What is evidence based practice in the childcare sector?

Babies that create a solid attachment in infancy are more likely to grow up confident, with higher self-esteem, and be more comfortably independent. Responsive parenting is firmly rooted in evidence.

Sleeping through the night is one of the worst sleep slogans out there!

None of us technically sleep solidly through the night. We all transition between sleep cycles and have brief periods of being awake during the night. This is to keep ourselves safe whilst sleeping and this is the same for babies.

Top 10 Resources for Newborn Babycare Specialists

No matter where you are in your business as a newborn babycare specialist, there are amazing tools that can save you dozens of hours per week, automate key marketing activities, and save you thousands of pounds on pricey graphic designers, programmers and tech wizards. 

60 Seconds (or close!) with IBCLC, Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner & Holistic Sleep Coach Sian Aldis – owner of the agency No Milk Like Mama’s

What’s the most common myth about breastfeeding?

A lot of parents believe that breastfeeding is painful. But actually breastfeeding shouldn’t be painful.

World Breastfeeding Week 2019

The World Health Organization recommends mothers worldwide to exclusively breastfeed infants for the child’s first six months to achieve optimal growth, development and health.

Legally Speaking – Nannies

Starting a new job as a nanny will be hugely exciting, giving you the opportunity to nurture a future generation and get to know a new family.  However, before you start you need to make sure you are covered as an employee.

A question that is often asked is what is an anterior tongue-tie and what is a posterior tongue tie?

Anterior tongue-ties are generally accepted as being a tongue-tie, but is more than half way forward to the tip of the tongue. So anything that is from the tip of the tongue to halfway back is generally considered anterior.

Tongue-Tie: Does it impact bottle-fed babies or not?

“Quite often we see bottle-fed babies who are having very similar issues to babies who are breastfeeding. They often don’t make a very good seal on the bottle, so they’re very messy. They often take in quite a lot of air because they can’t maintain the suction.”

Care Quality Commission Statement on Tongue-Tie

CQC confirmed on 8 February that private tongue-tie practitioners did need to register with them for surgical procedures (https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/providers/briefing-providers-tongue-tie).

60 second interview with Lesley Pournara

We caught up with Lesley Pournara who recently completed the Babyem Maternity Nurse Training.