Today Zoe speaks to Hayley Bukhamsin infant sleep educator ‘the gentle mama’.
Hayley prides herself on giving scientific facts on infant sleep and development, helping parents tap into their own intuition and giving sleep solutions that are holistic and personal to each family’s needs.
Listen in today for a refreshing take on ‘sleep solutions’ as well as learning snippets on infant development and what made Hayley begin this venture.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
“There is no such thing as bouncing back, you are a different person after you have given birth”
“When a baby is born, a mother is born as well”
“I was schooled by social media and society that you have to push…I was still trying to do the things you see on TV”
“They are progressing they are not regressing”
“I think expectation is the biggest culprit in a lot of issues that go wrong”
“Societal pressures are such a huge factor in what is happening to parents nowadays, a lot of struggles mothers are going through are due to societal expectations”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE GUEST
Hayley Bukhamsin
IG @thegentlemama
Facebook: The Gentle Mama
Neasa Barry: http://amcdubai.org/
ABOUT THE HOST
Zoe Cresswell
Devoted mother of two (and a big hairy dog), UK trained midwife, doula and personal trainer, specialising in pre and postnatal fitness.
Zoe was born in the UK and before moving to Dubai in 2013 and worked as a midwife in central London, both in a birth centre and a very busy NHS hospital.
Although late to the scene, Zoe is an aspiring athlete having won numerous triathlons and representing Great Britain where she placed within the top 10 on the world stage.
With her husband James, the couple will soon be launching their cloth nappy company, Bop & Bee, where they hope to inspire families to swap a few disposable nappies a day for the more planet friendly option of cloth.
Zoe’s goal is to share her knowledge and experience, tell real life stories, manage expectations and open up those often difficult conversations.
Zoe’s own motherhood journey has been full of twists and turns as she put everything on hold and went through numerous miscarriages and rounds of IVF.
CONTACT DETAILS
Instagram : @zoecresswell_me
Facebook: Zoe Cresswell
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-cresswell