Babies are a 24 hours a day proposition…

It is never a relaxed sunny afternoon when you’ve a parenting crisis. Does it have to be the middle of the night? Sometimes it feels that way. Well, there have been billions of parents who have come before you and chances are that there are answers to your problems out there. Take a breath … and now another. Help is available.

Useful Links

DONA
So you don’t think you need a doula? Yeah right!!!

A FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY FAMILY LIVING
A Foundation for Healthy Family Living – Touch Communication, The Power of Infant Massage

INFANT MASSAGE STROKES
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GIVING INFANTS A HELPING HAND
Of Course Kids Need Hugs. But Physical Contact May Also Help Preemies Gain Weight Faster And Healthy Babies Digest Food Better.

LIDDLE KIDZ FOUNDATION
Nurturing Touch for the Growing Child.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR BABY
Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford

IAIM
International Association of Infant Massage

INFANT MASSAGE USA
It’s Amazing

Breastfeeding around the world.

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Reviews and Recommendations

Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family

If you’re a breastfeeding family, even if you never plan to bedshare, this book is a must have. Sleep is top of the list of topics of concern for new parents …  this book covers current evidence based solutions. Don’t nod off without reading this first.

Attached at the Heart: Eight Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children."

Wow. The two founders are, Barbara and Lysa, are also friends. Amazing how many people have given so much to so many families. They’ve written a wonderful book, ” Attached at the Heart: Eight Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children.” In all the spare time you’ve got as a new parent … you might try reading a couple of pages here and there.

The Healthy Pregnancy Book: Month by Month, Everything You Need to Know from America's Baby Experts

Two of America’s best known authors about babies are William Sears, MD and his wife, Martha Sears RN. They’ve both a great website, AskDrSears, but are also the authors of over 40 books. If you can’t find what you need to know in their “The Healthy Pregnancy Book: Month by Month, Everything You Need to Know from America’s Baby Experts” book …I’m certain that you’ll find answers in their many other books. Have you seen ” The Baby Book, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two?”

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

Two of the authors are good friends who have been in the trenches for many years. I love the tone and feel of their writing. Mother to mother. To me, this is the Bible on the subject of breastfeeding.

Google with care

What an amazing time when everything you ever wanted to know is but a quick search online.  Be careful about the information you may find outside of known resources.  Just because there is  a video on YouTube doesn’t mean that the information is accurate or evidenced based.

Remember to ask those responsible for you and your baby’s wellbeing… the health care professionals you see locally.

Nothing like the human touch.