Fussy Babies and Later Mental Health Problems: A Discussion
New research suggests that extremely unsettled babies have a much higher risk of mental health problems in childhood. The question is now what we do with this, and I have a few ideas.
New research suggests that extremely unsettled babies have a much higher risk of mental health problems in childhood. The question is now what we do with this, and I have a few ideas.
The following is a screening tool only. This means it's purpose is to look at common behaviours and see if they fit with certain outcomes that can explain sleep troubles in young children. It does
I needed to birth at home. I would go to the hospital if a life-threatening emergency presented itself, but home is where I am most comfortable. Home, to me, is where my baby belonged when he or she emerged into this world.
Having my baby boy has led to an exponential growth in love in our family, but it has also made me very angry. Not at him or anyone close to us, but at our society that continues to devalue family and children.
I am a lactivist. It's not because I think women should be forced to breastfeed. It's because I think women ought to have choice and support.
"In some ways, I wish I didn’t have the story to even share, but the fact that it happened can’t be changed and I hope that by sharing, I’ll encourage other families to listen to their instincts and to their babies."
For new parents, a certain level of sleep deprivation is part of the job description, but how can one stave off the negative effects or at least minimize them?
Seeing the phrase “MY CBAC” in print can occasionally have the power to be painfully debilitating. I so strongly yearned for a VBAC. Yet, when I search deeply into my own psyche, I am confronted with the fact that I got everything I wanted for my baby out of my CBAC.
To all the parents who seem to be coming out demanding we support all choices as equal, this is for you.
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