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“I was, and still am stunned at how easy and quick Jo’s method was for getting my daughter to sleep through the night.” — Lisa, BabyBliss mother.
How we can help you
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Preparing Siblings For New Baby
One of the concerns many parents have bout the impending birth of their second or subsequent child is how will the older sibling or siblings handle the new arrival. This is definitely one of those times where deliberate and consistent preparation really pays off. Conventional wisdom recommends avoiding telling a child you’re pregnant until you’re […]
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The toddler who won’t go to sleep
Ella was around 18 months when I first met her and her parents. Ella was a great sleeper overnight and during the day once she went to sleep but it was the getting to sleep that was the problem. It could take her parents anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours to get her to […]
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The Art of Baby Whispering
Jo recently appeared on ABC Radio 774 Melbourne to discuss all things new-born baby. In the interview Jo talks about the way in which babies will pick up on stress and anxiety of parents, about the kind of advice new mothers will actually be able to absorb, what new babies need most, about the joys […]
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Getting rid of the dummy
I have had a run lately on parents whose baby won’t sleep without the dummy or who won’t go back to sleep when they wake overnight unless they have the dummy. The dummy can be a great tool when a baby is really young – say from about 2 weeks. It is great to help a baby […]
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Top Tips for Breastfeeding
My top tips for breastfeeding as seen on www.kidspot.com.au and www.birth.com.au 7 breastfeeding tips to set you up for success While you might think breastfeeding will be the easiest thing in the world, Jo Ryan, author of Babybliss (Harper Collins), says many women stop breastfeeding earlier than they’d like, or don’t even get started properly, because of […]
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Stressed about the holidays? Here are Jo’s top tips staying sane over the Christmas break!
Can you believe another year is coming to an end? I can’t! The years are just flying by and the babies are all getting bigger. I also can’t believe that in 2014 BabyBliss will have been going for 10, yes 10 years! Wowsers! In those 10 years, we have seen and helped thousands and thousands […]
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A happy BabyBliss family
Another wonderful testimonial from a satisfied BabyBliss family. We are going to regularly post these stories as we know they are very helpful to parents struggling with all kinds of different things that go along with having a young family. “It’s been five months since we had Jo come out for a three night stay […]
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Should we co-sleep?
This is an ongoing and emotional debate. Is co-sleeping good or bad for baby? Is it a SIDS risk? Professor James J. McKenna, the world’s leading authority on mother-infant co-sleeping, in relationship to breastfeeding and SIDS, believes that it is not that simple. In this article published in 2008 he says that “where a baby […]
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To smack or not to smack
Okay, I am going to just say it…..I don’t believe in smacking. I know a lot of people are going to disagree with me but after working with children for more than 20 years I just don’t believe that smacking is an effective method of discipline. Like most kids bought up in the 70’s I […]
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I was on the telly!
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure, and the terror, of being on Studio 10. It was a brief but lovely experience. I loved being able to talk to the panel, particularly Ita who I have admired for many many years. I also managed to squeeze in as many tips as I could in three […]
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BabyBliss, the (i)book
The BabyBliss book is now available in iBook. Here is a lovely letter we received from one very happy mum! “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! Please take a few minutes to read how much your techniques have changed our little family for the better 🙂 I downloaded your iBook over two weeks ago now. Our […]
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Are you damaging your baby’s hearing?
Parents will do anything to get their baby to sleep. If it isn’t rocking in your arms, bouncing on a fit-ball, or driving around the suburbs, it might be using a white noise, or sound machine to help your baby sleep soundly. Well, a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
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Colic and the witching hour – are they same thing?
Most parents would have heard the word colic. In fact, I am sure quite a few of you have probably used it yourself in relation to your children, or had someone tell you your baby had it. When a parent tells me that their baby has colic I always ask, “And what do you mean […]
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Men and post-natal depression – Jane Davidson
Post natal depression affects one in five women and one in seven men in Australia, according to the Gidget Foundation. This got me thinking about two things: what is going on for women that is leading to such a high statistic and what is it like for partners who are supporting women going through this? […]
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What’s the worst Mothers’ Day present you’ve ever received?
Mothers’ Day is almost upon us! …A time to say thanks to the special person who made us (or gave us our peculiar twitch. 😉 …A time to give yourself a pat on the back for keeping those beautiful children alive for one more year. Choosing a gift can be tricky, but here’s my top […]
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