If you’re an expectant mother and wish to keep healthy in body and mind, pregnancy yoga can address women’s needs, and more. It’s a match made in heaven.
How Acupuncture Can Create a Positive Outcome in IVF
Book Review: The Positive Breastfeeding Book
Questions to Ask a Doula
Treating Mastitis at Home
When Should I Hire A Doula?
You Are The Expert In Your Pregnancy
I am currently undertaking a professional mentorship and one of my assignments is to blog about Women in the Maternity System. The aspect I’ve chosen to examine in this piece is how, at a time when women should be tuning into their instincts, they are often undermined by the system that should be supporting them.
Your Powerful Placenta
9 Tips to Prepare for an Easier Postpartum
6 Tips for Postpartum Nourishment
5 Tips for a Successful VBAC
Practical Tips for a Breech Pregnancy
Best Positions For Birth
A Facebook group that I am an Admin for has ‘Lives’ on pregnancy and birth topics every Monday evening (click HERE for details of the group!). Last Monday, Amelia Parkinson from Wonder Birthing and I spoke about the benefits of being active in labour and the best positions for birth. This blog is a summary of our chat!
What's a Virtual Doula??
There's a lot of buzz around right now about Virtual Doula Services - so I thought I'd take the opportunity to discuss them in more detail.
Virtual Services still offer the same independent, continuous care that support your choices around your birth. A good Doula will work with you to make sure that you have evidence based information, guidance, practical tools and support - and there is significant evidence that this type of support improves your birth outcomes - no matter how it is delivered.
What's In My Doula Bag?
A Review of ‘The First Forty Days - The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother’ - by Heng Ou
My Best Ever Lactation Snacks - Yummy Cookies and Bliss Balls
I love to bring these snacks for clients that I support postnatally, they are delicious, naturally sweetened, contain nourishing whole foods, freeze beautifully and make a convenient, nutritious snack that supports their breastfeeding. Did I say they were delicious? I'm not kidding - I have to make a double batch whenever I make them because my kids LOVE them too!!
Common Discomforts in Early Pregnancy.… and How To Deal With Them
A Facebook group I am an admin for has ‘Lives’ on pregnancy and birth topics every Monday evening (click HERE for details of the group!). Last Monday, I hosted a chat with my fellow group admin, Amelia Parkinson from Wonder Birthing on the Discomforts of Early Pregnancy. It was a fun discussion and I summarise what we covered in this blog.i
When Do You Actually Become a Mother?
With Mother’s Day approaching, this blog examines Motherhood - it is partly an overview of the role and in part a personal reflection….. What does it mean to become a mother? The expectations we have for ourselves and the expectations of society. The impact this transformational role has on us and the way we manage the day to day….
Why Wouldn't You Hire A Doula?? Popular Reasons Examined....
I recently took part in an online business course and we were encouraged to think about why people don't use our services and how we could overcome these barriers or misconceptions (if that's what they were). I had actually never thought about this, at that point I had been only really speaking with or aiming at people who were already aware and open to idea of doula support. So it really did get me thinking - why wouldn't someone want a doula? Here are some reasons that came to mind: