Introducing our qualified baby first aid trainers in South Yorkshire from Daisy First Aid.
Baby Acne – causes and treatment
Baby acne is really common and usually appears between 2 and 4 weeks after your little one’s arrival. It’s nothing to worry about and in this week’s blog we’re talking about how to spot it and what to do if you little one does develop it. What is baby acne? Baby acne...
Bonding with your baby – top tips for new dads and partners.
Dads and partners play a crucial role in the arrival of a new baby. For new mums it can feel overwhelming to suddenly have this tiny human who is completely dependant on you for literally every need they have. So as dads and...
Postnatal Depression – Spotting The Signs
Becoming a parent is indisputably one of the biggest events you can experience in your life. After such a life-altering event it can, understandably, leave lots of people struggling with their mental health and in need of support. Postnatal depression (PND) is a...
What I didn’t know about becoming a new mum
When you’re expecting a baby it’s normal to have certain expectations of pregnancy, birth and beyond based on what you’ve read, anecdotes you’ve heard and from seeing friends and relatives having babies around you. You’ll likely do an antenatal class to learn all...
Whooping Cough Vaccine
There is so much to think about when you’re pregnant. What to buy, what to eat, what not to eat, safe sleep, breast and bottle feeding, what to pack in your hospital bag. The list feels endless. Something else you’ll need to think about is whooping cough and why and...
Meet The Trainer – Kay in Gosport & Fareham
I’m Kay, the local Daisy first Aid Trainer for Gosport, Fareham and Bursledon. Here are 5 things about me… Why I became a Daisy First Aid Trainer…. I attended a Daisy course when my son (now 10) was a toddler. Eightyears later with my second child I started to look...
Ideas for seeing in the New Year with little ones
As parents of little children you probably don’t want them to stay up until midnight – you might not feel like staying up until midnight yourself if you’re sleep-deprived! But it’s still nice to celebrate the start of the new year with our little people so on this...
How to help a choking baby
Is your little one going to be starting solids soon? Weaning is an exciting time for parents and babies as they start a new phase of life! But it also comes with new worries one of which is choking. Choking is a very common fear and lots of parents book our classes...
Christmas tradition ideas…
Christmas is a special time of year for most people but when you have children the true magic of Christmas really does come alive when you see their little faces light up with joy and excitement. There is a lot of pressure on parents these days – thanks largely to...
6 reasons it’s great to be pregnant at Christmas!
You can’t plan when you’re going to be pregnant and some pregnancy journeys are filled with heartbreak and anxiety so being pregnant at any time of year is a gift. But for some it might seem like unfortunate timing to be pregnant over the festive period and it might...
5 ways you can feel empowered as a new parent
Written by Anna Johnson, founder of Bump Haus It can be a confusing and overwhelming place being a new parent. I know firsthand how the internet can leave you feeling even more overwhelmed than when you started looking for safe pre and post-natal exercise to do, or...
The flu vaccine
Should you get your child vaccinated? As winter approaches so too does the flu season. Flu, which is caused by the influenza virus, can be particularly dangerous to certain groups of people including pregnant women and young children. On this week’s blog we’re talking...