The Norfolk Bump & Beyond Baby and Toddler Fair Blog

Babies love music and to be sung to. We know that babies sense of hearing starts developing in the womb, in tune to their mother’s heartbeat. It is rhythm, melody and the dynamics of music that form the basis of their language development. The Benefits of Singing...

5 Ways To Recover During Postpartum     "5 Ways To Recover During Postpartum" is written by Mama Hug Co-founder Catherine Sullivan. When I brought my baby daughter home from the hospital, I was utterly unprepared for the days and weeks ahead. To the untrained...

The power of stories in developing good emotional wellbeing Stories and storytelling are a safe and playful way for young children and babies to learn about the complex world of both comfortable and uncomfortable emotions. In my work, I spend a lot of time reading...

How to stay sane in isolation. Wellbeing Coach and Director of ZenMuma, Jackie Heffer-Cooke, offers an expert guide on how to cope. Most of the ideas you will love, but you may not like all you read… Be strong and #digdeep So here we are. Somewhere deep inside we knew...

There’s a lot to think about when you are pregnant. Or have a newborn. Or have a slightly older baby. Or a toddler. Or…. Oh god it’s never going to stop. Parenthood is certainly a challenging time! And with each of those thoughts comes an emotion. Most of them...

Why should Parents and Carers learn First Aid? Infants and children are constantly at risk of injury and illness due to their built-in demand to explore the environment around them.  It is a human characteristic to push the boundaries of what we can do.   There is no...

Preparing your Dog Family Member for the Arrival of your Baby So you have a dog and you are expecting a baby. You may have started to think about how your dog is going to deal with this new addition to the family. Instead of just ‘waiting to see how it goes’, there is...

With the craziness of Christmas and New Year celebrations starting to settle down, we’re trying to get back to some sort of normality here at Bump & Beyond. Although, in reality, does the craziness really ever settle down when you have two little ones and you’re...

Choosing the right Nursery for your little ones The inaugural day your child goes to nursery is the first milestone in their education. For some children it can be an exciting journey, the prospect of which leaves them totally unfazed. For others, it can be a daunting...

Protecting the ones you love Being a parent is an amazing thing and with so much going on, the one thing that can be overlooked is sorting out things like your Will. Protecting your family has never felt more important, yet you just don't seem to have time to sort it....