Mini First Aid Blog

Our surrogacy journey to parenthood

We’re Michael and Wes, founders of TwoDadsUK®, The Modern Family Show and My Surrogacy Journey®. Along with Talulah (4), and Duke (18 mo...

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 by Charlotte

Rescue breaths for little Hamish

As a paediatric nurse, Gayle Clarke knows exactly what to do when her baby son, Hamish stops breathing. Hamish is currently undergoing hospi...

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 by Charlotte

Tips for protecting your little one's skin this winter

This week we have teamed up with the lovely folk at Toddle, the natural, vegan, children's skincare people, to bring you their top tips for...

Posted on Jan 26, 2021 by Matt

Helping you expect the unexpected - A personal story about becoming a new mum

This weeks blog comes from education and parenting expert Clare Ford, author of “How to Have a Positive & Empowering Pregnancy�...

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 by Charlotte

Flexible working with Mini First Aid!

January is often a time for change: new year, new you as the saying goes! At Mini First Aid we are recruiting, with opportunities across the...

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 by Charlotte

Building resilience with your child

At Mini First Aid we regularly post blogs about your child’s physical health – what should you do in the event of a burn? What if your c...

Posted on Jan 6, 2021 by Charlotte

Poisonous holly berries and other festive frights

This Christmas is probably going to be unlike any other and we are all likely to be spending a lot more time at home than we would normally...

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 by Charlotte

Pregnancy Sickness and Hyperemesis Gravidarum

“I was dismissed continuously as just having “really bad morning sickness” “ Feeling sick or being sick is an unpleasant, but n...

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 by Charlotte

Sudden Unexpected Death in Infants - A Safe Sleep Campaign

This week we are working on a hugely important UK wide Safe Sleep campaign, run by the Scottish Cot Death Trust (SCDT). Tragically, around 4...

Posted on Dec 1, 2020 by Charlotte

Croup and the scary cough . . .

Croup is a common condition at this time of year, and with its distinctive cough, can be very frightening for parents. In fact, one of our M...

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 by Charlotte