Postnatal – Life with Baby

The FIVE S’s – Watch Dr Harvey Karp demonstrate his 5 ‘S’s on Dr Phil. Providing baby’s needs (healthy, feed and clean) are met, this should help you calm your baby in the first few weeks, months after birth.

Swaddling, Side (Stomach) position, Swaying(jiggling/head wobbling) and Sucking and Shushing

Building a Happy Baby – Building a loving relationship with your new baby will give them the best possible start in life, and will help them to grow up happy and confident. This leaflet offers advice and information on getting to know your baby and setting up the foundations for that strong relationship.

Brain Architecture – Read and watch how early experiences (the first two years of your child’s life) affect the development of their brain architecture, which provides the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health.

NCT Labour and Birth Handouts:

Support with problems

There are many sites – these are just a few:

http://www.cafamily.org.uk  contact a family – UK charity providing support and advice for children with a medical condition

http://www.apec.org.uk  pre-eclampsia

http://www.gbss.org.uk  strepB support

http://www.uk-sands.org  Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society

http://www.sids.org.uk  Foundation for Study into Infant Deaths

http://www.bliss.org.uk  Baby Life Support Systems – UK charity concerned with providing resources and information for the care of premature babies and support for their parents

www.cry-sis.org.uk Crysis helpline:  Uk charity which supports parents with crying babies – who can be crying for all sorts of reasons!! Support line number:  0207 404 5011

And finally, last but by no means least – http://www.nct.org.uk