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Book Review: A Modern Woman's Guide to A Natural Empowering Birth
Click the image to be taken to Katrina's website, where you can access the first Chapter free. I was pregnant with my fourth when I got my hands on this, frankly, FABULOUS book!The information...
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If Birth Types were Cars. What are you driving?
Perhaps you have heard the analogy about a birth woman being like a driver? It got me thinking...what if 'birth types' were cars? What would a hospital birth look like? or a home birth? What about...
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Danger, Risk and Opportunity.
Birth is Dangerous!or is it?'Danger' and 'Risk' are sometimes used interchangably, but they actually mean very different things. To use 'danger' when you mean 'risk', could be very damaging. The...
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row row row your boat
Many people avoid 'writing a birth plan' because you can't plan birth...this word 'plan' is a problem.It evokes the idea that you are fixed to an order of business, or a set outcome It implies...
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Book Review: Full Moon New Life: Colouring your way through pregnancy
The popularity of mindfulness colouring in has produced many awesome colouring books for adults. Women in particular seem to be drawn to this medium for a sense of release, artistic endeavour and...
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Elimination Communication - please don't let me shit in my pants
Cloth or Disposable...that is the Question....or is it? Team Work! When I was expecting my first, I weighed up this question. It seemed to be a decision about cost, environment and convenience. Then,...
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What about the Cord Blood?
Can I have 'delayed cord clamping' and harvest cord blood for banking? Ask any cord blood banker and they will say yes.BUTwhat does this mean?It comes down to definition of 'delayed'. Researchers...
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Understanding 'Fed is Best': Information and Marketing (3 facts and a warning)
This post is updated from this original: Research vs Marketing in BreastfeedingLactivists and breastfeeding supporters are often criticised for forcing the issue, or 'guilting' mums in some way. They...
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Scientific Birth and how to have one.
Scientific Birth is birth as nature intended, without intervention. Technological Birth relates to the interventions. Understand both. Determine for yourself whether or not a technological aspect to...
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Reading to the unborn
While pregnant you may find yourself chatting to your growing bump, maybe even singing. Have you considered reading to your bump? My mother had told me that I should talk to my baby, just chat...
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Birth beyond Leboyer
And in the 15 years since the revised edition?Leboyer gave us poetic insight. May his message strengthen ever. May we be the change. pic.twitter.com/PaMmu5Hj2K— TheBirthCartographer (@cath_bellabirth)...
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Link Between Maternal IV Fluids and Weight Loss in Newborns
If your baby is born in a hospital, there may be a sense of urgency to weigh the baby. This is not an evidence based practise, but rather a clinical habit that may cause harm.The evidence supports an...
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Self Care: Are you making mountains out of washing piles?
That's not a washing pile... It is a rare day that my washing machine is not whirling away. Mount Washington becomes Mount Foldmore becomes Mount Washington...My vacuum clean is never put away. Meals...
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Braidwood NSW is all set to become the newest Babymoon destination; Is This...
BRAIDWOOD, NSW - Sept. 24, 2017 – Catherine Bell, Australia’s only Birth Cartographer, is launching her new Birth Cartography Workshops. It is well known that parents who are informed and supported...
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Let's talk about sex (after) baby
This newsletter has a serious side, and comes to you with love. PLEASE do reach out to me or someone you feel comfortable with.If you or someone you love is impacted by sexual assault or family...
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Clementine Ford needs our Support
This post has two purposes.One is my desire to share with you the work of my awesome mother-friends. These women are amazing, they have supported me in different ways and inspired me in others. They...
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Book Review: The Positive Birth Book
clicking the image will take you to the Positive Birth Movement website I have watched the rise and rise of Milli Hill with great joy. She has managed to launch a movement that I (and many like me)...
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Is my child normal?
Fashions come, and go...and come again. Bows are making a comeback. What is 'normal' also changes over time. If at any time, as a parent, you are concerned about your child’s developmental milestones:...
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I didn't drink my tea
This is the story of a Birth Plan that was not used. A Birth Plan that was carefully made, was informed and detailed, but was never even looked at during the birth.This is the story of a cup of tea,...
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The visual birth plan has surged in popularity in recent times. Many sources are offering free icons to use or inspire and there are apps to help you generate one. Birth plans have a bad rap, with...
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