Thriving on maternity leave

List of Resources:

• What I wish I’d known about life with a newborn – https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1046160/what-i-wish-id-known-about-life-with-a-newborn (UK)
• We Asked Sleep Consultants How to Survive the Newborn Days – https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-consultants-share-tips-for-new-parents#The-Dos (US)
• Mums’ tips: how to meet other new mums – https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1006203/mums-tips-how-to-meet-other-new-mums (UK)
• 10 Things I Wish I Knew About Motherhood Before I Had A Baby – https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/tips-for-new-mums (Global)
• The Professional Woman’s Guide to Surviving Maternity Leave – https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-professional-womans-guide-to-surviving-maternity-leave (US)
• Good Night Nutrients – https://executive-coaching.co.uk/ecc-articles/good-night-nutrients/ (Global)
• Cry-sis: Support for Parents with Crying and Sleepless Babies – cry-sis.org.uk (UK)
• Overcoming Baby’s Bedtime Battles – https://www.parents.com/baby/sleep/issues/overcoming-babys-bedtime-battles/ (US)
• Infant Sleep Solutions – www.Infantsleepsolutions.co.uk (UK)
• A Parents Guide to Sleep Training your Baby –  This guide tells you what sleep training is (and what it isn’t), it provides an age-specific sleep training guide. https://www.moshisleep.com/sleep-training/ (Global)
• Find the Best Things to do with Kids – www.kidadl.com (UK)

Apps:

• Hoop
  • Find local baby classes and get inspiration on days out or activities at home to entertain kids of all ages.
• Baby Feed Timer
  • Recommended by NHS midwives, the Baby Feed Timer has proven a great help for many new mums. This helpful app tracks your baby’s feeding schedule, whether you’re breastfeeding or bottle-feeding. The log helps you record when and how long your baby feeds for, and it also reminds you when the next feed is due.
• The Wonder Weeks
  • Recommended by lots of new mums to help you to understand your baby’s development and milestones.
• Moshi- Sleep & Mindfulness.
  • Recommended by top sleep experts and physicians.  Moshi helps families fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up less. 75 hours of original audio stories, meditations, music, and sounds.