Respair Therapy

19/05/2026

FYI...babies sleep during Babe Club.

There is a misconception that babies won't sleep at Babe Club - that it'll be to noisy or busy and the little ones will get overtired and overstimulated. The opposite is true. The babies hear nothing, they get some skin to skin time, and they get soothed by movement.

And if your baby doesn't like being in a sling, we have two cots, so you can put your little one down if you need to, and there is plenty of space for pushchair naps too.

This little one had been up all night and was very overtired when she arrived. But a quick feed and an hour in the sling with mum bopping around to Artctic Monkeys and Nirvana sorted both of them out.

If you want to book, go to https://www.happity.co.uk/schedules/babe-club-hitchin-hitchin-library-babe-club

29/04/2026

Life goals.

29/04/2026

New mothers. Please be kind to yourselves.

We’re sold this idea that you have a baby and immediately become a glowing beacon of maternal love. And sometimes, yes, that happens and it's bloody lovely.

But oftentimes mothers look at their baby and feel… nothing... or panic, or rage, or numbness, or “what on earth have I done?!”

And then on top of that, there's the guilt, because apparently everyone else is floating around in a cloud of oxytocin and muslins.

But a traumatic birth can leave your nervous system in survival mode and
bonding doesn’t always arrive on cue, wearing a soft-focus cardigan.

Sometimes it comes slowly. Sometimes it needs safety first, or rest.

Not instantly bonding with your baby does not make you a bad parent. It makes you a human being who may have been through something enormous. Be gentle with yourself.

I had presumed I would love her instantly – but a traumatic birth led to devastating numbness

18/04/2026

11/04/2026

Any local cafes fancy giving this a try? You give us the venue, we’ll do the rest.

08/03/2026

MiM (Movement is Medicine) is launching the first phase of a year‑long research study exploring how electronic music and natural movement can support stress regulation, emotional wellbeing and social connection. I was very lucky to be there. Thank you .co.uk .marshall.mim

16/10/2025