Advice Archives - Lotus Maternity

Parenthood and Anxiety: Why Mental Health Matters for Both Mums and Dads

Parenthood hits you like a ton of bricks. One minute you’re celebrating, the next you’re spiraling with ‘what ifs’ and ‘am I ready for this?’ It’s a wild mix of excitement, panic, and everything in between. Feeling anxious? Totally normal. After all, nothing shakes up your world quite like becoming a parent. Anxiety is a […]

Breastfeeding Tips – How to express breastmilk by hand

I have made a demonstration video on expressing milk by hand. Rather than creating a ‘How To’ guide to read, I thought it was most effective to show the techniques via a video

Breastfeeding – How important is support?

This, in my opinion, is the second most important factor as to whether you will sustain breastfeeding, second to determination

What to eat and drink whilst in labour

For those who have had babies before you will know that the last thing you feel like doing whilst in the throws of labour is eating

Going back to work after having a baby – Home or away?

Running a business is blooming hard. Aside from the invaluable work experience and countless lessons about small ways to help save the environment, this is what I have learnt

Top tips for returning to work whilst breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is very much a personal and often private activity, however, at the same time it is a public concern that is affected by societal values, culture and norms

How to cope in hot weather with a baby

In the Summer of 2019 we had an extremely rare occurrence in the UK, a week in July that was really hot! With this hot weather, what to do?

Handling a newborn baby during the coronavirus pandemic

175738673867375672 days in lockdown? Honestly we've lost count! The UK is in the midst of its third national lockdown