Advice from the tooth fairy...
8 Infant Oral Care Tips Every Parent Should Know
Dental care may not come to mind when you think about your baby’s health, but it is a vital part of caring for your infant.
What many parents may not know...
Tips for coping with sleep deprivation as a new parent
There’s no doubt that one aspect of having a newborn is dealing with and adapting to a reduced amount of sleep. It’s talked about before you even become a parent; by people advising you to enjoy your rest...
5 Tips on finding the right job for new parents
If you are reading this, congratulations! Being a parent is perhaps one of the formative experiences in any person’s life, however of course with its ups also comes some challenges.
Striking a balance between employment and parenting can...
Surrogacy and Diving
I am a 37-year-old woman who lives in glorious Southsea in Portsmouth, I am currently pregnant with my second surrogate child after a super successful first baby born back in 2020. I am lucky enough to be friends with two...
The pelvic floor and why we need to exercise it after having a baby?
Physiotherapist Caitlin Dunsford top tips to understanding this muscle and exercising it after having a baby.
Where is your pelvic floor?
First of all, the pelvic floor is a muscle (just like your bicep in your arm or calf...
Preparing for the Arrival of Your Little One with Essential Oils
Congratulations on expanding your family!! I am so excited to share with you how essential oils can support you at this exciting time!! I have been so lucky to have essential oils by my side when I delivered...
World Breastfeeding Week 2021
World Breastfeeding Week was first celebrated in 1992 and is now celebrated in over 120 countries. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF, and other organisations, to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
It aims...
Nutrition During Pregnancy
It is perfectly natural to become preoccupied with personal health during pregnancy. Indeed, it’s easy to make the argument that this is the only responsible way to think but when you’re “being healthy for two,” so to speak,...
What is Hypnobirthing? Facts or Fantasy?
If you’ve landed on this page, then I’m sure you’ve heard this term thrown around many times … I’m sure you have heard it talked about amongst those positive birth stories but wonder whether it is all...
New Year’s Resolutions for Busy Mums
PacaPod would like to introduce Emma Cottam, a speaker, writer and founder of Isabella and Us. She is the editor of the Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums, an independent magazine for mums, and the host of the Positive...