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Positive Breech Birth Story

May 29, 2022

Maddie’s birth story in her mother, Cina’s words…   From my 28 week appointment my second baby was breech and I’m not sure why, but I had a feeling she wouldn’t budge. I wasn’t sure what implications this would have for my plans to have her on the birth centre birth. I attempted an ECV…

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Baby Development

Learn how to help your baby get the best physical start in life that they can.

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Cross lateral movement and baby development

By Adeline Tye | September 4, 2020

What is a cross-lateral movement?   If you have been joining in with Clare’s baby massage videos, you may have heard her refer to the term ‘cross lateral movement’. But what does this mean and why is it important for your child’s development? A cross-lateral movement is any motion that requires coordination from both sides…

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Tummy Time

By Adeline Tye | September 5, 2020

Hopefully we’ve all heard of tummy time. We are reminded of doing it by health professionals regularly, as it has so many benefits for your baby.   But what exactly are those benefits? How often are you supposed to do it? And what if my baby absolutely hates tummy time? What are the benefits of…

Baby development milestones 0-12 months

By Adeline Tye | April 16, 2021

We begin with a guest post from Milestones Baby Massage, Clare has shared her baby milestones cheat sheet for the first 12 months of a babies life. It is important to remember that this is only a rough guide and sometimes children achieve the milestones faster and some do take a lot longer, however you…

Breast Feeding – My experience

I didn’t have a preference when it came to feeding my baby   I have worked as a nanny, putting together routines that work well with babies who have been bottle fed. I have also worked as a maternity nurse and supported mums who have breastfed. Both could work and I originally thought I would…

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