Milly’s Maternity Nursing

My baby comes BEFORE family
My baby comes BEFORE friends
My baby comes BEFORE a job
My baby comes BEFORE a person I have relations with
My baby comes BEFORE a trip
My baby comes BEFORE my plans the list goes on & on!
Before even bringing my child into this world I knew my world would change & things will be done differently. If I have to cancel plans for the safety of my child I would with no problem.
Please understand my child comes before any & everybody on this earth NO MATTER WHAT!

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They are two healthy babies, three months old, both exclusively breastfeeding and, believe me, neither the one on the left is obese, nor the one on the right is undernourished. They are variations of normality! Most likely, when they start crawling, the one on the left will slim down a little and the one on the right will gain muscle mass.
Do not compare your child to other children.
Each of us is different.

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Do you know that feeling when you wake up in the middle of the night and it’s cold and your nappy feels heavy. And there are so many strange sounds all around you, and it’s dark and scary. And you get a hit in your head and it’s your hand that’s on its own adventure. And you can’t control it at all and it flings itself around and scratches your face and pulls at your hair.

And your legs start kicking off the duvet, even though you’re cold as it is and you try to make it stop but they have their own will. And so you’re lying there completely helpless with flailing limbs that want to do everything, but none of the things you want.

And you can’t find mum. And you call for her and you find yourself feeling really scared. What if your beloved mum doesn’t come for you. You can’t imagine anything worse and you start to cry because you miss her so terribly. You have never felt as alone as this very moment.

And then she is suddenly there. Standing right by your bed and looking at you with worry and love. And she is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. And you grin up at her with happiness and relief. You don’t think you’ve ever felt as happy as this very moment.

And she picks you up and holds you close. And she smells like herself, and also a bit like you. Like milk and safety and love. And it’s the best smell in the whole entire world.

And she is warm and safe and soft and her hands caress you and she feeds you and hums your favourite tune. And you love her voice. You’ve known it far longer than you’ve really known her. It has lulled you to sleep and made you laugh and calmed you when you were distressed. It is the most beautiful voice in the whole entire world.

And you get to lie right up against her and you feel your entire body start to warm up again. And your still cold hand starts stroking her and moves up towards her neck and accidentally scratches her. Stupid uncontrollable hand. But mum doesn’t get angry. She takes your stupid hand in hers and it turns all warm again. And this is the best feeling in the world. Right here in mummy’s arms, with your hand in hers. Even the nappy doesn’t feel as horrible anymore.

And you feel your eyes getting heavy and you know that everything is okay now cause mummy is here. Your mum. Your wonderful, incredible mum who always looks after you. Night and day.
You look up at her one last time before you fall asleep. She looks tired and her eyes are closed, and yet she is still the most magnificent thing you know. How amazing that she wants to sit here with you in this moment. How amazing that she will always sit with you for a bit when you need her to.

You smile to yourself. How lucky you were that she became your mum. The most perfect mum anyone could have asked for.

You knew, even before you saw her, that she would be the best thing in the world.

Oh how you love her. Your mum.❤️

All Credit to the mommy poet

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IS IT ALWAYS SAFE TO KISS YOUR BABY?

Today is

Annabel lost my first child Natasha at 3 months. She’d contracted encephalitis, and Annabel will never forget taking her to hospital and returning home without her. Her life had been torn apart.

Encephalitis is an inflammation (swelling and irritation) of the brain that is normally caused by a virus. The doctors were almost certain that Annabel lost Natasha because she was kissed by someone who had a cold sore. Annabel just wished she had known how damaging something so common as a cold sore which is caused by a virus called Herpes Simplex could be to a young baby. Herpes Simplex Encephalitis is a type of infectious encephalitis which happens when Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) enters the brain. And despite medical advances, it remains one of the most devastating infections of the brain.

Annabel's little girl was born completely healthy but died four days after getting ill and developing encephalitis. When Annabel left Great Ormond Street Hospital, the doctor advised that the younger the baby, the more vulnerable they are to the harmful effects of infection. Their immune systems strengthen with age, but at 12 weeks old, Natasha’s immune system was not fully developed to fight off the virus.

So whilst babies are completely smoochable creatures, nobody should kiss a baby if they have a cold sore to reduce the risk of spreading infection. With today being Annabel felt it important to share her story and pass on this message.

