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Mother’s Day, With Meaning

Pinky McKay 7 May, 2021 0

The ads are everywhere. You can’t miss them. No, I don’t want a soda stream or a steam mop for Mothers’ Day, thank-you very much, Mister Ad Man. What I would love is for all mothers to stand in your power and own your worth. Being a mother can have pretty low status. There are so many influences for this, but we can be our own worst…

Baby

Your Crying Baby’s Language

Pinky McKay 17 Apr, 2021 0

"I feel like a really bad mother," confided Sarah, mother of four month old Molly who, apart from an early bout of colic that was overcome with some simple changes to Sarah's own diet, has been an easy, happy baby who rarely cries. Sarah explained, "the other mothers at mums' group all talk about hungry cries, tired cries and angry cries and I am…

Motherhood

Are you a FUN mum or a frantic Mum?

Pinky McKay 30 Dec, 2020 0

Instead of adding more 'to dos' to your list, try this ‘health check’ of the ‘fun versus frantic’ factors in your life and see how to ditch the pressure and have more fun.

Sleep

Self-Settling – Why It’s Not the Holy Grail of Baby Sleep

Pinky McKay 2 Dec, 2020 0

We all have sleep associations, we don’t bat an eyelid about our own quirks or needs around what helps us sleep. Yet, with even a very young baby, there is pressure to ‘teach your baby to self-settle’ – to fall asleep without any help from you.

Baby

When It’s Your Baby, Not You Screwing Things Up.

Pinky McKay 28 Aug, 2020 0

Unrealistic expectations, pressure to be the perfect mum and too many ‘rules’ are making mums overthink – and blame themselves when they don’t have a ‘good’ baby.

Parenting

Is Your Toddler Ready for Toilet ‘Training’?

Pinky McKay 1 Jul, 2020 0

After two little boys who had been fairly easy to teach about using the toilet - boys can have so much fun peeing on rocks and trees in the garden as they learn how their bodies function - my daughter simply didn't give a damn about peeing in the toilet. Until today.

Parenting

Home-schooling in Quarantine -Without Losing Your Mind

Pinky McKay 19 Mar, 2020 0

“Help! I’m ‘home-schooling’, how did you do it?” asked my son’s friend whose kids’ school has been shut down due to the current health crisis. I home-schooled for ten years, four kids at home together ...

Breastfeeding

Will a Bedtime Bottle Really Help Your Breast-fed Baby Sleep?

Pinky McKay 27 Feb, 2020 0

How often have you been told, just give your breastfed baby a bottle of formula at bedtime to make him sleep? Although this advice is almost some kind of ‘folk-lore’ among the believers, there are some health professionals who may advise you to do this, even with a newborn. Some will tell you that giving a bottle is a great way for fathers to…

Breastfeeding

Sharing Love And Mother’s Milk, Pinky’s Story

Pinky McKay 21 Nov, 2019 0

I asked, “have you fed her? Do you have a bottle with you?” She answered ‘no’ to both questions. I told her, “I don’t own any bottles but I can breastfeed her if you are ok with that – she’s hungry!” There started a discussion. My friend knew how breast milk would help her tiny baby thrive, but she hadn’t dared to raise the issue.

Parenting

Three Questions You Must Ask Before Following Advice About Your Baby

Pinky McKay 1 Nov, 2019 0

It can be so difficult as a parent to sift through a minefield of conflicting advice, can’t it? Who do you trust? Which advice is ‘right’? Where is this advice coming from? Almost as soon as you baby bump begins to show, it seems that everyone is an expert about YOUR baby! Whenever you hear advice that doesn’t feel quite right to you or if you…

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Pinky McKay is one of Australia’s most recognised and respected breastfeeding experts. She’s an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and best-selling author of 4 titles including Parenting By Heart and Sleeping Like a Baby, (Penguin Random House). Pinky specializes in gentle parenting styles that honour mothers’ natural instincts to respond to their babies.