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Author Mary Ashton

Mary Ashton

Maternity Nurse

Mary Ashton currently works as a Maternity Nurse mostly in London but she has also worked throughout the UK, Europe and the United States of America. Mary has developed a specific interest in multiple birth children through her work although she is just as happy to care for single babies. Mary derives great joy from her work enabling parents to get some much needed rest and enjoy the precious first weeks with their little ones.

top tips for new mums

16 Top Tips To Remember When You’re Having A Baby

Mary Ashton
23 July, 2018
Expert, Parenting, Baby
Maternity nurse Mary Ashton shares her ultimate top tips for new and expectant parents. You can follow Mary's Facebook page for more fabulous advice, and join her private group set up for mamas to be and mamas with newborns whereby you can contact her directly with any questions you may have.

Mary Ashton: Should You Donate Your Breast Milk?

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Expert, Parenting, Mum
Have you ever thought about donating your breast milk? Did you even know you could? My Baba's resident maternity nurse explains all.

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14 April, 2017
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Maternity nurse Mary Ashton offers some expert advice on how to keep your little one entertained in the early weeks and months.
How to Cope with Twins or Multiple Births

How to Cope with Twins and Multiples

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My Grandmother was a twin and my brother has twins so it's something I often think about. I can't imagine how difficult a juggling act it is after multiple births, so we turned to our wonderful resident expert ...
Mary Ashton Twitter Chat

Mary Ashton Answers Your Questions on Newborns, Breastfeeding, Sleep & All Things Baby

Mary Ashton
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Features, Parenting, Baby, Mum, Feeding
Today we ran a Twitter chat with maternity nurse Mary Ashton. We were flooded with lots of questions on newborns, breastfeeding, babies and sleep, circumcision, babies and pets, nappy rash, colic - you name it!...
7 Ways to Help a New Mother

7 Ways to Help a New Mother

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It's such a funny time when you've just had a baby, emotions running high and not really knowing what you want. As a companion or a partner, just being there is help enough, but our resident maternity nurse Mar...

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Are you expecting a baby and thinking about getting some help?  Your friends all rave about

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10 May, 2012
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1) How should I put my baby down to sleep? What position should he sleep in? Your baby should be
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