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 […]
Tag: post natal depression
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, […]