4th Trimester
NW London Services for New Parents
YOU Firstly Congratulations! The first days, weeks even months can be a hazy blur so we have put together this handy New Parent in NW London guide to help you find services, advice and support in your new parent journey from pregnancy to the first 1000 days Helping you find local services Page 1 The…
Read MoreMaternal Mental Health – My Story
YOU As it’s the end of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, this feels like a good time to share my postnatal struggles. And it’s part of the reason I started The New Parent Company. I thought I had it all sussed out! I had a background as a nanny and in training maternity nurses. I…
Read MoreJournaling
YOU What is Journaling? Journaling is the practice of writing down your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a diary or notebook. For new mums, journaling can have many benefits for mental health. It can help reduce stress and anxiety by providing a safe space to express emotions and process the challenges of motherhood. Additionally, it…
Read MorePostpartum Physical Recovery
YOU Physical changes after birth are normal, but sometimes they are unexpected. Here are a few that may happen after birth: After pains Very normal and can be painful. This is your uterus contracting and shrinking. You may feel these more when breastfeeding due to the oxytocin boost First Poos Those first poos after birth…
Read MoreThe motherload
YOU Overwhelm in motherhood can manifest itself in various ways, including feelings of exhaustion, irritability, anxiety, lack of motivation, difficulty sleeping, and trouble focusing. It may also lead to physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, or muscle tension. As a mother, it’s common to feel like your mind is constantly overloaded with a never-ending to-do…
Read MoreThe golden hour
BIRTH What is it? That moment your baby is born and placed skin to skin on your chest. You can request for checks to your baby to be delayed, or done while your baby is on you. Why is it so important? Stimulates oxytocin, turbo charging the bonding process Gives you the ‘want & need’…
Read MoreOxytocin
BIRTH Mother Hormone! 💕Discovered in 20th century by the British physiologist Sir Henry Dale and labelled the mother hormone as it caused uterine contractions and milk ejection when they injected it into cats 💕Oxytocin was one of the first hormones to be discovered 💕A synthetic oxytocin was produced in 1960 which is still widely used…
Read MoreSustainable Parent Friendly Brands
Shining a spotlight on some of our favourite sustainable brands on World Earth Day. The Nappy Gurus Reusable Nappies are nappies that get washed and reused rather than thrown away. They come in lots of different designs and styles, but the concept of reusing is always the same. Modern reusable nappies typically comprise of a…
Read MoreSafer Sleep Week 2022
SLEEP Safer Sleep Week (usually held in March) is The Lullaby Trust’s national awareness campaign targeting anyone looking after a young baby. It aims to raise awareness of sudden infant death syndrome and the safer sleep advice that reduces the risk of it occurring. In 2022 their focus was on the digital world. Social media plays…
Read MoreWhat is the 4th Trimester?
YOU Have you heard the term ‘Fourth Trimester’ before? The fourth trimester focuses on the first 3 months after you have had your baby. This is the time when you are adjusting to your new role as a parent and your baby is adapting to the outside world. It takes time to get to know…
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