What were we thinking! promote confidence and reduce distress in parents with a first baby

Parent stories and expert advice / John

John

John is the proud father of a baby boy. Whilst his son is no longer a newborn, he has no trouble recalling the challenges of being a first time parent and brings to the blog the perspective of hindsight!

Blogposts by John

Newborn challenges

Newborn challenges

John loves his baby son 100% but hasn't, on the other hand, always enjoyed their time together. He questions whether other newborn parents have felt the same ...

What you give up when gaining a baby

What you give up when gaining a baby

Being a first time parent inevitably requires a degree of personal sacrifice. But as John questions, do we fit parenthood in with our former lives or do we fit our lives around being a new parent?