Entries for June 2014

Did you see this fascinating insight into the emotional, physical and cerebral development of babies last week? I thought it was a very interesting and well produced programme, which through science and technology has highlighted something I have known and written about for years - that the first two years of life are the most formative of our entire lives and babies are much more aware of everything around them than most of us think. In fact you could almost say,  "Babies are what they live"! ....... Soaking up the atmosphere, watchin...

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We hope you enjoyed reading Kitty's story, it truly reflects how experiences of parenthood can be so different from our original expectations. Kitty's Mum was keen to breastfeed Kitty and did so very successfully. What she was less keen on was the selection of maternity bras and lingerie that were on offer.  So, she launched her own range and it's called the Mimi Holliday Maternity range Quickly becoming a high-fashion favorite with pregnant and nursing mothers, Mimi Holliday’s silk maternity bras promise full functionality and...

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I was bought a book by my oldest friend.....a book on how to look after your baby......my friend had used the book and swore by it....... To read a book about how to have a baby and how to get it to sleep at night, really was not on my shopping list.... babies just go to sleep dont they.... I literally thought that! I was having a baby with a man who already had 3 children and so it seemed very natural to 'just have the baby', rather than reading books on how to do it. Nevertheless, I had faith in my friends recommendation and I read it. I ...

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I just wanted to pass on my sincerest thanks for your wonderful book. When our son Oliver was diagnosed with reflux we were given so many mixed messages by health professionals and basically just told to wait it out and that it should pass by 9 months... which at 8 weeks seemed a lifetime away! I found your book when Oliver was 4 months old and when I read your chapter on reflux I just sat and cried with relief - finally someone who understood just what it was like!! We tried your reassurance technique and it made a huge difference to his ab...

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Even the seemingly toughest of people can change when a new baby comes into their life.  You have to say that Simon looks a happier man since baby Eric came along. He looks a cutie, Eric that is! Hope all is happy in their household and that they have a copy of my book!!