Want your newborn sleeping through the night ASAP and in a 3-hourly feeding routine during the day?....

I'm not the right support for you!

Some may tell you that they can do this for you, but me?

I follow the evidence-based research on developmentally normal infant biology, feeding and sleep:

1. Let's follow your baby's feeding cues: Babies are born with tiny tummys that gradually expand but are designed to be fed little and often, taking maybe an hour to digest….sometimes more, sometimes less before baby needs more. Watch your baby not the clock. (Your breasts will thank you too, not just your baby!)

Fun fact: the 3-hourly feeds rumour evolved from formula companies that suggest feeding your baby 70mls/feed from birth…BUT your new-borns tummy can really only take around 5-7mls at a time on day 1 and this only increases to around 20mls by the end of week 1 and only getting to the 70mls mark by around 1 month old!

2. Let's have realistic sleep expectations - new-borns are born without a sense of night and day and designed to sleep lightly (so as to be safe from all those predators in your house…) and wake for regular feeds to help support their naturally developing brain and body. Listen to your baby and know that this stage won't last forever. Getting support can mean  you can focus on yourself and baby and set up strategies and environments that best support your family's sleep and rest needs.

3. Let's remember, humans are carry mammals - like Kangaroos and our evolutionary ancestors, the ape - who's young ones seek the comfort and security of their primary parent for the early days, weeks and months. So: you can 'spoil' your little one, consider slings so you can babywear and don't ever feel you NEED to put baby down just because a book told you they need to “learn to be independent”. Your baby is new and tiny. The world is big and overwhelming. You are what they know. Get support around you to make endless cups of tea, deal with the laundry effects of the poonamis and keep you company while you adjust to life with baby. If and when you're happy to, other supportive arms can be there to hold baby too.