Have you heard any of these? Don't forget to get your free 0 - 12 months old developmental milestone chart here: brightestbeginning.com/12monthmilestones/?lead_source=youtube_203
Honestly, even though I do all those things (breastfeeding, carrying baby around when he wants to be held and co-sleeping) and enjoy them, your video did give me a huge relief that I'm not traumatizing my baby if I'm not always able to provide those things immediately. I was a neglected child and I'm trying my best to give my baby things I myself lacked. Thank you for your work ❤
FTM with a 1 month old. Thanks for this as I’ve been feeling guilty for leaving the room to use the restroom when she is crying, or using a moment for self care. I really needed this today, thank you.
As a mom who had a baby in the ICU for a week after birth, it really broke my heart thinking I couldn't breastfeed as much and ended up bottle feeding because of the stress. Watching this video makes me feel a whole lot better! Knowing I was there to provide food when he needed is the main point. Thank you!
Same thing with me! When my daughter was in the hospital I could either hold her skin to skin, or pump, but she wasn’t able to latch due to all the medical interventions. I chose to hold her, and for a long time agonized over if it was the right choice, but now I know it was, and am grateful that we have a very strong bond!
Anybody who has trauma in their past and wants to break cycle with their own child needs to look up circle of security. This is where the 30% rule comes from. This is an excellent video!
I didn't breastfeed, baby wear or co sleep. I even sleep trained (gasp!!!). My 2 year old is VERY attached to us but she's always been fed, clean and loved. I think those are the REAL things that make them attach to us and there are many ways to accomplish that!!!
@tiad.9142 my daughter goes to mother's day out twice a week and my gym daycare. She cried for a while at first, but now, she lets me leave after getting to know the people. I do not think she's too attached, but I agree with you that some kids are too clingy for their own good. (I noticed their comment about how being too attached is a sign of poor attachment disappeared).
How strong attachments are will be shown when they're teens. I see many people claiming to have strong attachments to children they see 3 hours a day. But I take a hard look around, and it appears that many teens are distant from their parents and more attached to their peers. I bf, bw & co-sleep, but I won't dare say she's super attached. How our relationship grows over time will be the proof of the foundation set. Can't say either way. She's only 19 months right now.
@Ana_Cecilia615 You're right. We won't know how well our attachment is until later. There's no guarantee that if you do everything "right, " that you will get the results you want. We really don't have the control we think we do. Infancy is the only time you are 💯 in control so we obsess over these little choices. I feel good about my relationship with my child, but I have no idea what type of relationship we will have in the future. I hope everyone's child thrives and does well, and many children do thrive under very different circumstances with very different parents who made different choices. We should support one another by letting people make the choices that are right for their families and not put down others to validate our own.
@Hipshair I don't know who is putting you down in the comments. I don't see that anywhere. I also don't see anyone not supporting others choices here. I brought up the fact that I am doing things traditionally to share a perspective that attachment isn't going to be proven right now. There are many years ahead that will shape attachment. As an adopted child, my lack of attachment had more to do with my adoptive parents lack of education on validating my biological curiosity. Today, parents are forced to be educated through home studies to attach better with their adopted children. So I'm a product of all the unconventional ways of raising a child, and understand that attachment is a journey. Not just a formula or bf/ sleep train/co-sleep / baby wearing/ stroller debate.
My baby started crawling a full month before she started rolling over. I got worried I had done something wrong because she did'nt learn things in the "normal" sequence, but your videos calmed me right down and now she's rolling over no problem. So thank you so much for calming this new moms nerves
Milestones can cause so much worry- it’s nice to know my videos helped keep you calm. Also how much fun is it when they start crawling? Definitely nerve racking at times but great to see them exploring.
