries, this will enable your children to feel secure in their world,, healthy in their minds and safe in all areas of life.