Just after we have said farewell to Christmas, it seems Easter is knocking at the door. I resisted hot cross buns until March (it just doesn’t seem right to be eating them in January). Chocolate though, well let’s not discuss that. Let’s talk about what Easter might look like for your toddlers and how much […]
Author: kathycollins
Sleep associations and sleep cues
Sleep Associations and Sleep Cues What’s the difference? The difference between sleep associations and sleep cues is that one is signalling bed time and the other is required for sleep. You can signal to your baby/child that bed time is coming by many cues such as bath, story, quiet time, getting changed, feeding and music […]
Sleep behaviour
If I had a dollar for every time a parent told me they had tried to change their baby’s sleep and it didn’t work..It takes some repetition and practise to bring about change, and an awareness of what is stopping your baby getting to/staying asleep. Look at how you are helping your baby get to […]
Swaddling
Here is an article on swaddling lower limbs.This is something which has been known for a little while. I still recommend wrapping the arms (with arms up) but not too tight until the startle reflex is not causing baby to wake. https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/doctors-warn-swaddling-trend-may-harm-babies-20170421-gvp9fn.html If you have any questions or there are any topics you would like to […]
Milk bank
Does anyone know that there is a milk bank similar to a blood bank in Brisbane? A few days ago I attended a very interesting talk by Dr Pieter Koorts, director of the Grantley Stable Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and founder (November 2012) of their milk bank. As […]
Returning to work
Here is some information to help mums trying to return to work and organise their feeding. There have been a few enquiries about bottle refusal and transition to bottle feeding (either EBM or formula), so here are a few tips. Some babies will take breast or bottle and not have any trouble with the transition […]
Encouraging good sleep habits
This week, I am going to share with you my tips for encouraging good sleep habits for your baby.I gift this to friends who are expecting and from all accounts, it is very helpful. I hope you have success with it too. May I gift you a few tips to encourage your baby to become […]
How to say ‘No’ to a toddler
How do you say no to a toddler?It’s easy really, you just do it.It is the response that comes next which can be challenging.Let’s look at how these behaviours can be addressed and changed. You will hear the term consistency a lot and it is one of the key words to remember, right up there […]
Day 3-5 baby blues
I want to mention day 3-5 baby blues. It occurred to me that many mothers are discharged home 24-48hours following an uncomplicated delivery and will experience the blues at home. There is a massive shift of hormones taking place at this time which is normal and thought to be linked to the baby blues. It is […]
Breast feeding – what could go wrong?
Welcome back. I am finishing this final chapter on breast feeding with a diversion to “What could possibly go wrong?”I have mentioned nipples and breasts but let’s look a bit at mum and baby. The two things I want to talk about today are the baby who won’t stop crying and some reasons for this, […]