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So you have a newborn. And they are so cute, and they smell so good, and they make the cutest sounds ever… and all you want to do is watch them. Your time is consumed with everything baby, you’re still recovering from birth and at times it feels like your body is so foreign to …

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To say I was naive about pregnancy and in particular, the postpartum phase is an understatement. In my defence, I knew my son was going to be in NICU and likely to have surgery and all of our birth prep centred around getting him earthside safely and what was going to happen after that. There …

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If you’re like every other breastfeeding Mama, and have no idea what IS actually a safe level of alcohol to consume, well… the good news is you don’t need to pump and dump! In my naive Student Midwife days, this is what we were taught, and I cringe to think how many women I’ve told …

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I don’t know what it is, but when a woman has a baby, everyone forgets how to make conversation with her. It’s as if staring at a new baby for too long makes their brain switch off and the mouth blurts out strange small talk one-liners. ‘Is he a good baby?’, ‘How does he sleep?’ …

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When you’re pregnant with your baby for the first time (or anytime really) you imagine what life is going to be like after they are born. You dream of their soft little cuddles, their gorgeous milky smell and that overwhelming love that comes with the oxytocin high.  Something I didn’t really think about was all …

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Birth is a profound experience. It can be transformative and empowering. But what about when it’s not? What happens when birth leaves you feeling broken, angry, let down, guilt ridden, abandoned, unheard or disregarded, like a failure. Yet life goes on, and it feels as though everything becomes about the baby, but you were left …

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