Mothercraft/Maternity Consultant

I am no longer active on Facebook or actively publicizing my work, BUT I am still available for consultations. If you, or someone you know, could use my help or advice please get in touch. I will still respond to private messages or calls.

How is everyone doing?
It has been a difficult few years for everyone. Not least of all new mums and dads. Struggling in isolation can be difficult, especially if you have no family or support nearby. I have been doing phone and facetime consultations during this time, as I too felt the need to stay isolated.
Following all this quiet time I have now decided to slow my business down. I will still be available for local consultations on Monday and Thursday. So if you need a chat to help build your confidence or help get your little one sleeping better give me a call. Sometimes just talking about what is bothering you and finding a new way to approach things can make all the difference.

Time with our kids is never wasted time, it is vitally important to actually be present when we are with them. Esp as they grow older. Our teenagers need us more than our toddlers, even though they will continue to say they don't. Don't ever give up on them.

Spend a minute each day to check in. Across the span of an entire childhood, those minutes add up 💙

This is so true, reminds me of the saying, "The days are long, but the years are short". Soak up every little moment, and if, like me, you are very fortunate you will get to enjoy all those little moments again with your grandkids. Believe me it happens in the blink of an eye.
BUT if you find yourself struggling with those long days, get in touch and I will point you in the right direction to cope and make the most of each day. A night waking baby can be turned around to a 10-12 hour a night sleeper in less than a week.

This made me cry 😢

When you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting....the struggles of a baby waking in the night,
the toddler who won’t stay in their bed, the cost of childcare, injuries from sports...

Having to take off work to pick them up from school when they don’t feel well, helping them with homework, a messy house, the never ending laundry, the cost to buy school clothes, packing their lunches....

You watch their eyes light up on Christmas morning....and try to soak in the magic of those moments.

You coach them in sports, rushing to practices and ballgames...and tote them all over the country to let them play the game they love...no matter how exhausting or expensive it becomes.

Life is just so busy that you rarely even stop to think what the end of those days look like.

In fact, it’s not really even something you can wrap your mind around.

You go into it thinking that 18-20 years sounds like a long time....

Then suddenly hours turn into days...days into months...and months into years.

That little person that used to crawl up next to you in bed and cuddle up to watch cartoons...suddenly becomes this young adult who hugs you in the hallway as they come and go.

And the chaos and laughter that used to echo throughout your home....gets filled with silence and solitude.

You’ve learned how to parent a child who needs you to care for and protect them....but have no clue how the whole “letting go” thing is supposed to work.

So you hold on as tight as you can...wondering how time passed so quickly...feeling guilty that you missed something....

Because even though you had 20 years.....it just somehow doesn’t seem like it was enough.

You ask yourself so many questions...

Did you teach them the right lessons?
Did you read them enough books as a child?
Spend enough time playing with them?
How many school parties did you have to miss?
Do they really know how much you love them?
What could I have done better as a parent?

....When it’s time for them to go, it all hits you like a ton of bricks.

And all you can do is pray....hope....and trust that God will protect them as they start to make their way into the world alone.

Parenting is by far the most amazing experience of your life....that at times leaves you exhilarated....while others leave you heartbroken.

But one thing is certain.....it’s never enough time...💕

So for all the parents with young children...whose days are spent trying to figure out how to make it through the madness...
Exhausted day in and day out...

Soak. It. All. In.

Because one day....all those crazy days full of cartoons, snuggles, sleep overs, Christmas morning magic, ballgames, practices and late night dinners...

All come to an end.

And you’re left hoping that you did enough right, so that when they spread their wings....

They’ll fly...💕🦋

Credit to the wonderful Author:https://www.facebook.com/misty.brewerlee Misty Brewer Lee
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I hope all the Mums out there had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday. Cuddles with babies are one of the best ways to celebrate if you are a new Mum, BUT if that cuddle is happening to many times during the night then maybe it is time to ask for some help.
A single sleep consultation can result in a better nights sleep for you and your baby. A few small changes can make a big difference to sleeping patterns. If you and your baby are ready for changes for the better give me a call and we will work our magic together.

These are the truly important things to gift our children, not "stuff" they will forget.