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09/01/2026

Another 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 review from a grateful parent! 🥳

"Ellie is an absolutely incredible nanny and maternity nurse. She helped us so much with our little boy. Such a safe pair of hands and I loved her Montessori style and expertise. We’ll definitely be asking for hwr help with a future baby. Thank you Ellie!"

And I'm always up for returning for future baby help too 🤗

08/01/2026

Breast milk storage capacity + blanket feeding schedules (e.g. 3hrly feeds) can ➡️ drop in breast milk supply 📉

Why? 🤷‍♀️

Because a full breast sends a message to the milk making systems that all this milk isn't needed as the demand (the regularly feeding baby) isn't removing it so less milk can be ordered for future 🤱

How quickly a breast reaches its capacity and is "full" is going to differ depending on how much milk making tissue (storage in the breast for milk, if you like) there is i.e. how much milk the breast can hold. A breast with less milk making tissue (even if a very large breast to the external eye) is going to fill up quicker than a breast with more milk-storage space to fill (even if the breast appears smaller externally) 🤯

So...

While waiting 3 hours between feeds may work for some whose breasts are still not full by then, for others, this can lead to a breast - full of milk at 2 hours - to be left full for an hour and send off the the message to head hormone office that the production line can reduce supply for the future 👀

So, next time you start worrying about how frequently your little one needs to feed, remember: you may have a glass not an elephant mug...and that's ok 🤷‍♀️🤱🥰

07/01/2026

In this New Year of 2026, it is so easy to be persuaded to move away from our nature and history of parenting as Carry Mammals to meet the expectations of our busy world 🤱❤️‍🩹

But, here's the thing...

It is working against nature to try and make, train or persuade your baby, born to all his intents and purposes to the same world as the cavemen communities and all our ancestors of the past, to be more independent - sleeping and feeding on schedules, sleeping independently, not needing to be held "too much" etc. 👶🤯

Instead, try and remind yourself that you are a carry mammal too...yes, living in a more fast-paced, each-man-for-himself world...but a carry mammal all the same 🐒

And your time on this planet, your experiences and brain are far more advanced than your new baby 🧠

It is much "easier" for you to change your ways than it is for your baby:

🌟 Ask for help/use your village - we were never designed to parend alone or expected to "do it all"
🌟 Use carriers to hold your baby when you "need" to be busy
🌟 Look into safe bedsharing to optimise everyone's sleep
🌟 Rest and recover - having a baby is a big change, physically and emotionally
🌟 Remind yourself that your new job/role as parent to this new human is just as valuable and important (more even...) as any other work outside the home

Know that, at the end of each day, if "all" you've done is feed, soothe and hold your baby, you've done a very important job 🌟

Follow along for more reminders that you don't need to train or force your baby to be who they naturally aren't. Embrace life as a Carry Mammal and work WITH your little one's instincts, not against 🤱

05/01/2026

2026 is a New Year...and perhaps you have, or are expecting, a New baby! Congratulations! 🥳

So this is just your gentle reminder that your new, tiny human will come fully packaged with their own unique temperament from day 1, and while the environment around them can inflience elements, your child is still unique and may not respond to the world in the same way as babies of your friend or any children you parented before 👶🌟

🏃‍♀️From how active your little one is
💩🤱 To how predictable they are in their physical needs
🫂From how open and engaged your little one is to new people and experiences
⏰️ To how much they rely on familiar routines and structure or are adaptable to change
😭 How intensely they react emotionally to the world
😁😞 And how positive or negative their mood generally seems
🤓From how easily they concentrate
👀Or are distracted
👂👁 To how sensitive they are to sensory stimulus 🤯

There are known to be AT LEAST 9 characteristics that make up each unique baby 🧠

So, always keep these in mind when wondering why your newest arrival isn't responding to their world the way you expected or when reading blanket statements and advice about how to get your baby sleeping, feeding and behaving in certain ways....📖👀

Had you heard about the 9 temperament traits? Have you noticed where your little one sits? 💬👇

31/12/2025

And, with that, the 2025 season comes to an end 🎆🤗

And what a year it was:
🌟 12 months of twins right through to their first birthday
🌟 Supporting lots of families part-time with their newest arrivals across the year
🌟 Much information, advice and guidance shared online and in person to help new parents navigate the early days, weeks and months
🌟 Work singing practice updated as I said a sad goodbye to at the start of the year and hello to a new family...just lucky to have worked with families who enjoy their musicals...🎵
🌟 Said goodbye to my 20's and a dice-throwing, counter moving hello to my 30's
🌟 Completed my 9th year volunteering at with my Weekend Club family
🌟 Only 1 hospital admission...🥳

Bring on 2026 and more families with their new arrivals, more study (because it's never a bad thing to build on skills and interests), a reading retreat (so excited 📖), a road trip in the USA, my 10th Anniversary at GOSH and, of course, a lot of singing 🎵🫶

Let me know what you're excited for for 2026 👇

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from your North London neighbourhold Newborn Care Specialist and Elf(ie) 🎄

22/12/2025

It's Christmas week! So you may be setting off for a few road trips to visit family for the day or longer...here's some car safety tips to remember when travelling with your baby 🚗👶🎄

🤱 Feed baby to satisfaction before you head off so that they aren't crying and unsettled with hunger 15 minutes into the journey!

⚠️ Ensure baby is positioned correctly in the carseat as per the manufacturers instructions! Some babies really aren't a fan of a carseat but don't respond to the urge to loosen the buckle or turn the seat around!

🔙 Ensure your baby is rear-facing and buckled into their seat for all journeys - even the shorter ones - Rearfacing is recommended for as long as possible - even a 7 year old can rearface in the appropriately weighted seat!

🧥 Ensure your baby is dressed appropriately - no coats, snowsuits or other bulky layers as these effect how tightly your baby is actually secured into their seat in the event of a sudden stop! If you're worried baby might be cold. pop a blanket over them once fastened in. Avoid hats in the car too as these can fall down over baby's face

🛑 Make regular stops to get baby out as it is not safe for your baby to be in the semi-reclined position a carseat creates for long periods of time

🥖 For babies or young children who eat solids, avoid placating them with snacks while driving as you're not in a position to help them if they start to choke

Bonus tip (from my previous post about avoiding Mastitis over the festive period) - don't leave your b***s too long! Offer a feed when you stop tp remove baby from the car seat to avoid any uncomfortable fullness or missed feeds! 🤗

Follow me for more tips as well as insight into my life as a North London-based daily Newborn Care Specialist supporting parents with a new arrival 🥰

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