Show Notes
Making her very welcome return to the Sleep Like a Baby? podcast is the one and only midwife and lactation consultant Olivia Hinge! You may well know her from much-loved Instagram account (@olivia_lactation_consultant), I know I am a super-fan. In this week's episode we talk a lot about the pressures that mothers put on themselves and celebrate the importance of imperfection. If you think you're not a good enough mother because you find crafting torturous or you find life with a small baby boring a lot of the time - you've come to the right place. But how do we practise self-acceptance in the age of mass information and parental comparison? And then throw in sickness season (which us Northern Hemisphere folk are currently enjoying) and tricky infant sleeping patterns and - well, it's a lot. --------------- As mentioned in this week's episode, my 0-18m + Toddler Sleep Guides are available here as both pdf AND audio: littlenest.podia.com. And tickets to my upcoming December Night Weaning Webinars are here: Breastfeeding: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=22681540&appointmentType=38787046 Bottle-feeding: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=22681540&appointmentType=38787155 Use code NIGHTWEAN20 for an early bird discount up until 1 December
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