I’ve been thinking a lot about this. I know that it causes trauma, because I’m seeing a lot of the distress that it has caused in the… Read More »Separating mothers from partners in hospital causes trauma. We need to stop doing it. Here’s why.
New parents are anxious. And according to research, they are getting more and more anxious. I often hear cases of mums unable to sleep because… Read More »Pass The Bomb: who is going to contain your anxiety when you are with your newborn baby?
Can a two year old be traumatised? I was asked recently how to help a two year old settle at night. The wonderful book “The… Read More »Can a two year old be traumatised?
So, I’m eating a slice of toast while reading a blog from my facebook page this morning. I can do that now, because my children… Read More »Happy mummy, happy baby
I just left a woman in her house with her baby. I was her doula, and I was visiting her after the birth, to congratulate… Read More »Leave mum holding the baby at your peril: Postnatal depression and what we expect of women