Entries for July 2013

The Magic Sleep Fairy is wishing health and happiness to the Royal couple and congratulations on the birth of baby George.  As the world’s media fixes its adoring gaze on the new prince, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Duchess of Cambridge was the only woman to give birth in London this month. Actually, roughly 11,000 other women also had babies in the capital in July — the vast majority not in private suites but in NHS maternity units or hospital obstetric departments.We found an interesting article in the Standard ab...

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Annabel Karmel has launched her brand new website yesterday and as part of the new look, Alison has been invited to be the web reflux specialist. She is able to pass on information about allergies and intolerance's along with her  extraordinary knowledge about reflux, what is is, what it does and how it can best be managed. Being on Annabels site is another opportunity for Alison to spread the word about reflux.

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Late nights and lax bedtime routines can blunt young children's minds, research suggests.The findings on sleep patterns and brain power come from a UK study of more than 11,000 seven-year-olds. Youngsters who had no regular bedtime or who went to bed later than 21:00 had lower scores for reading and maths. Alison believes passionately in teaching children to sleep properly from an early age. She didn't really need a survey to confirm what she has always known!!  Some people criticize her approach but the evidence is undeniable, babi...

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This was a lovely message sent to Alison recently - from someone who listened to Alison talk about reflux a few years ago.  Do read the story... I do hope that you don't mind me sending you this message.  I am a midwife and mummy to a 17 month boy, George and I  currently living in Devon. Whilst I was still working as a midwife in Lincolnshire I was lucky enough to attend one of your seminars on silent reflux at the Forest Pines Hotel. When my little boy was born I breast fed him successfully for 3 weeks before he start...

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