LushTums Blog
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When will my baby sleep through the night?!?!
Why do Holistic and Gentle approaches seem to work really well for some parents and not for others? In this brutally honest blog we discuss why it doesnβt work sometimes.
Your new babyβs microbiome
Helping your baby have a STRONG immune system, starts with your babyβs mircobiomeβ¦ hereβs a snapshot!
Pregnancy Diary Week 33: Home Birth
Brace yourselves for a Theresa May style U turn. I have decided that a homebirth would be the best option for me this time. Cough. Yes, yes, I know this is a little surprising based on previous expressions of opinion. After my week 16 midwife appointment I got all arsey about having a big pink sticker on my notes saying: βYou are recommended to have a homebirthβ.
Pregnancy Diary Week 35: Preparing For Birth
Cot built. Check. Car seat installed. Check. Baby clothes washed and folded away. Check. Preparing for birth course completed. Check. We have just done a brilliant birth preparation course with LushTums and already I am feeling a lot more calm and positive about what's to come.
Pregnancy Diary Week 36: Nesting
This week I have been frantically nesting, feeling an overwhelming urge to get organised. I have been scouring the house, tackling tasks that have been on the to-do list since January (itβs now August), and generally exhibiting mild obsessive compulsive disorder.
Pregnancy Diary Week 40: Things I'm Looking Forward To
So today is my due date. Wow. But when I woke up this morning there were no fanfares, no fireworks, no balloons or bunting. No baby either. As I have read approximately 8000 times in my pregnancy apps over the past few weeks, only 4% of babies arrive on their due date, and so this day is of course fairly nominal. It is actually highly likely that itβs the one day I can relax, safe in the knowledge that I wonβt go into labour.