All About Caesareans As both a woman and a doula, I fundamentally believe it is the right of every…

Celebrating World Hypnobirthing Day – 21 March 2023 I’ve talked about the medicalisation of a childbirth before. There is no…

Elimination Communication For many years it has been the commonly accepted ‘wisdom’ that babies wear nappies – either cloth or…

International Childbirth Education Week – 25-31 January Why It’s so Important Ever since I became a Doula in 2018, one…

Surviving Christmas – A Guide for the Pregnant and Postpartum Christmas is, for some, a joyous time of year. For…

Birth Story – Isa My husband and I already had two children, and we had thought our family was complete.…

  The Benefits of Using Herbal Remedies in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Creating new life is the most natural thing…

 10 Things They Don't Tell You About Pregnancy Talking to people about pregnancy can be pretty confusing at times. Some…

Pregnancy Loss & Stillbirth Warning – this article deals with emotionally devastating issues. If you have lost a pregnancy, or…

  Postpartum Story We were so excited to hire Alison to be our doula in the winter of 2021, but…

Nurturing the Mother – the Sealing Ceremony and Belly Binding Pregnancy and childbirth is a magical experience. It can also…

The Importance of the Pelvic Floor in Pregnancy A Guest Article by Mary Bacon In today’s blog, I want to…

Birth Story - Destiny & Patrick The Birth of Aura On Tuesday, 30th November at around 5pm, my surges started…

  Postpartum Nutrition & Nurturing – Why They’re So Important One of my favourite responsibilities in my role as a…

  8 Tips for Getting Enough Sleep with a New Baby In my experience some babies are alert all day,…

Why I'm a Doula Love is the foundation upon which a positive birth begins All my life I’ve been a…

High Risk & IVF Pregnancy – How a Doula Can Help There is a common misconception that Doulas are only…

How to Manage the Baby Blues People talk a lot about the Baby Blues, and often they are confused with…

  What is Postnatal Depletion? Postnatal Depletion refers to the physical and mental deterioration of a woman caused by the…

What is a Lotus Birth? In Australia it has been traditional for the cord of newborn babies to be cut…

Birth Story – VBACs[i] are achievable A note from Alison: Both Natascha’s babies were born posterior, which is an example…

How to Prepare for Baby No 2 Baby Number 2 is on the way!  You’re excited, nervous and a little…

Being a Dad in the Postpartum Period In our last article we talked about the important role a dad has…

7 things Dads need to do to prepare for Childbirth Having a baby is a team sport. You may feel…

The Difference a Doula Makes Recently I sat down with Hills District Naturopath Genevieve Mlotkowski to talk about her two…

  Big Baby Bullshit I don’t use that phrase lightly.  Because most of what the medical profession will tell you…

When Fur Baby Meets Human Baby Before we have human children it’s not unusual to treat our pets as ‘fur…

Let’s Talk about Birth For many years in this country the traditional team of Midwife and Obstetrician has prevailed in…

The Importance of Breathing in Labour Breathing during labour might sound like the most natural thing in the world –…

Do’s and Don’ts of Co-Sleeping There are few parenting topics more hotly debated than the subject of co-sleeping with your…

Having a Baby During Covid   Becoming a mum is the most joyous thing in the world, but there are…

Inducing Labour Naturally 40 weeks can seem like a very long time.  Especially if you have suffered any of the…

  Chiropractic and Acupuncture in Pregnancy Pregnancy is an incredible time, but there is no denying it comes with its…

Birth Story – Amanda I like to be prepared, so when Morgan and I started planning a baby I Googled…

Postpartum Nutrition Our third and final blog on Nutrition from Stacy Heckenberg BHSc Nut. Med. – for now at least!…

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[caption id="attachment_1214" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pumpkin Cookies[/caption] Pumpkin Cookies These pumpkin cookies are perfect for breakfast or a snack and take…

[caption id="attachment_1207" align="alignnone" width="300"] Peanut Butter Smoothie[/caption] PB & J Smoothie A little comfort smoothie that will fill you up…

Boobie Bickies   These biscuits are great for increasing your milk supply.  The secret ingredient is brewers yeast.  Don’t be…

Postpartum Doula Help in that all important “Fourth Trimester” Your baby is here!  Those 40-odd weeks of dreaming and planning…

Positions in Labour When the big day is nearing your mind begins to turn to how are things going to…

Pregnancy Nutrition Here is our second in the Nutrition Series by Stacy Heckenberg BHSc Nut. Med.  This one focuses on…

  Benefits of skin to skin Why it’s important for everyone Cry less.  Sleep better.  Two things every parent wishes…

7 Great Reasons to Massage Your Baby If you’ve ever had a massage, you will know how good you feel…

What to Eat Before you are Pregnant As part of my role as a Doula, I gather a team of…

Birth Stories A birth that needed a doula Pregnancy Problems I had my third child when I was 38. Because…

Breastfeeding – Hacks That Help and Myths That Don’t There are always plenty of people around to give you ‘good’…

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Tearing – Prevention and Cure One of the things that most concerns women when thinking about labour – apart from…

Managing Pain in Childbirth Childbirth is tough. There’s no getting around it. And it is different for everyone. Some women…

What is a Birthing Doula? I am asked this question so often! Very few people know what a doula is,…

Since my childhood in rural Australia – taking joy in helping my father on the farm, and absorbing a love…