Annabel will never get over losing Natasha. Instead she has dedicated her career to doing what she does best - supporting families with recipes and food advice. Feeling super vulnerable when her son arrived, she wanted to give him the best start, which is how Annabel'ss Complete Baby & Toddler Meal Planner was born. This book (and the 46 cookbooks she has written since) are her legacy to baby Natasha.

Please share this with other new parents, and if you have any questions, please do post them in the comments below. Annabel has asked her friend Themunchingmedic -Dr Kiram Rahi to answer any medical queries that you might have.

Mama,

I can’t see past you right now, I’m so small and everything’s a little blurry.

All I see is you.

When you feel alone, like the walls are closing in, remember I’m here too. I know your world has changed and the days feel a little lonely. But they aren’t lonely for me.

You are my everything.

When you feel like you don’t know what you’re doing, you’re making it look easy to me. Even though we’re still getting to know each other, you know me better than anyone.

I trust you.

When you think some nights you’ll never sleep again, you will. We both will. But I’m scared right now. I promise I’m not manipulating you. I just need your smell and comfort. Do you feel that tug in your heart when we’re apart? I do too.

I miss you.

When you feel as if you’ve achieved nothing, please know, my cup has never been so full.
The days that get away on you will be some of my best memories of us playing together on the ground.

I love you.

When you feel like you don’t know who you are anymore, when you turn away from the mirror. That face will be the one I look to when I achieve something, the one I search for in a crowd. The reason for my first smile.

You’re perfect to me.

When you feel like the weight of it all is heavy in your heart, please know I’ve never felt lighter. Can I lay here with you a little longer?
I won’t always need you like this.

But I need you right now.

When you feel as if you have nothing left to give, when I see your hands outstretched at me, pleading. When we’re both crying. I wish I could talk, but I can’t.
If I could I would tell you,

There’s a reason I chose you.

I can’t see past you right now mama, because you are my world.
It will get bigger, soon enough.

But for now,
All I see is you..........................

Poetry Book available 📚 ‘All I See Is You’ https://www.jessicaurlichs.com/shop

Words: https://www.instagram.com/jessurlichs_writer/
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I currently have a few weeks availability if anybody is needing my services as a maternity nurse. Thankyou
UPDATE: Sorry fully booked now

Newborns need care, but so do new mamas I matter too. I am a person too. I am valuable. I am the baby's whole world so I need to be seen so I don't lose myself.

"I know it’s hard mama, but know that you are the world." 💜 (via on IG)

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This made me cry 😭😭

When you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting....the struggles of a baby waking in the night,
the toddler who won’t stay in their bed, the cost of childcare, injuries from sports...

Having to take off work to pick them up from school when they don’t feel well, helping them with homework, a messy house, the never ending laundry, the cost to buy school clothes, packing their lunches....

You watch their eyes light up on Christmas morning....and try to soak in the magic of those moments.

You coach them in sports, rushing to practices and ballgames...and tote them all over the country to let them play the game they love...no matter how exhausting or expensive it becomes.

Life is just so busy that you rarely even stop to think what the end of those days look like.

In fact, it’s not really even something you can wrap your mind around.

You go into it thinking that 18-20 years sounds like a long time....

Then suddenly hours turn into days...days into months...and months into years.

That little person that used to crawl up next to you in bed and cuddle up to watch cartoons...suddenly becomes this young adult who hugs you in the hallway as they come and go.

And the chaos and laughter that used to echo throughout your home....gets filled with silence and solitude.

You’ve learned how to parent a child who needs you to care for and protect them....but have no clue how the whole “letting go” thing is supposed to work.

So you hold on as tight as you can...wondering how time passed so quickly...feeling guilty that you missed something....

Because even though you had 20 years.....it just somehow doesn’t seem like it was enough.

You ask yourself so many questions...

Did you teach them the right lessons?
Did you read them enough books as a child?
Spend enough time playing with them?
How many school parties did you have to miss?
Do they really know how much you love them?
What could I have done better as a parent?
....When it’s time for them to go, it all hits you like a ton of bricks.

And all you can do is pray....hope....and trust that God will protect them as they start to make their way into the world alone.

Parenting is by far the most amazing experience of your life....that at times leaves you exhilarated....while others leave you heartbroken.

But one thing is certain.....it’s never enough time...💕

So for all the parents with young children...whose days are spent trying to figure out how to make it through the madness...
Exhausted day in and day out...

Soak. It. All. In.

