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The first 1000 days...
✨Have you heard about why they are so Important in terms of breastfeeding?
✨Our breastmilk contains genetic information thousands of packages called exosom
...Loads of questions on eating in labour and what to eat vs what to avoid.
I like to keep it simple.💪
Nothing fancy, nothing new you haven't tried before...
✨Eating small amoun
...In response to one of my last posts, I thought I simply must talk about D-MER.
What is it?
✨ D-MER is like a reflex.
✨ It is controlled by hormones and can not be controlled by the mo
...😩 We are all too familiar with the "bounce back" postpartum discussion.
However what about body image during pregnancy?
✨Those who know me well, know that I struggled with this big
...Have you heard of bottle mouth?!!
A term coined where baby's getting a bottle of formula last thing at night has been linked to significant tooth decay. You will be happy to hear tha
...Why power pump?
Power pumping works by repeatedly emptying the breast, signalling the body to make more milk, more quickly. This is mimicking a baby’s ‘cluster feeding’, many do this in
Otherwise known as laid back of biological nurturing.
How do I do it?
💪To get into a laid back feeding position. Scootch your bottom forwards as if you were relaxing in the evening wit
...Mama my mouth hurts.
Will you hold me?
I know that I'm not so small anymore
Just one more time
I love when you hold me
It makes everything better
You hold me just right
I love you
...Mythbuster there is no such thing as “foremilk” and “hindmilk”in the sense that they are not different kinds of milk. There is no magic time when our breastmilk changes composition.
Many of you may be wondering What does a Birth Doula do?
Many people assume that Doulas only support "Natural births." Spoiler alert, that's not true. Doulas support all the beautifu
...My gorgeous mumma friend came over for a visit. She tells me that her nearly 6 month old baby has been sleeping through the night for months.
I ask her the secret. ⠀
She describes her rout
You've done your Antenatal classes, maybe even a Hypnobirthing course,armed with your birth preferences you are ready.
But what about once baby arrives.... What then?
What is postpartu