by Melanie Valecha | Nov 16, 2016 | development, fussy eating, mealtime, milk intake, toddler
I am prompted to write this blog as I have recently worked with a number of wonderful parents at their wits end with feeding their toddler. They have found themselves regressing back to bottles of milk and topping up with yoghurts in order to ‘get something into...
by Melanie Valecha | Nov 6, 2016 | postnatal health, sex after birth
The very last thing I ever thought I would do again after I gave birth to my first child was resume a sex life! I vowed NOTHING would ever enter there again. I had 3 more children after that so I obviously didn’t adhere to that vow! I remember being scared,...
by Melanie Valecha | Nov 1, 2016 | cradle cap
Usually starts appearing in the first 2 months of your babys life but cradle cap can appear up to 12 months old and more. It varies in appearance depending on severity. The appearance of cradle cap can look like scales of dandruff to patches of greasy yellow / brown...
by Melanie Valecha | Oct 15, 2016 | parenting, Toddlerhood
What?! I hear you say toddler discipline. Surely those two words or concepts don’t go together? Lets look at the meaning of the word discipline – according to the oxford dictionary ‘the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour...
by Melanie Valecha | Sep 21, 2016 | overdue, pregnancy
This is a particularly busy time of the year for maternity services. Its 9/10 months post christmas parties and holidays! In the last few weeks of pregnancy it can feel like your baby will never come. The commonly experienced heaviness worsens as the day goes on. The...