Because one day....all those crazy days full of cartoons, snuggles, sleep overs, Christmas morning magic, ballgames, practices and late night dinners...

All come to an end.

And you’re left hoping that you did enough right, so that when they spread their wings....

They’ll fly...💕💕💕

Credit to the Amazing Author:

So very true ❤️❤️

Holding Your Crying Baby isn’t Spoiling Them, You’re Just Meeting the Child’s Needs A lot of new parents are giving a conflicting advice. The baby should sleep on the stomach, but no, on the back, or the side?

So true ❤️

Newborns need care, but so do new mamas I matter too. I am a person too. I am valuable. I am the baby's whole world so I need to be seen so I don't lose myself.

It’s all about you and your baby 💕

10 sleep tips for baby's first 6 months—so you can all get some rest 😴 The first six months of a baby's life can be incredibly overwhelming, especially in the sleep department.

Beautiful and true ❤️

I miss you already, my baby—even though you're right here How can I miss you? You're not gone. Oh, but it's coming. I know it.

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A Grandmother Thinks Of Her Grandchildren Day And Night The purest soul I've ever met is my grandmother, and the love we had for each other was endless.

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When you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting....the struggles of a baby waking in the night,
the toddler who won’t stay in their bed, the cost of childcare, injuries from sports...

Having to take off work to pick them up from school when they don’t feel well, helping them with homework, a messy house, the never ending laundry, the cost to buy school clothes, packing their lunches....

You watch their eyes light up on Christmas morning....and try to soak in the magic of those moments.

You coach them in sports, rushing to practices and ballgames...and tote them all over the country to let them play the game they love...no matter how exhausting or expensive it becomes.

Life is just so busy that you rarely even stop to think what the end of those days look like.

In fact, it’s not really even something you can wrap your mind around.

You go into it thinking that 18-20 years sounds like a long time....

Then suddenly hours turn into days...days into months...and months into years.

That little person that used to crawl up next to you in bed and cuddle up to watch cartoons...suddenly becomes this young adult who hugs you in the hallway as they come and go.

And the chaos and laughter that used to echo throughout your home....gets filled with silence and solitude.

You’ve learned how to parent a child who needs you to care for and protect them....but have no clue how the whole “letting go” thing is supposed to work.

So you hold on as tight as you can...wondering how time passed so quickly...feeling guilty that you missed something....

Because even though you had 20 years.....it just somehow doesn’t seem like it was enough.

You ask yourself so many questions...

Did you teach them the right lessons?
Did you read them enough books as a child?
Spend enough time playing with them?
How many school parties did you have to miss?
Do they really know how much you love them?
What could I have done better as a parent?
....When it’s time for them to go, it all hits you like a ton of bricks.

And all you can do is pray....hope....and trust that God will protect them as they start to make their way into the world alone.

Parenting is by far the most amazing experience of your life....that at times leaves you exhilarated....while others leave you heartbroken.

But one thing is certain.....it’s never enough time...💕

So for all the parents with young children...who’s days are spent trying to figure out how to make it through the madness...
Exhausted day in and day out...

Soak. It. All. In.

Because one day....all those crazy days full of cartoons, snuggles, sleep overs, Christmas morning magic, ballgames, practices and late night dinners...

All come to an end.

And you’re left hoping that you did enough right, so that when they spread their wings....

They’ll fly...💕💕💕

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Holding Your Crying Baby isn’t Spoiling Them, You’re Just Meeting the Child’s Needs A lot of new parents are giving a conflicting advice. The baby should sleep on the stomach, but no, on the back, or the side?

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Newborns need care, but so do new mamas I matter too. I am a person too. I am valuable. I am the baby's whole world so I need to be seen so I don't lose myself.

You can not spoil a baby. They need cuddles for security after being in a tight cocoon for 9 months. Such a huge shock to be born into this enormous world after being so close to mummy ❤️

Study Proves That Cuddling Babies Early (and Often) Has Huge Benefits So forget everything you've ever heard about "spoiling" the baby.

Fed is best. I support Mummies doing what is best for them and their babies with no need for unnecessary judgment and pressure.

The Pressure To Breastfeed Can Hurt Women. And Doctors Are Finally Realizing It. New research highlights an issue that many women already know too well.

Reminder: It's Almost RSV Season - Please Don't Kiss My Baby You see the sick babies every year over and over. “My poor little guy has RSV!” they comment on their …