Is Post-Partum Depression a Modern Day Problem?
What I question is whether or not we can consider the high rates of post-partum depression seen around the world a product of our industrial evolution, which is certainly influencing families globally.
Does a new study really support leaving your child to cry?
So, what is this new research? It’s an article by Masha Weinraub and colleagues on sleep patterns, notably night wakenings, in children aged six months to three years . Now, let’s ignore what the popular press has reported and actually look at the study itself…
So You’re Going To Bottle Feed…
Bottle-feeding has become a huge part of Western society, but this method of feeding is not what infants biologically expect. However, there are ways to try and mimic the breastfeeding relationship that mothers can use and that's what is focused on herein.
For the Love of Sleep
In many ways, sleep is a social activity and is hugely important to our social well-being. Though we sleep alone in our society, this is not how we have evolved, and we see this when we return to shared sleep when we marry or live with another person.
Separation Anxiety Disorder: Not ‘Debunked’ and Very Much Real
Recently I came across a blog piece by Chaley-Ann Scott claiming that Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD) was debunked. And that is wrong. Here I want to talk about a few of the things that are specific to the blog piece in question, but also some issues that come up around diagnoses more generally.
Co-Sleeping is Bad for Mom? Not So Fast…
Recently an article has made the rounds on various news sources stating that co-sleeping has negative effects for mom, but a closer look at the research suggests that this is not all what it seems.
Big Boys Don’t Cry: What Not To Say To a Crying Child
My experiences led to my husband and I discussing things we’ve heard either while out as parents or as kids and I thought I’d share them here with my own take as to why they are not things I plan on ever saying to my daughter and why I hope you won’t either.
Birth Story – Shawna from Australia
Let me tell you a story about an end and a beginning. This story takes place over a very short period of time, only twelve hours, but being as it was the end of Life As We Knew It, the beginning of Motherhood for me, and the beginning of Life for you, it is a significant one. It's the story of our journey through your coming into this world.
A mother’s case against a father’s case against breastfeeding
Yesterday I came across this article written by a father against breastfeeding. And I got angry because it was just so, so wrong.
Birth Story: Alex from Adelaide, AU
Another wonderful birth story coming from Australia this time, thanks to Alex over at Alive and Blogging :)