Great video Emma, as a newly retired midwife missing “her”mums and babies 😢 it is so refreshing to hear clear evidenced based information being given in a kind and compassionate manner. Mums and their partners, if they have one need such love and support at this time of great change, it’s a wonderful time but exhausting and scary too, it’s a learning curve for everyone involved. The pressure new parents are under today is enormous at times. Sadly I have seen stress levels rise as misinformation grows from multiple sources and pressure to be that picture perfect new family is real. To all the mums out there you are amazing, keep well and enjoy your babies, they are adults all too soon. 💕💙
I thank God my baby never cried until her shots. She only cries when she is seriously having an issue. She does whine, which can be easily diffused. I am a stay at home mom and I couldn't have become so informed and confident without you, Emma. Thank you sooo much. I will be pregnant by the end of this year. Ty ty 😊 🙏.
That’s so wonderful to hear! It sounds like you have such a calm and content little one. Being an informed and confident parent makes such a difference, and I’m so happy my content has helped you along the way! Wishing you all the best on your journey-exciting times ahead! 😊
It's so sad that most days it's either we let them cry so we can quickly try to take care of ourselves (because we cannot pour from an empty cup) or we prevent the tears and completely neglect ourselves. Then when we do take care of ourselves for doing things like brushing our teeth or trying to eat, we feel guilty! It's like no matter what, we can't win. 😢
I need to eat well so I can nurse my baby. I can't eat yer alone make something healthy because he's gassy and in pain. Guilt for eating or guilt for not having enough milk.
I feel like this was posted at just the right moment. My little lady is 4 months (3 months adjusted). She has had extreme colic and sensitivity since week 3. Today we just cried together basically all day. I worry about our attachment and her developmental milestones as I can hardly put her down for tummy time. In all of it I am extremely attentive and try to help her through the very best that I can. I worry about her crying so much but hopefully 🤞🏼 she will settle soon. Love learning from your videos! Thank you! 🙏🏼
It sounds like today was a tough one for both of you-sending you a big hug! ❤ Parenting is hard, and it’s completely okay to lean on support when you need it. The fact that you are so attentive and always doing your best to help her shows just how much love and security you’re providing. You’re laying a wonderful foundation for a strong, secure attachment. As for her milestones, there are some gentle ways to help build her neck strength while holding her. You could try the football hold or gradually move your hand further down her back as she gets stronger, giving her the opportunity to engage her muscles more. I hope this helps!
My therapist told me this a few weeks after my daughter was born and thank God she did. I still struggled with my feelings, but I was able to survive because this information was at the back of my mine. My daughter is nine months old now and is showing lots of signs of being very attached.
This is such a great and important message! With my first daughter I breastfed, wore her in the sling ALL the time, and we co-slept. 12 years later baby number 2 came around and I wasn’t able to breastfeed 😢 and then to my dismay she HATED being in the sling, and then finally at a year old she just wouldn’t sleep anymore and we started to put her in her own crib and she is now sleeping through the night! I was trying so hard to do everything “right” that for a long time I was missing the signs of my baby didn’t want it! She wants me to come when she cries for me, she wants a bottle she can hold, and room and space in her bed to herself. I’m glad I finally relaxed enough to let go of my own dogma and listen to her. ❤
Thanks so much for this video. Sometimes i doubt whether i would be a good parent and if i want to have children because of this. But your videos take away my doubts. How wonderful it could be to take good care of a baby, knowing that there is no need to stress over everything needing to be perfect!
First of all, THANK YOU 😭❣️as a ftm, I would be jumping over furniture, pushing things aside, hushing others mid conversation, if I heard the slightest whimper from my baby, causing me to not only look but feel crazy - when baby was fine. Then I became nervous that I was too attached and would cause an insecure anxious attachment in the occasions I wasn’t acting like that because that’s what baby came to expect. The most helpful way I can meet my baby’s needs is to be a regulated and consistent mom and partner who remembers that my baby is (more) resilient (than I’m giving him credit for) and husband can also meet baby’s needs even if it looks different from how I meet them.
Could you please share your thoughts about daycare and attachment theory. My 11 month old is starting 1 day per week and I’m very stressed 😩 Thank you ❤
I’m about to be induced for my first baby, your videos have definitely helped me not be so stressed. I mean I’m a little stressed, but it still helps 😂 I just want my baby to be happy and healthy.
