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✨LISTENING AND LEARNING✨a theme I am seeing an

✨LISTENING AND LEARNING✨a theme I am seeing and tbh very much feeling myself this week, is the worry of saying or doing the wrong thing in a time when it is critical that we need to be having discussions to challenge and examine ourselves, to learn and to be a part of creating a just world. So I’ve been researching books to help guide my conversations about race, diversity, justice, compassion and privilege with the kids and have found so many. Checkout my linktree for a round up of some of them that was posted this morning. .
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#blacklivesmatter #blm #listening

✨WHAT BABIES THINK✨ Have you ever looked at y

✨WHAT BABIES THINK✨

Have you ever looked at your baby and wondered what they’re thinking about?

Crudely speaking we have 3 parts of our brain:
- The reptilian brain - down at the bottom, this part of our brain does the automatic stuff. Heart rate, temperature control, reflexes, blood pressure etc.
- The mammalian brain - our mid-brain where we feel emotional and instinctual drive eg for hunger, pain, comfort, love and security.
- The Human brain - our fore-brain where we can make conscious decisions, form language, self-regulate our emotions and all those complex bits that set us apart as a species.
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A newborn baby is born with all the nerve cells in their ‘human brain’ that they’re ever going to need but they aren’t connected. During the first few years of life, billions of pathways (synapses) are formed so that their brain slowly starts to develop these complex processes. . 🧠.
However, at birth a baby’s ‘thoughts’ are primarily firing off from their ‘mammalian brain’. In other words, they are working off instinctual feelings for comfort, love, safety and hunger. .
They simply don’t have the brain capacity to consciously figure stuff out or do things deliberately.
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All babies need from us is to feel that we ‘hear’ their cues and their calls. We can’t ALWAYS immediately stop every cry. Fact. Sometimes it can feel that with every feeding, burping, changing, skin-to-skin cuddling, rocking, co-bathing, ssssshing, singing, baby wearing.... trick up your sleeve, it still doesn’t seem enough in a certain moment. .
But always remember this - when you are lovingly and responsively caring for your baby they will always instinctively know that they are in a safe place, that their needs are being met and ultimately that they love you.
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So next time you wonder what your baby is thinking, perhaps the best answer is ‘I am LOVED’. .
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#newborn #babybrain #fourthtrimester #newmum #newdad #instamum #instababy #mom #mum #instinct #vanessachristie #theparentandbabyclinic #thebabyfeedingbook

✨YOUR WEEKEND SORTED!✨The Baby Show was meant

✨YOUR WEEKEND SORTED!✨The Baby Show was meant to be in Birmingham this w/e but the massive silver lining is that we can now all be there for FREE and without having to move an inch. ✨🙌.
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There’s a full timetable of LIVE talks and a virtual shop with tonnes of discounts. .✨.
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Come and join me on Saturday at 4.30pm, to hear about all things breastfeeding and with a Q&A opportunity too. .
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You will also have the chance to hear from many others including @thebodycoach @jessicaennishill @sr_nutrition @annawilliamsonofficial @milli.hill @midwifemarley @at_dads_table @just_chill_mama @annabelkarmel @happyparents.happybabytheparent @theparentandbabycoach and many more. It will be FAB! 😃.
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Link in my BIO 👀..
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#thebabyshowlive #babyevent #pregnancyevent #childbirth #positivebirth #breastfeeding #sleep #mentalhealth #motherhood #fatherhood #advice #vanessachristie #thebabyfeedingbook

✨SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA✨How often do our thou

✨SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA✨How often do our thoughts or words as parents start with “what should I do?”, “I should have...” or “I should be...”!?! Answer = TOO OFTEN!
Of course, there are a few things we all ‘should’ do that are common sense for the safety and well-being of our kids but in general this word ‘should’ really ought to be put on a rocket 🚀 and blasted off into Word Hell 🔥. We often use it with the perception that what others are doing or saying is somehow better or right and therefore we ‘should’ be striving to be like them. It spirals us into unwelcome and unnecessary guilt, angst, self-doubt and that dreaded sense of failure.
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So I ask you to gently challenge yourself next time you feel the ‘should’ raise its ugly head and it’s making you feel uncomfortable 👉🏾.
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🤘Notice the word, notice how it’s making you feel and pause 🖐🏼.
🤘Then flip the ‘should’ into a ‘could’ eg “what COULD I do about X?”, “I COULD have...” or “I COULD be...”
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Using the word ‘could’ puts YOU back in control. It gives us space to question things, to weigh up ideas or options, seek out further advice (if that feels necessary) or simply consciously choose to accept or reject something - ultimately so that we do things that boost our confidence rather than deflate it.

For instance, “I should be putting him down more because X told me to” turns into “I could be putting him down more....” It may well be that the answer you come to on any particular thought may be what you did hear someone else say you ‘should’ do after all, but by using the word ‘could’ you will know that you came to that conclusion for yourself and not for anyone else.
Let me know how it goes! 💪🏽.
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👩🏼‍🎨 @spiritysol .

#parenting #newmama #newdad #pregnancy #childbirth #hypnobirthing #newbaby #newborn #breastfeeding #bottlefeeding #sleep #startingsolids #mamalife #vanessachristie #theparentandbabyclinic

✨LOVE TO ALL THE NURSES✨Today is #internationa

✨LOVE TO ALL THE NURSES✨Today is #internationalnursesday and I am especially supporting the incredible work of all those at my local @hospiceintheweald and all the hospices around the UK, providing care for those facing terminal illness by joining their #heartsformyhospice campaign. .
💕@hospiceintheweald have currently opened 10 additional beds on their in-patient ward, are using video calls to provide invaluable counselling, physio and support and are caring for new patients dying from COVID-19. The work they are doing is truly amazing.
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Please help raise awareness and vital funds for their work by joining their campaign:
💕Create/post a heart 💓 with #heartsformyhospice.
💕Tag @hospiceintheweald and nominate some friends to do the same 💕Donate £5 by texting HOSPICEHEARTS to 70470.
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#hospiceintheweald #palliativecare #nursesrock #love #patientcare #hospicenurse #covid19 #campaign

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