In this episode of the Nourishing Birth and Beyond podcast, I provide support and advice for parents of unsettled babies. I talk about the importance of self-care to maintain a regulated nervous system, suggesting that parents find small moments for relaxation and seek help from friends or family. I also recommend exploring craniosacral osteopathy to address potential physical tension in infants and consulting specialists for oral dysfunction issues like tongue ties. The episode aims to offer empathy, practical tips, and reassurance that the challenging phase of parenting an unsettled baby will eventually pass.
In this episode of the podcast I talk about:
- The necessity of self-care for parents to maintain their well-being and effectively support their children, suggesting finding small moments for relaxation and seeking help from others.
- Exploring craniosacral osteopathy as a gentle treatment to address physical tension in babies, potentially improving their comfort and reducing crying.
- Consulting specialists for oral dysfunctions like tongue ties, which can affect feeding and overall infant well-being.
- The fact that the difficult phase of parenting an unsettled baby is temporary and will improve over time.
Sound bites from this episode:
“Prioritizing looking after you is number one. And it’s not optional, it’s essential.”
“My first tip for supporting with a really unsettled baby is finding support for yourself so that you can regulate your nervous system. We need to find a way to carve in little moments of time or where you can have a sigh, breathe, regulate and have these little snippets of time so that your nervous system doesn’t get fried.”
“This is a long game, not a short game. So look after yourself well.”
“Thinking of these three areas as kind of starting points. It depends on what your capacity is at the moment and actually you might just be really in the thick of it and just getting through day to day. So kind of take these steps as things that you can do to help support your baby.”
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