That’s so exciting! It’s completely normal to feel a little stressed, but you’re already doing an amazing job by preparing and learning. Wishing you a smooth induction and a happy, healthy baby! 💛😊
This feels like it should be required watching before new parents are allowed to leave the hospital! Especially the breastfeeding comment! The amount of stress it might help prevent in a lot of new parents...😊❤
thank you Emma so much. that HUGE pressure on natural birth, breastfeeding, etc. makes more harm than good. I wanted to do all of that. I had wonderful, easy pregnancy... finished with an awfully long chilbirth with complications and emergency C-section. All these stress, exhaustion and pain caused problems with breastfeeding and after long month of struggling I've lost the supply entirely. On top of that- my daughter didn't (still doesn't) like co-sleeping and contact naps. I felt like the worst mom ever and a total failure. All of these led to severe PPD and PPA, it was the worst time of my life (which should be the best, I just born beautiful healthy girl!) Now I am on meds for 5 months and feel great. My baby develops beautifully. Everything is finally on track but I wish I knew all of that earlier. Maybe I could be more gentle to myself and suffer less. I think it may be the most important film on your channel. I will send it to every parent-to-be I know.
I never leave you videos no matter how long they are because you have very useful and valuable information. The people leaving early are missing out lol…. Thanks for breaking them down though, shows that you actually care about your audience and want parents to learn how to be the best they can be.
I feel like I cracked the co sleeping code: i sleep on a floor on a mattress, one meter away from my baby's mattress. I co sleep but I don't co sleep. Not having to get up to a vertical position still preserves your sleep, and I can react to my baby before they realize I was not there.
We started over ss older parents eho now has a two year old. Your baby videos really truly helped us. Do you have more toddler videos? We are losing to this todler.
It's so wonderful to hear that you've been following along for so long! 😊 I actually have quite a few videos on toddlers. Here’s the link to my toddler playlist, where you’ll find all my videos on toddler-related topics::th-cam.com/play/PLEPQYw7MIUjbBw63r0nASZmbst1FF6sHv.html&si=EA3kFpoymom62zO5 Hope you find them helpful! 💛
Thank you SO much for posting this. Wish I had seen it with my first. I had a hard time breastfeeding as I basically didn’t have any milk to give, but I felt so pressured to make it work that I spent 3 weeks trying! I was so traumatized after it. I will be formula feeding my 2nd from the beginning this time around. I also encounter many moms who seem to think I’m insane for wanting to get a good nights sleep in my own bed! We unwittingly sleep trained from a young age, and sleep trained through regressions, etc. I love my bed and I’ve never been able to fall asleep with my child in my arms or beside me. Thank you for saying not to feel guilty for making choices that work for us.
Thanks so much for sharing! ❤️ Like you said, it is so important to choose what works for your family! Parenting is HARD, without all this unnecessary guilt!
Can anyone help? My one month old is crying unless nursing, so we nurse all day and co-sleep. I have a 17 month old as well and I think it makes it so much harder, because I cannot "leave the baby cry" until I figure out what is it that she wants or to learn how to sleep on her bassinet. So we nurse literally all day and all night. I feel like I'm doing everything wrong, I can't be 100% there for neither of my kids and this non stop nursing is actually doing the reverse in terms of bonding. What can I do?
I don't know what resources you have available in specialized help. I personally had help from a maternity nurse who also has an agency for helping new parents that are still struggling after the maternity period. I also hear a lot of parents that have benefit from just a single visit to an osteopath with their baby. Worth a try? Good luck ❤
😅well i understand the point of your adwisors to keep it short. but.. if we all get trained to just have a short-like-a-ticktock- meme- attention.. well.."use it or loose it".. our brain is capable of more...so...i love ur loooong videos🎉🎊😃👏👍
I tell this to so many people when they question why their baby doesn't do this or that yet and Google says they should! My boy was really quick with everything: walking, talking and everything. My girl is much more "average". She barely talks at 19 months, especially compared to my boy who already used short sentences by then. But i know she understands a lot and her chatty times will come! ❤
Thanks so much ❤️ I hope you're enjoying your cuddles with your little one! 3 months is such a lovely age - the smiles and the giggles (when they start) are the best!
