The Australian federal government is set to legislate mid next year that it will no longer be legal for a private practising midwife to deliver a baby at home. Effectively they will be taking away women’s choice to birth their babies where they want to, a choice that has been women’s since humans first walked the earth. This choice continues to be available to women who live in countries like New Zealand, The United Kingdom, Canada and the Netherlands, countries whose governments support homebirth as a safe and valid option. (more…)

First of all, when it comes to parenting there are no shoulds, it’s up to you where your baby sleeps, do what works for you and your family, do what makes your heart sing. (more…)

Babies, like adults, have periods of light sleep and periods of heavy sleep.

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All babies cry. They can’t talk, they can’t use hand signals, they can’t move away from a situation they’re not happy about, so they cry.

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