Australia’s largest provider of maternity care, Mater Mothers’ Hospitals, is continuing the exceptional care it provides mothers, from the hospital into their homes, by launching a range of maternity and baby care products. Mater Mothers today launches the first of its maternity and baby care products that are developed by Mater midwives and mums. This [...]
As Jerry Maguire once begged Rod Tidwell : “I am out here for you. You don’t know what it’s like to be ME out here for YOU. It is an up-at-dawn, pride-swallowing siege that I will never fully tell you about, ok? Help ME help YOU !” The term midwife is derived from Middle [...]
Leonie MacDonald – my homebirth My second son was born in a planned homebirth with an independent midwife and a doula for support. I chose a homebirth because I wanted a more intimate, family-friendly experience of birth. My first birth in hospital had been OK but over time I felt a very strong pull to [...]
Strolling along the river at Cotton Tree I found myself at the playground with my three girls and in the middle of a conversation with a lovely lady . This lady, also busy with watching her little son, who was enthusiastically using the slide, was obviously blessed with another little person on the way. As [...]
Post Natal Depression is estimated by some to effect as much as 1 in 4 mothers. This means either you, your mum, your mother in law, your best friend, the mother at your kids school you always talk too, your sister, your daughter even your neighbour could have gone through it at some level.
I’d been having contractions on and off for a few weeks, as well as losing bits of plug. I’d tried RLT, EPO, walking, curries, clary sage…. you name it, but she wasn’t in any hurry!
Friday 26th May (My due date…)
Started having what I thought were contractions every 10 minutes or so at about 1am. Text my Mum, who got all excited and came over (I lived next door!)
Okay so the mind is indeed boggling with a whole new world being opened up to Chase & I. We can get as much information as we want from friends, family, the internet, books – you name it.
Many parents are encouraged to train their babies to sleep through the night alone; however, current scientific research demonstrates that babies are at greater risk when they sleep alone.
Healthy eating is important at all stages of life, especially during pregnancy. Your choices of what to eat and drink at this time can affect your health and the health of your baby for many years to come.