I’m sorry that it made you cry but hopefully you are feeling a little less stressed or worried. Sending you ❤️! Remember you’re doing great and so is your little one!
Good video, thankyou I’m haveing issues with my 4 month old has started crying looks like pain roughly 20 - 40 minutes takes us that long to soothe sometimes refusing food aswell, always happens around 9 930pm after an hour of sleep. I’m thinking it might be teething or tummy pains not sure what to do
FTM w 13mo baby - we co sleep n I want to move her to her room with a baby monitor… I seem to be struggling with falling asleep n when she wakes up in her room alone she cries til I move her back to my room … will I ever get it right?
Thank you for letting me know! Looking into it. @sehreenJafry - if you still haven't got it, you're welcome to send an email so support@brightestbeginning.com and we'll get it to you asap. Sorry for the inconvenience!
It’s completely understandable to worry about this-starting daycare is a big transition for both you and your baby! ❤ The good news is that while it’s tough to see them upset, separation anxiety at this stage is completely normal and doesn’t harm their health or emotional well-being. Babies may cry at drop-off because they’re adjusting to a new environment, but over time, they begin to feel more secure with their carers and the routine. Even if he seems really upset when you leave, chances are he calms down not long after and goes on to have a good day.
It's important, and can help them a lot, but definitely not at all costs. If it is very difficult/stressful and/or interferes with taking good care of your baby, it may be better to stop. Formula-fed babies do just fine. Also remember, the Unicef recommendation is world-wide. In some counties it is definitely better to breastfeed, because of the water quality, hygiene, or other issues.
Hi @Evgeniy-c1u I didn’t say breastfeeding isn’t important for a baby’s health. I just said it’s not essential to create a secure attachment. For some mums they physically can’t breastfeed (although they try a lot to persist) and have to formula feed. They often feel so guilty for being unable to and on top of that guilt, worry that their baby won’t form a secure attachment with them. I just wanted to assure them that their little one can still be securely attached if they bottle feed. Parenting is hard enough without this unnecessary guilt and worry.
@@Evgeniy-c1u with only not breastfeeding as the calculated risk for sids, at it's peak around 2 months that would put you at 1 in 42178. It decrease the risk for sids sure, but if you can't breastfeed there is no purpose in being anxious over a 1 in 42178 chance of your kid dying. Who exactly does that help?
Have you heard any of these? Don't forget to get your free 0 - 12 months old developmental milestone chart here:
brightestbeginning.com/12monthmilestones/?lead_source=youtube_203
Honestly, even though I do all those things (breastfeeding, carrying baby around when he wants to be held and co-sleeping) and enjoy them, your video did give me a huge relief that I'm not traumatizing my baby if I'm not always able to provide those things immediately. I was a neglected child and I'm trying my best to give my baby things I myself lacked.
Thank you for your work ❤
Thanks so much for sharing - it sounds like you’re a great parent to your little one ❤️
I enjoy being close with my baby as well due to my personal history as well.
FTM with a 1 month old. Thanks for this as I’ve been feeling guilty for leaving the room to use the restroom when she is crying, or using a moment for self care. I really needed this today, thank you.
It’s my pleasure. Hopefully, you’ll feel a little less guilty the next time you have to pop to the restroom.
Louder for the people in the back! I hope every parent sees this - such a compassionate yet informed delivery in this video. Thank you Emma 👏🏼
Wow, this is a huge compliment. Thank you so much!
If you're here, you ARE a good parent already, & you're only going to improve
❤️
As a mom who had a baby in the ICU for a week after birth, it really broke my heart thinking I couldn't breastfeed as much and ended up bottle feeding because of the stress. Watching this video makes me feel a whole lot better! Knowing I was there to provide food when he needed is the main point. Thank you!
Same thing with me! When my daughter was in the hospital I could either hold her skin to skin, or pump, but she wasn’t able to latch due to all the medical interventions. I chose to hold her, and for a long time agonized over if it was the right choice, but now I know it was, and am grateful that we have a very strong bond!
Anybody who has trauma in their past and wants to break cycle with their own child needs to look up circle of security. This is where the 30% rule comes from.
