There are a million ways breastfeeding is easy, your milk is always the perfect temperature, you don’t have to measure powders, wash bottles, it’s always with you, and it’s an instant soother for a babe that is feeling unwell or upset. But there are also a whole heap of ways that breastfeeding can be difficult …
Motherhood
I’ve always been quite an anxious person. Even though I didn’t realise it was ‘anxiety’ until my late twenties, I still remember being around 7 or 8 and feeling my heart race, that overwhelming nauseous feeling and being unable to catch my breath. Over the years I had developed systems for coping, ways I would …
For many women, breast tenderness is one of the first signs of pregnancy. I found there was this nice little phase in my first pregnancy where my breasts knew I was pregnant and had started to increase in size, but my tummy had missed the memo and it was still flat without a bump. It lasted …
Mama, you are not alone. For too long misconception and stigma has surrounded perinatal anxiety and depression (PAD). This post is to help women recognise the signs & symptoms & know how to get help, but also to spell it out clearly what PAD is NOT! ‘Perinatal’ means during pregnancy or the first 12 months …
Once that little babe is in your arms, and you look into their sweet little eyes marvelling at the fact that YOU made that gorgeous little human, your whole world completely changes. It’s almost like a physical shift. Even if it’s baby number one or baby number four, you are no longer the person you …
The placenta is a fascinating thing really. Our bodies grow an entirely new organ to oxygenate, nourish and grow our baby. It also removes waste products from baby’s blood. Is it any wonder why modern women are finding new ways to use their placentas to nurture themselves postnatally? Or to stand as symbolism and celebration …
Whether you’re pumping exclusively, pumping to build a stash or pumping for any other reason, there’s certainly a knack to getting things going and for a lot of women, it doesn’t come easily. One of the big misconceptions is that pumping breastmilk is the same as breastfeeding, but that’s not the case. It’s a lot …
As if being a new mum isn’t hard enough, there’s a whole heap of stories we are told from the moment those two lines appear on the pregnancy test. The advice flows in (even if you don’t ask for it) but there are also a lot of myths about being a new Mama that you’ll …
Here’s one for the Dads. Partners have a huge role in breastfeeding, but at face value, it seems like there’s not much you can do because you don’t have the goods. So here’s some amazing facts about breastmilk and tips on how you can get involved. You may even be able to teach your wife …
For a lot of new (and even experienced) Mamas, breastfeeding and more specifically, breastmilk supply, can be something we stress about and question time and time again. There may be times when your supply has dropped a little (after eliminating all other possibilities) and you need to naturally increase your milk supply. It’s okay, there …