Sinead Davin - Newborn Care Specialist & Parental Support

28/04/2026

🚨 Small change. BIG impact on reflux 🚨

If your baby is bringing milk back up, stop changing their nappy mid-feed 👇

In newborns, the lower oesophageal sphincter (the valve that keeps milk in the stomach) is immature. This means it can open more easily and allow milk to flow back up the oesophagus 🤍

When you interrupt a feed to change a nappy, you’re:

⬆️ lifting and moving a full stomach

⬆️ bringing legs up (increasing abdominal pressure)

⬆️ making reflux much more likely

📚 This is well recognised in infant care guidance, reflux is common in babies due to this immature sphincter and is often worsened by movement and handling after or during feeds (NHS guidance on infant reflux).

✨ What to do instead:

✔️ Change nappy BEFORE the feed
✔️ Keep baby as upright as possible during and after feeds
✔️ Avoid unnecessary movement mid-feed

💡 It’s not always what you’re feeding… sometimes it’s when you’re moving them
Save this — especially if you’ve got a sicky baby 🤍

Love
Sinéad ♡

21/04/2026

Part 2 of introducing a groclock.

Don't hesitate in pm'ing me if you want some tips on when to start.

Never under estimate how much a 1 year old understands! They are super bright ✨️✨️

Love
Sinéad ♡

18/04/2026

Trying a Groclock with your toddler? ⏰✨

It can be such a game changer for sleep (and your sanity!)

If you’ve got questions or you’re not sure where to start, just ask below 👇💬

Love
Sinéad ♡

08/04/2026

07/04/2026

She hasn’t let go of her baby’s hand… apparently for months 😳🍼

Seeing this hit me as a mum 👀💛

Early months are relentless — no breaks, no sleep, no support.

You don’t have to do it alone 🌙✨

Love
Sinéad ♡

Help is here 🤍

Link in the bio

nighttimehelp

27/03/2026

Self-settling vs self-soothing 🤍

Self-settling = a calm, content baby gently drifting off to sleep 💤✨

(Self-led, supported, no distress)
Self-soothing (often linked to extinction methods) = leaving a distressed baby to cry it out ❌

That’s not something I support.

My approach is always responsive, gentle and led by the baby 💛

Not all babies will self-settle—and that’s ok too 🤱

Save this for when the terminology gets confusing 🤍

Love
Sinéad ♡

26/03/2026

🔉This is what it can sound like when babies are ready for sleep—little chats, soft grizzling… not distress, just winding down 💤✨

Sometimes we don’t catch them early enough, and they can’t manage it themselves—they may need a little bounce or rock to drift off 🤱💛

Spot that first tired cue, pop them in the cot, maybe add a mobile 🎠, lullabies 🎵 or white noise… then step back ✨

This is when I run to the loo 🚶‍♀️ or pop the kettle on ☕

Research shows putting babies down drowsy but awake supports their natural ability to settle without interruption and helps sleep patterns develop (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov⁠)

I do not advocate controlled crying or extinction methods ❌.

Gentle, science-based alternatives like Elizabeth Pantley’s No-Cry Sleep Solution 📖focus on reading sleepy cues and guiding babies to sleep peacefully 💛

Sometimes stepping in too quickly interrupts what’s already working 🙏

Save this for when you’re tempted to jump in 🤍

Love
Sinéad ♡

15/03/2026

said it perfectly.
Even on Mother’s Day, we still put our kid's first 💛
Motherhood isn’t one day — it’s the everyday teamwork.

Love
Sinéad ♡