Following on from my previous post, here are some alternatives to commonplace drugs and medications that may pose a risk to your children… Please refer to the research in the previous post if you are unsure of the risks of commonplace medications. FOCUS ON COMFORT, NOT MEDICATION When a child has a strong immune system [...]

As proactive parents many of you have probably wondered if there are any ill-effects of commonplace medications like nurofen and panadol… When our child has a raging fever or an acute earache we feel pressed to act quickly. We often automatically reach for paracetamol to reduce their pain and fever, to calm them down and [...]

In answer to the question “Will my breastfed baby be affected by what I eat and drink?”… The answer is yes, a mother’s milk will pass consumed substances such as food, alcohol and other chemicals through to her child. This can be either advantageous or detrimental, depending upon the mother’s awareness and her lifestyle habits… Alcohol, caffeine, [...]

I’ll often have mothers say to me, “My baby just doesn’t want to feed, he seems to be in pain and I don’t know what I can do to help him!”… It is heartbreaking to see and hear little babies and mothers distressed like this. For other mothers, colic is not always so obvious. Newborn babies [...]

Over the years we have had many clients who have queried why their children seem to suffer one cold after another. Girlfriends who have said, “but why does Sammy keep getting ear infections?” Sometimes, the long-term lifestyle choices we make as adults are so unconscious that we literally miss the impact they may have on [...]

Most of us are aware of the saying “breast is best”, but is this still the case if a mother smokes? This is a great question and in exploring the answers we will look at the impact of smoking during pregnancy and whilst breastfeeding a growing infant. In offering the latest research on the impact [...]

The first months after a baby is born are perhaps the most challenging in a mother’s life. In fact, they will possibly be the most challenging in a couple’s relationship. This is truly a delicate time. Women always seem to say, “No one ever warns you about what happens after a birth!” This is true. For the [...]

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New research was released this week regarding control crying with Murdoch Research Institute suggesting that control crying may not be as detrimental as it is sometimes perceived. As always, research is only credible until someone with more money comes along who wants to prove otherwise (or as we see more often,  a drug company who [...]

Please see related blogs “Parents Often Ask Why Newborns Should be Checked by a Chiropractor” and “All Babies deserve to have their nervous systems checked!“ A study found that of 239 mothers who chose to breastfeed their infants, only 46% continued breastfeeding at 22 weeks. Of the reasons given for stopping breastfeeding, 59% were potentially [...]