This is an excellent video!
Circle of Security is great!
Also, so glad you liked the video.
I didn't breastfeed, baby wear or co sleep. I even sleep trained (gasp!!!). My 2 year old is VERY attached to us but she's always been fed, clean and loved. I think those are the REAL things that make them attach to us and there are many ways to accomplish that!!!
@tiad.9142 my daughter goes to mother's day out twice a week and my gym daycare. She cried for a while at first, but now, she lets me leave after getting to know the people. I do not think she's too attached, but I agree with you that some kids are too clingy for their own good. (I noticed their comment about how being too attached is a sign of poor attachment disappeared).
How strong attachments are will be shown when they're teens. I see many people claiming to have strong attachments to children they see 3 hours a day. But I take a hard look around, and it appears that many teens are distant from their parents and more attached to their peers. I bf, bw & co-sleep, but I won't dare say she's super attached. How our relationship grows over time will be the proof of the foundation set. Can't say either way. She's only 19 months right now.
@Ana_Cecilia615
You're right. We won't know how well our attachment is until later. There's no guarantee that if you do everything "right, " that you will get the results you want. We really don't have the control we think we do. Infancy is the only time you are 💯 in control so we obsess over these little choices. I feel good about my relationship with my child, but I have no idea what type of relationship we will have in the future. I hope everyone's child thrives and does well, and many children do thrive under very different circumstances with very different parents who made different choices.
We should support one another by letting people make the choices that are right for their families and not put down others to validate our own.
@Hipshair I don't know who is putting you down in the comments. I don't see that anywhere. I also don't see anyone not supporting others choices here. I brought up the fact that I am doing things traditionally to share a perspective that attachment isn't going to be proven right now. There are many years ahead that will shape attachment. As an adopted child, my lack of attachment had more to do with my adoptive parents lack of education on validating my biological curiosity. Today, parents are forced to be educated through home studies to attach better with their adopted children. So I'm a product of all the unconventional ways of raising a child, and understand that attachment is a journey. Not just a formula or bf/ sleep train/co-sleep / baby wearing/ stroller debate.
My baby started crawling a full month before she started rolling over. I got worried I had done something wrong because she did'nt learn things in the "normal" sequence, but your videos calmed me right down and now she's rolling over no problem. So thank you so much for calming this new moms nerves
Milestones can cause so much worry- it’s nice to know my videos helped keep you calm.
Also how much fun is it when they start crawling? Definitely nerve racking at times but great to see them exploring.
Great video Emma, as a newly retired midwife missing “her”mums and babies 😢 it is so refreshing to hear clear evidenced based information being given in a kind and compassionate manner. Mums and their partners, if they have one need such love and support at this time of great change, it’s a wonderful time but exhausting and scary too, it’s a learning curve for everyone involved. The pressure new parents are under today is enormous at times. Sadly I have seen stress levels rise as misinformation grows from multiple sources and pressure to be that picture perfect new family is real. To all the mums out there you are amazing, keep well and enjoy your babies, they are adults all too soon. 💕💙
Thank you so much Diana!
I thank God my baby never cried until her shots. She only cries when she is seriously having an issue. She does whine, which can be easily diffused. I am a stay at home mom and I couldn't have become so informed and confident without you, Emma. Thank you sooo much. I will be pregnant by the end of this year. Ty ty 😊 🙏.
That’s so wonderful to hear! It sounds like you have such a calm and content little one. Being an informed and confident parent makes such a difference, and I’m so happy my content has helped you along the way!
Wishing you all the best on your journey-exciting times ahead! 😊
Thank God I'm a ftm and I felt so guilty for brushing my teeth and having a snack for like 5 minutes while my baby was crying 😅
It's so sad that most days it's either we let them cry so we can quickly try to take care of ourselves (because we cannot pour from an empty cup) or we prevent the tears and completely neglect ourselves. Then when we do take care of ourselves for doing things like brushing our teeth or trying to eat, we feel guilty! It's like no matter what, we can't win. 😢
I hope this video helps you feel less guilty - you're allowed to eat and even have a shower!
