Mother’s kiss sharing pathogens goes “Viral” on Facebook

Mother's kiss protects baby New Baby 101's post on Facebook on 15/10/15 has attracted an amazing response - More than 2.4 Million reach, 18.5K shares, and 15K LIKES with thousands of positive comments. Thanks! :) New Baby 101 followers were absolutely blown away with the simple fact that kissing your baby changes your breast milk. Read more

24 Oct 2015| 2 comments.

Newborn sleep

Motherhood Myths Busted - Babies Sleep a lot, don't they? Well, yes, and they feed a lot too. Young babies need to feed  8 to 12 times every 24 hours.  Each feed takes an hour or so and “cluster feeding” every hour or two for a period each day is normal too. Consequently, the potential time Read more

14 Oct 2015| no comments.

To burp or not to burp?

Burping Babies – Optional or Compulsory? When a just-fed baby emits a burp a beer drinker would be proud of surprised accolades arise among spectators and along with congratulations to the back-patter.  Baby burps are normal and common but not compulsory!  If baby does not easily volunteer a burp or two after feeding don’t worry Read more

01 Oct 2015| no comments.

Overcoming Common Breastfeeding Problems

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1577" src="https://newbaby101.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/P-A-DSC03914.jpg" alt="P & A DSC03914" width="1187" height="1645" srcset="https://newbaby101.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/P-A-DSC03914.jpg 1187w, https://newbaby101.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/P-A-DSC03914-216x300.jpg 216w, https://newbaby101.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/P-A-DSC03914-739x1024.jpg 739w, http://www.newbaby101.com look at here.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/P-A-DSC03914-624x865.jpg 624w" sizes="(max-width: 1187px) 100vw, 1187px" />How to overcome common breastfeeding problems The most common problem encountered by new mothers is nipple tenderness, pain and unfortunately, nipple injury.  Every mother and baby are a unique pair.  Read more

18 Aug 2015| no comments.

Feed, Play, Sleep – No!

Why many health professionals have got it wrong A commonly recommended pattern of caring for baby is “Feed, play, sleep”.   This may be quite appropriate for babies over 3 months of age however for young babies I advise adapting it to “Feed, play, comfort, sleep”.  This is because young babies’ neurological and digestive systems are Read more

10 Aug 2015| no comments.

www.birthjourney.com is ‘reborn’

My Birthjourney.com website has reached out to expectant and new parents for over a decade and has now been ‘reborn’ with a fresh new face and updated content to reflect my ongoing work as a Midwife and Lactation Consultant.

17 Jun 2014| no comments.