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Empathy is the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking of feeling or more simply, the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes. Cognitive empathy in particular refers to our ability to identify and understand other people’s emotions. If you have a basic understanding of your ne...
If you are pregnant and busy planning for your upcoming birth, don't forget to plan for your postnatal recovery as well!
Many women don’t think about planning for this time when the focus is often on preparing for birth and beyond. Often expectant parents spend hours pouring through pregnancy and c...
Vernix Caseosa (usually just called vernix) is the sticky, white substance found on the skin of a newborn. It develops on the skin while the baby is in the uterus and stops being produced towards the end of pregnancy. This is why premature babies usually have more vernix on their skin at birth than ...
Christmas is meant to be one of the happiest times of the year, but it can also bring unwanted stress and pressure especially if you are pregnant or a new parent.
Here are my 12 top tips to survive the silly season.
Tip #1 - Hydrate
The hot weather requires us to drink more water. This is especial...
If 2020 has shown us anything, it’s how important your health and wellbeing is. Staying active, eating well and relaxation are key to your physical and mental health. When you’re pregnant, your baby is completely relying on you so it’s even more important to take it seriously.
The experts all agree...
Some essential tips for those of you thinking about returning to work in an environment that may have changed considerably since you left! Here are some tips from our friends at Gidget Foundation Australia which are what many need right now:
It is yet again, another change to try and manage. There ha...
“The asbestos in your talcum powder contributed to our ovarian cancer,” said 9,000 women who sued the world’s largest manufacturer of babycare products.
What’s OUTRAGEOUS? You can still buy this talcum powder today.
HOW???
The babycare industry is NOT regulated!
There’s no law compelling a company to su...
A common topic of conversation that I am hearing a lot at the moment amongst pregnant women is about antenatal expressing of colostrum.
Colostrum is the fluid first produced by the breasts from about 20 weeks of pregnancy and during the first few days after birth. It is easily digested and the firs...
The current COVID -19 pandemic has caused us to reflect on many aspects of our lives and as a result, we are rethinking our priorities in relation to our work -life balance. We are witnessing a revolution in how we approach work, family, and importantly education. We now have the opportunity to cont...
You're pregnant during a pandemic. How's that for stating the bl00dy obvious! But that doesn't necessarily mean there's good information out there for what you should do and how you cope in these unprecedented times.
There's plenty of articles out there about being pregnant right now, but I want to s...
In the era of Dr Google, there's no shortage of labour and childbirth myths out there. Let's face it, these have been around since the dawn of time but in today's world they can spread like wildfire.
As a midwife for over 10 years, I think I've seen and heard it all! So rather than let you rely on ...
We spend a lot of our time focused on women's wellbeing during pregnancy, birth and in the early years, that sometimes we can forget dad's are also going through a huge life-changing transition.
So here's a letter I've penned to all the dads out there! Feel free to pass it onto your significant oth...
