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A SLEEPY HEAD

(www.sleepyheadwebshop.com).

The Sleepy Head is a popular Swedish

sleep system.. It helps baby to feel secure and

recreates the sense of being held. Consequently,

babies sleep easier and for longer. It can be placed in an

alongside cot.

Ultimately, parents choose what works for them but these two approaches

have been found to be really helpful

and to give him the very best start.

“I never seem to have

time to cook a meal or clean the house”. Well of course you don’t you have a newborn baby and traditionally you would be cared for by your extended family who would do all the cooking and cleaning for you. It is only relatively recently and in western society that women are deprived of this support and expected to manage alone. You shouldn't have to be alone and for goodness Sake, so forget about the cooking and cleaning for a bit. Your baby won't be a newborn for long and you will miss this special time when it is gone.

You are going back to work or

you are a stay at home mum. Either way women manage to feel guilty about their choice (sometimes it isn’t even a choice). If you go back to work you will will worry about who is looking after your little one, have you got the time for ‘quality time’ with him, will you miss the special milestone,s and don't get me started on when he is poorly!

If you stay at home, are you depriving the family of additional income that might offer your child greater opportunities? Is he missing out? You get the picture, whatever you do the potential for guilt is tremendous. Just remember that nobody cares more about your child and her wellbeing than you so any choice you make will be the right one and NO GUILT!

In my experience mothers are awesome, they not only create and nurture our future, they create the cement that holds the fabric of our society together. An amazing achievement.

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