I need to eat well so I can nurse my baby. I can't eat yer alone make something healthy because he's gassy and in pain.
Guilt for eating or guilt for not having enough milk.
@@EmmaHubbard😂😂😂😂
Please don't Mama 😢look after yourself 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
I feel like this was posted at just the right moment. My little lady is 4 months (3 months adjusted). She has had extreme colic and sensitivity since week 3. Today we just cried together basically all day. I worry about our attachment and her developmental milestones as I can hardly put her down for tummy time. In all of it I am extremely attentive and try to help her through the very best that I can. I worry about her crying so much but hopefully 🤞🏼 she will settle soon. Love learning from your videos! Thank you! 🙏🏼
It sounds like today was a tough one for both of you-sending you a big hug! ❤
Parenting is hard, and it’s completely okay to lean on support when you need it.
The fact that you are so attentive and always doing your best to help her shows just how much love and security you’re providing. You’re laying a wonderful foundation for a strong, secure attachment.
As for her milestones, there are some gentle ways to help build her neck strength while holding her. You could try the football hold or gradually move your hand further down her back as she gets stronger, giving her the opportunity to engage her muscles more. I hope this helps!
My therapist told me this a few weeks after my daughter was born and thank God she did. I still struggled with my feelings, but I was able to survive because this information was at the back of my mine. My daughter is nine months old now and is showing lots of signs of being very attached.
Don't know about baby but the baby is making my cortisol level high 😅
😂 My cortisol levels get high some days too - especially with the endless noisy toys my eldest two are into at the moment!
This is such a great and important message! With my first daughter I breastfed, wore her in the sling ALL the time, and we co-slept. 12 years later baby number 2 came around and I wasn’t able to breastfeed 😢 and then to my dismay she HATED being in the sling, and then finally at a year old she just wouldn’t sleep anymore and we started to put her in her own crib and she is now sleeping through the night! I was trying so hard to do everything “right” that for a long time I was missing the signs of my baby didn’t want it! She wants me to come when she cries for me, she wants a bottle she can hold, and room and space in her bed to herself. I’m glad I finally relaxed enough to let go of my own dogma and listen to her. ❤
Thanks so much for this video. Sometimes i doubt whether i would be a good parent and if i want to have children because of this. But your videos take away my doubts. How wonderful it could be to take good care of a baby, knowing that there is no need to stress over everything needing to be perfect!
First of all, THANK YOU 😭❣️as a ftm, I would be jumping over furniture, pushing things aside, hushing others mid conversation, if I heard the slightest whimper from my baby, causing me to not only look but feel crazy - when baby was fine. Then I became nervous that I was too attached and would cause an insecure anxious attachment in the occasions I wasn’t acting like that because that’s what baby came to expect. The most helpful way I can meet my baby’s needs is to be a regulated and consistent mom and partner who remembers that my baby is (more) resilient (than I’m giving him credit for) and husband can also meet baby’s needs even if it looks different from how I meet them.
Could you please share your thoughts about daycare and attachment theory. My 11 month old is starting 1 day per week and I’m very stressed 😩
Thank you ❤
37 weeks pregnant. I’m getting as much info as I can, _before_ everything changes!
I love that you are focused on learning this before your little one arrives. Hopefully, it will make parenting your little one a little bit easier! ❤
I’m about to be induced for my first baby, your videos have definitely helped me not be so stressed. I mean I’m a little stressed, but it still helps 😂 I just want my baby to be happy and healthy.
That’s so exciting! It’s completely normal to feel a little stressed, but you’re already doing an amazing job by preparing and learning. Wishing you a smooth induction and a happy, healthy baby! 💛😊
This feels like it should be required watching before new parents are allowed to leave the hospital! Especially the breastfeeding comment! The amount of stress it might help prevent in a lot of new parents...😊❤
Wow this is a huge compliment. Thank you!
What a perfectly timed video! I just got my 6 week old back to sleep, but I’m wide awake 😂
Great to hear! 😀
thank you Emma so much. that HUGE pressure on natural birth, breastfeeding, etc. makes more harm than good.
