During our antenatal classes we spend a good amount of time discussing the first days and weeks with a newborn baby. We think about feeding cues, handling a new baby as well as the first bath and using a sling or swaddle. But our classes cover baby care right from the first minute you meet your wee one. It seems to me like most people have heard or read about 'The Golden Hour' but haven't always had a full explanation around what happens in the first minutes of meeting your b

Last week I sat my exam to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). In full honesty, I cannot be sure I passed. It was hard. What I am sure of though is how much I have learnt. Wow. Breastfeeding is amazing. But you know what else it is? Hard. Really, really hard. Not just physically but mentally too. Those of you who have attended our classes may already know my mantra, so altogether now; hard things are not bad things! This is as true for birth

I have been feeling a little reflective today. Maybe it's the changing seasons. Or the thought of my wee one starting school soon. Or maybe the fact that I have finally completed all my work towards becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Whatever it may be, the last year has felt both achingly slow (hello exam prep!) and so fast at the same time. Small milestones have been happening all the time at home; laces now tied, bikes and scooters mastered, na

Exciting News!! Hailey and I are beyond thrilled to announce that our 5-star rated antenatal classes will be starting to run in Dundee from July! We have always been really passionate about finding new venues and growing into new places but we knew that it needed to be a good fit. And we think that Dundee is going to be perfect! So if you are Dundee based (or even from Perth, Tayside, Monifieth, Broughty Ferry….you get the idea!) then here are some reasons why you need to com