A great way for you as dad to be involved with your little one is to bath him especially if mom’s domain is breastfeeding (nappy changing should be a shared responsibility – not one solely for men). When bathing your baby – the important rule...
It is not just a matter of names for a baby and colour schemes for the nursery, now is the time to get to grips with some serious planning about your home, your finances and her job… Should we move? This is one of the first questions...
(This article is also available in an audio format) The greatest fear as you go off to attend your first official class – is that you will be the only guy there and how horribly embarrassing that would be! Never fear – most guys attend classes...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Hettie Grove – Advanced midwife, SA certified perinatal educator, SA certified lactation consultant Everything in life comes with an instruction manual or almost everything.Yes babies unfortunately don’t have a manual, nor do they have an on or...
By Jane Pitt – nursing sister and midwife, breastfeeding advisor Breast milk has antibodies that pass from mother to baby, protecting baby from infection and this could mean having fewer medical bills and less days off work caring for sick children. Babies in crèches can pick...
(This article is also available in an audio format) By Heike Millar- Midwife, BCur Ed & Ad, Good Night certified Sleep Consultant Setting the scene: It is 2 am and your little one is crying. Again. You fed her at midnight. Could she possibly be hungry again?...
Pregnancy is often a time during which a great deal of care is taken to ensure that the health of the developing child is fully considered. Most expectant mothers stop drinking alcohol (or smoking), look at optimum supplementation and spend more time reading the labels...
By Kathy Abbott, IBCLC, Busy Moms Breastfeed / The Curious Lactivist “Wetness is opportunity. It represents the openness of nature to what falls from heaven.” (From the book “Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth” by William Bryant Logan) The wetness of a kiss brings two people closer. The vagina moistens...
By Barbara Hanrahan – Nursing sister and midwife, masters in midwifery, SA certified perinatal course developer Do you know you can have a vaginal birth after a previous caesarean birth? (VBAC)? Research has proven that this is possible – with about an 84% to 91,3% rate for...
By Anchen Verster - Registered nurse, midwife, SA Certified Perinatal Educator – SACPE, wife, mother to 4 children including a set of twins As the Gynae moved the probe over my 12-week abdomen my husband opened his mouth to say something but the doctor, needing a...