little lambs first aid
Having the knowledge and skills to be able to deal with an emergency situation
can provide confidence, peace of mind and can ultimately save lives. Little
Lambs First Aid is a small and independent business that has been set up to give
parents and carers the skills and confidence to deal with accident and emergency
situations. I like to think of Little Lambs as Una's legacy. Una was our first
baby who changed our lives forever. Our beautiful girl was still born 2 days shy
of me being 42 weeks pregnant. After Una was born asleep, I became very anxious
about bad things happening and we then went through a miscarriage too. When I
finally became pregnant again, I was so anxious throughout the whole entire
pregnancy. I thought that when our daughter was born that this anxiety would
leave me, but in fact it became worse. I felt so helpless not knowing how to
protect my new baby, not knowing exactly what to do if she choked, got injured
or sick or if she stopped breathing. It was my job to protect her and I felt
like a failure. I had to sort this situation out, so I looked for a local baby
and child first aid course on the Wirral. Well, there weren't any, they just
didn't exist. In the end I did book onto one, but it was far away, it was all
day, it was expensive, and I couldn't take my baby with me. After attending the
course, I thought, "You know what, I can do this! I can get the right
qualifications and deliver courses that are more family focused, that are
affordable and accessible and adapted to different people's wants and needs".
So, I got qualified, had another beautiful rainbow baby, and Una's Legacy -
Little Lambs First Aid ran its first ever course in October 2016. I don't want
anyone else to have to go through losing a child, especially if it can be
prevented by learning some basic first aid skills and having some awareness. I
learnt the hard way, that knowledge is power, and awareness is everything. For
every person we train here at Little Lambs we donate £1 to two charities. One of
those charities is Kicks Count because if I had realised that Una's reduced
movements meant that she was in trouble, then she would still be here.
#movementsmatter #awarensssaveslives In order to deliver the best training, I
have researched and attended numerous first aid courses throughout the
Northwest. I have become an accredited trainer with the Level 3 Award in
Education and Training (EAT), and I am fully qualified in delivering first aid
training, specialising in paediatric first aid. I have a background in
biological sciences (Master of Science MSc) and first-hand experience of being a
mum of two little ones myself. Little Lambs First Aid courses are informative,
fun, accessible, professional, and personable. I not only work in the first aid
industry, but I have a passion to improve people’s paediatric first aid skills.
Little Lambs First Aid gives people the knowledge and confidence in knowing what
to do when caring for little ones should something happen. It is our job as
parents to protect our children. Little Lambs’ aim is to make your home the
safest place it can be for your children. First Aid is for everyone and we all
have the potential to save a life, we just need to be taught how. Join our first
aid movement now and ‘Protect Your Flock.’
