The Green Handbook

THE GREEN HANDBOOK
Motherly Love
by Rachel Kirkptrick
While this pandemic has
closed us behind doors it
was not the time to cut off
the love supply, especially for parents.
Parents who have newborns, growing
babies and toddlers. They needed that
consistency in support and love.
Although I could no longer run my
in-person classes it was imperative
to adapt. In our support group
I had a photo shared of a Mum
who was going to fill in her IVF
diary, this prompted an idea called
‘Spotlight On…’ where Mothers could
share their stories of conception,
pregnancy, birth and beyond. It was
an overwhelming response with such
love, non-judgement and support
every time a story was shared. This led
to me having the idea that we could
publish a book. Therefore, Motherly
Love in a Pandemic was born. It is
a collaboration of thirty amazing
stories, including my own, about
struggles to conceive, labour stories,
IVF journeys, parental mental health
and much more. The book is now on
Amazon and we are all so excited that,
as a community, we created such an
amazing memory to treasure forever.
In partnership with the Lifelong
Learning team, Dumfries and
Galloway we have created free videos
for families throughout the region.
I have worked very hard to create a
‘Baby Massage at Home’ course which
gives parents four sessions of Baby
Confident Breastfeeding
FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY
Current ‘virtual’ options
‘Milky Way’ weekly Zoom group for new mums
Antenatal preparation classes via Zoom
One2one consultations - via phone, email,
facetime, skype or zoom
Reassurance, help and support
All queries welcomed
f: Jill Asher Breastfeeding
t: 07552 312543
www.jillasher.co.uk
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