Birth doesn’t have to be a scary prospect. We have TV programmes (think Rachel in friends) to thank for the common perception of labour and birth; feet in stirrups, lying on your back, screaming… The good news is, it doesn’t have to be this way. Labour can be a calm, beautiful and truly empowering experience. […] The post Pain relief in labour appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

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Are you expecting your second child? Are you worried about how your firstborn will react to the new arrival? Are you worried you won’t be able to love another child as much as you love your first? If so, this week’s blog is for you! We’re looking at how to introduce a new baby to […] The post Introducing a new baby appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

Everyone has a good idea of how they want their birth to go by the time their due date is approaching but we all know that sometimes not everything goes to plan so it’s a good idea to know what to expect should things change. Whether you’re having a planned C-section or you’re planning to […] The post Who’s in the room during a C-section? appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

It’s almost Easter and on this week’s blog we have some egg-ceptional actitives for you to try with your little ones at home! Let’s face it, it may be spring but the weather is so unpredictable so here are some great activities for you to try and home with your little ones over the Easter […] The post Easy Easter Activities For Little Ones appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

By founder of Mind Marvels, Karen Gibb Home can be a frantic place for families. There is a relief to be felt in a safe, home environment where you can ‘be yourself’, but the mask we all wear in social settings comes off at home. Parents might be concerned that a worried child at home […] The post Five Ways For Parents To Help Children Feeling Worried At Home appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

As part of Safer Sleep Week which is an awareness campaign run by our friends at The Lullaby Trust we are looking how to co-sleep safely with your baby. Tragically, around 3 babies a week still die from SIDS and if all parents were aware of safer sleep advice many lives could be saved. Co-sleeping […] The post How to co-sleep safely appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

This is something that tends to divide people. People who find out the sex of their baby at their 20 week scan often can’t imagine waiting until the baby is born and people who don’t find out often wonder why people do! And what if you’re a couple having a baby and one of you […] The post Should you find out the sex of your baby? appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

When you first discover you’re pregnant giving birth feels a very long way off. But those months go quickly and you’ll soon you’ll be needing to think about preparing to go into hospital to have your baby if that’s where you’ve chosen to give birth. So on today’s blog we’re looking at all the essentials […] The post Hospital bag essentials for mums-to-be appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more

We parents all lose our cool at some point. Parenting is hard, sometimes it feels like our children are wired to push our buttons. When our cups aren’t as full as we’d like them to be of course there are going to be times when we behave in a way we’d prefer not to. We’ve […] The post The Power of Repair appeared first on Daisy First Aid ..read more