Enrichment - Rythms and Routines

Name: Enrichment - Rythms and Routines
Start: 2024-11-22T12:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-22T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Ontario Early Years Centre

Schedule

Fri Nov 22 2024 at 12:30 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Ontario Early Years Centre | Newmarket, ON

La Leche League Series Meetings are open to all interested mothers and parents (pregnant, nursing and otherwise). Series meetings tend to focus on nursing during the first years. Those nursing children of any age are always welcome and encouraged to come share triumphs and trials, enjoy mother-to-mother parent-to-parent support, gather information and form relationships with other nursing mothers.
ENRICHMENT MEETINGS are available for those looking for further information, support and friendship on topics within the La Leche League Philosophies.
At today's Enrichment Gathering we will discuss and explore;
Mothering which is about building relationships and nurturing the love and trust that enables babies and children to thrive. And mothering through breastfeeding is a normal, natural and effective way of doing this. Breastfeeding helps you nurture your relationship with your baby and meet their individual needs. It’s nature’s way of satisfying a baby’s need for food, love, comfort and connection.
It can take time to learn what a baby needs. Some childcare experts promote strict routines for babies and young children. They claim that if a mother follows their rulebook, her baby will be perfectly content. But every baby is different. While we may feel reassured if our day follows a predictable pattern, strict routines for feeding and sleeping often fail to meet the needs of individual babies.
Finding your own rhythms: a sense of freedom
Combining some predictability with flexibility can give you a sense of freedom and stop you feeling tied down. At first, life with a new baby can seem quite chaotic, but if you relax and observe your baby you will find gentle patterns emerging. You can build on these patterns, creating a daily rhythm to suit you both.
Strict routines don’t necessarily make life easier for you. Being tied to particular routines, nap-times and sleep places can make getting out and about, visiting friends or taking holidays more complicated.
Your needs and those of your baby will change with time and from day to day. Following your baby’s rhythms will help you meet their needs when they have has growth spurts or are ill. It will also give you confidence to adapt when necessary, for example for a doctor’s appointment or holiday travel arrangements. When your baby is attached to you, rather than their routine, problems are less likely and you may feel more relaxed about managing the day.