Proactive Preconception Sets the ScenePreconception support is something I love to help guide my clients with. Women (and couples) are beginning to realise the importance of starting their journey to pregnancy well in advance. From my own personal journey to motherhood, and my experience with clients, giving ourselves that extra...
Following on from my last article “Postpartum begins in the Preconception Phase”, my focus continues to be discussing the importance of planning ahead and taking a proactive approach, and this applies to pregnancy as much as it does to postpartum.Depending on your care provider and the setting you choose, the...
Postpartum care seems to be something that is starting to become more recognised in our Western culture. There is change in the air which is exciting, but there is still work to be done!Check out my previous article Missing Postpartum Traditions, where I unpack some of the cultural traditions from...
Low Milk Supply - Is Domperidone the Answer?When I first went on my pregnancy and beyond journey there were definitely some natural nerves I encountered about what my breastfeeding journey would be like. Would I have enough milk? Would my baby latch properly? Would it be painful? Would it be...
Getting Back To BasicsMy approach to fertility in my own life, and also to the women I have helped along the way, is to start with the basics. I know infertility stats are on the rise and the number of remedies and possible (hefty) solutions are too. That’s why I...
Introducing solids to your first born child is a big deal and can sometimes be a little nerve-racking. I believe there are some key ingredients (see what I did there) to help nurture this process and also have fun along the way.This will be part 1 of our Introducing Solids...
Streptococcus Agalactiae, more commonly known as Group B strep (GBS) is a type of bacteria that pregnant women are screened for during the later stages of their pregnancy. In Australia, in most cases if a woman tests positive, she will be administered antibiotics during labour to reduce the risk of...
Ladies, growing a tiny human in our bellies requires a lot of nutrients! These building blocks like fat soluble vitamins, amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals literally help them to form. So, we need them to boot before we fall pregnant, and all the way through to after...
One of the best decisions I made when I was due to give birth to our second child was to actively put together a plan and a ‘care tribe’, to help lighten the usual load of motherhood. Even with the extra help, there were still challenging moments mixed in with...
