Issue 56 - The Natural Parent Magazine

Parenting life can be hectic, but by pausing you can take a step back, find your calm, and appreciate the simple things in life. Wherever you are at in your parenting journey, our stunning latest issue is packed to the brim with inspiration, advice, tips and real-life experiences to guide you on your journey. In Helen Bartom’s latest ‘Positive birth story’, we learn about Becky’s “redemption birth", after experiencing a traumatic birth. She talks about her determination to have a whole different experience second time around and “what she did to feel calm, confident and empowered" in her waterbirth to Callie. Tracy Gillett offers a refreshing perspective on baby sleep, discussing the hidden benefits of wakeful nights. She challenges the notion that “a wakeful baby in your bed is a problem to be solved" by explaining the benefits to brain development, safer sleep, circadian rhythm development and supporting crucial growth and development. If you are a breastfeeding mum won...