Baby

Encourage your toddler’s talking, help them express their needs AND head off tiny person…

There I was, standing on the train station waiting desperately for my husband to meet me. The worst day of my life. I just needed his hug. He was my rock. I needed him in that moment so badly. We sat on the train together and held hands. His love got me through every day.

I am originally from Gundagai, a small country town in New South Wales. I moved to Sydney to complete university. I have been a lawyer for over 3 years now. I met my husband Nick at Oatley Pub some 5 years ago. We were married at Terara House Estate last year and have welcomed our first baby, Jack into the world in May.

Today we have a guest post from Cath. A Shire local all her life who now called Como home with her husband and two daughters, aged three and one.

My first birth was pretty horrific and I want to be careful not to scare anyone here. It’s my second birth story that I’m hoping pregnant women will find uplifting and empowering.

A parent’s instinct is often the best measure of when something is not quite right. I see it time and again in our clinic, families are told by friends and family that there is “nothing wrong” and that “kids develop different”

All children are responsible for teaching their parents how they should sleep. Pre-children, your parents would have developed certain sleep habits (such as sleeping six to eight hours straight) and certain sleep associations (such as sleeping in an adult bed, either alone or with a maximum of one other person at a time). It is your job to re-train them to sleep in a manner more suitable to their most important role: being your parents.

I threw myself whole-heartedly into motherhood but my desire to be the perfect mum left me feeling overwhelmed, anxious and thoroughly exhausted.

What’s better than escaping the house and getting out in nature with your kiddies? Playing outdoors and in nature is more than just fun for our kids..

As parents, when we decide to have a baby we don’t often think about how these cute little beings will affect our lives.