I wanted to do all of that. I had wonderful, easy pregnancy... finished with an awfully long chilbirth with complications and emergency C-section. All these stress, exhaustion and pain caused problems with breastfeeding and after long month of struggling I've lost the supply entirely. On top of that- my daughter didn't (still doesn't) like co-sleeping and contact naps.
I felt like the worst mom ever and a total failure. All of these led to severe PPD and PPA, it was the worst time of my life (which should be the best, I just born beautiful healthy girl!)
Now I am on meds for 5 months and feel great. My baby develops beautifully. Everything is finally on track but I wish I knew all of that earlier. Maybe I could be more gentle to myself and suffer less.
I think it may be the most important film on your channel. I will send it to every parent-to-be I know.
I never leave you videos no matter how long they are because you have very useful and valuable information.
The people leaving early are missing out lol…. Thanks for breaking them down though, shows that you actually care about your audience and want parents to learn how to be the best they can be.
LOL - Thanks for staying around!
I feel like I cracked the co sleeping code: i sleep on a floor on a mattress, one meter away from my baby's mattress. I co sleep but I don't co sleep. Not having to get up to a vertical position still preserves your sleep, and I can react to my baby before they realize I was not there.
I really needed to hear this today
Me too!
❤️
We started over ss older parents eho now has a two year old. Your baby videos really truly helped us. Do you have more toddler videos? We are losing to this todler.
It's so wonderful to hear that you've been following along for so long! 😊
I actually have quite a few videos on toddlers. Here’s the link to my toddler playlist, where you’ll find all my videos on toddler-related topics::th-cam.com/play/PLEPQYw7MIUjbBw63r0nASZmbst1FF6sHv.html&si=EA3kFpoymom62zO5
Hope you find them helpful! 💛
@@EmmaHubbard thank you so very much
Thank you SO much for posting this. Wish I had seen it with my first. I had a hard time breastfeeding as I basically didn’t have any milk to give, but I felt so pressured to make it work that I spent 3 weeks trying! I was so traumatized after it. I will be formula feeding my 2nd from the beginning this time around. I also encounter many moms who seem to think I’m insane for wanting to get a good nights sleep in my own bed! We unwittingly sleep trained from a young age, and sleep trained through regressions, etc. I love my bed and I’ve never been able to fall asleep with my child in my arms or beside me. Thank you for saying not to feel guilty for making choices that work for us.
Thanks so much for sharing! ❤️
Like you said, it is so important to choose what works for your family! Parenting is HARD, without all this unnecessary guilt!
I love your videos Emma. So informative, so interesting ❤
Thank you so much!
Can anyone help? My one month old is crying unless nursing, so we nurse all day and co-sleep. I have a 17 month old as well and I think it makes it so much harder, because I cannot "leave the baby cry" until I figure out what is it that she wants or to learn how to sleep on her bassinet. So we nurse literally all day and all night. I feel like I'm doing everything wrong, I can't be 100% there for neither of my kids and this non stop nursing is actually doing the reverse in terms of bonding. What can I do?
I don't know what resources you have available in specialized help. I personally had help from a maternity nurse who also has an agency for helping new parents that are still struggling after the maternity period.
I also hear a lot of parents that have benefit from just a single visit to an osteopath with their baby. Worth a try?
Good luck ❤
I needed to hear this today! Thank you!
It’s my pleasure ❤️
😅well i understand the point of your adwisors to keep it short. but.. if we all get trained to just have a short-like-a-ticktock- meme- attention..
well.."use it or loose it".. our brain is capable of more...so...i love ur loooong videos🎉🎊😃👏👍
😂 I'm glad you love them!!
I tell this to so many people when they question why their baby doesn't do this or that yet and Google says they should!
My boy was really quick with everything: walking, talking and everything. My girl is much more "average". She barely talks at 19 months, especially compared to my boy who already used short sentences by then. But i know she understands a lot and her chatty times will come! ❤
Thanks
Looks like I have anxious attachment and anxiety for no reason🤷🏻♀️
My little munchkin is 3 months. You are the best Emma. Watching from sunny South Africa 🇿🇦
Thanks so much ❤️
I hope you're enjoying your cuddles with your little one! 3 months is such a lovely age - the smiles and the giggles (when they start) are the best!
