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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is one of the best things you can do for your baby, providing them with tailored nutrition as well as many other benefits. Have a look at the articles in this section for practical breastfeeding tips, advice and support and to find out more about the benefits of breastfeeding.
Foods to eat and avoid while breastfeeding
A healthy, well balanced diet includes a variety of wholegrain foods, lean meat, chicken and fish, peas and beans, low fat dairy products and a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Checklist for dads-to-be & new dads
Before baby arrives Get to know as much as you can before baby arrives. Attend ante-natal classes with your partner and do some research of your own. Get to know the bump! Reading, singing and talking to your partner’s bump even before baby arrives will allow them to get to know your voice which … read more >
10 Steps to Bedtime Routine
Don’t underestimate the power of the bedtime routine. A predictable sequence of events, that happens in the same order, at around same time and in the same place every night. It is that simple. The premise of the bedtime routine is to bridge the gap between wakefulness and time for sleep and I suggest … read more >
Breastfeeding: Expressing by Hand
Use this helpful video to learn how to express breast milk by hand.
The Miracle of Parenthood: Mindfulness for Parenting
Parenting is a wonderful mix of happiness, laughter, worry, frustration, joy, fear, excitement, chaos and delight. Mindfulness is core to parenthood because it allows us to be present, awake, aware and connected to the present, to ourselves, our partners, and to our children.
Baby & mum swimming classes
Baby swimming is a lovely activity for Mum to do whilst on maternity leave. Swimming with your baby isn’t just fun, because of all the skin-to-skin contact, it’s also a terrific bonding activity to enhance the connection between you and your little one. It is an opportunity to meet and socialise and make new friends … read more >
Beef & Avocado Salad
This recipe was chosen as a winning recipe in our Parent’s Recipe Competition
Author: Bernie Callaghan, Meath
This recipe is rich in iron and folate, and is very tasty!
Summer Pasta
This recipe was chosen as a winning recipe in our Parents Recipe Competition.
Author: Michelle Gayer, Cork
I’m pregnant at the minute and have always loved cooking. Now that I’m cooking for an extra special little one I’m taking even more of an interest and trying to eat a well-balanced yet still tasty diet to ensure myself and bump get all the nutrients we need!
Serves 4
Gentle Natural Newborn Sleep Tips
Young babies are notoriously bad sleepers and sleepless-children are one of the biggest challenges faced by parents of an otherwise healthy child. At the start, from birth to around 4-6 months, I would expect most parents to have frequent night time awakenings for feeds and variable naps scattered throughout the course of the daytime. It … read more >
I just need some SLEEP!
When Henry was a newborn, like all newborns, he didn’t sleep that much. Every night I sat up boob-feeding him and listening to podcasts to wile away the terminally long nights. In the daytime during his naps I did as I had been advised to do and slept while he slept. This was all fine … read more >