This video made me cry!
I’m sorry that it made you cry but hopefully you are feeling a little less stressed or worried. Sending you ❤️! Remember you’re doing great and so is your little one!
@ I cried out of relief 🥲
Thank you so much!
❤ thank you
Glad it was helpful :)
@ I’m pregnant with first baby at 34. In kinda freaking out. But I watch your videos and you are so helpful. So thank you very much😇
You are sneaky in a good way;) Alarming title, but reassuring video.
Emma, you look great!
Oh thank you!
Good video, thankyou
I’m haveing issues with my 4 month old has started crying looks like pain roughly 20 - 40 minutes takes us that long to soothe sometimes refusing food aswell, always happens around 9 930pm after an hour of sleep.
I’m thinking it might be teething or tummy pains not sure what to do
FTM w 13mo baby - we co sleep n I want to move her to her room with a baby monitor… I seem to be struggling with falling asleep n when she wakes up in her room alone she cries til I move her back to my room … will I ever get it right?
The milestones downloadable link that she always mentions in her videos has never worked for me. Is anyone else having the same issue?
It never worked for me either. The one that’s in the comment section works though. I just tried it.
Thank you for letting me know! Looking into it.
@sehreenJafry - if you still haven't got it, you're welcome to send an email so support@brightestbeginning.com and we'll get it to you asap. Sorry for the inconvenience!
I think the email is meant to start with “support “ 😊
Ps. Thanks for the video
😳 you’re right! Thank you for catching that @LeahRichards
Now I feel guilty about putting my baby in a Romanian orphanage.
I really don't know why i watch this videos. My son or daughter doesn't need that kind of care anymore.
My baby just started going to daycare and he cries so much. Is it bad for his health if he thinks I left him?
Is he crying all day at daycare or is it when you drop him off?
It’s completely understandable to worry about this-starting daycare is a big transition for both you and your baby! ❤ The good news is that while it’s tough to see them upset, separation anxiety at this stage is completely normal and doesn’t harm their health or emotional well-being.
Babies may cry at drop-off because they’re adjusting to a new environment, but over time, they begin to feel more secure with their carers and the routine. Even if he seems really upset when you leave, chances are he calms down not long after and goes on to have a good day.
Thank you! I felt so bad because he was only there for a half an hour to get used to it and he cried for 30 min straight 🥲
❤
So we were all lied to? :(
I would love dub your videos to portuguese with AI, very interesting and evidence-based information, congratulations!
Working on it!
And thank you so much! That's a lovely compliment
You are wrong. Breastfeeding is exctrimly important for baby´s health. Read UNICEF recommendations. It should be at least first 6 month.
She’s saying you don’t have to breastfeed to create a secure attachment in our child, not that breastfeeding isn’t important.
It's important, and can help them a lot, but definitely not at all costs. If it is very difficult/stressful and/or interferes with taking good care of your baby, it may be better to stop. Formula-fed babies do just fine. Also remember, the Unicef recommendation is world-wide. In some counties it is definitely better to breastfeed, because of the water quality, hygiene, or other issues.
Hi @Evgeniy-c1u I didn’t say breastfeeding isn’t important for a baby’s health. I just said it’s not essential to create a secure attachment.
For some mums they physically can’t breastfeed (although they try a lot to persist) and have to formula feed. They often feel so guilty for being unable to and on top of that guilt, worry that their baby won’t form a secure attachment with them. I just wanted to assure them that their little one can still be securely attached if they bottle feed. Parenting is hard enough without this unnecessary guilt and worry.
@@EmmaHubbard Well, unless you're stressed about increasing risk of sudden infant death syndrome by 40%.
@@Evgeniy-c1u with only not breastfeeding as the calculated risk for sids, at it's peak around 2 months that would put you at 1 in 42178.
It decrease the risk for sids sure, but if you can't breastfeed there is no purpose in being anxious over a 1 in 42178 chance of your kid dying. Who exactly does that help?