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6 days ago
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Exercise in pregnancy

Soooo... Working in the birthing world for several years now I have heard it all... Don't exercise it will put stress on the baby!! You c...

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Kitty

Dec 18, 2020
2 min

Mastitis

The dreaded boob flu ! if you have yet to experience this beast consider yourself lucky. Mastitis is one of the more common breastfeeding...

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Kitty

Nov 17, 2020
2 min

Breastfeeding the Premature Infant

Today’s is World Prematurity Day which is a global movement to raise awareness of premature birth and the impact it can have on families....

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Kitty

Nov 10, 2020
1 min

Breastfeeding with a larger chest

Breastfeeding with larger breasts. While we know that breastfeeding success is absolutely not based on the size of your breasts. Having l...

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Kitty

Oct 12, 2020
2 min

Breast size does not matter

Over 95% of women can produce all the milk their baby needs The vast majority of women can make all the milk their baby needs and, contra...

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Kitty

Sep 25, 2020
1 min

Colds in the breastfed baby

So as the autumn draws in so does the cold and flu season...no fun for anyone, especially our little nose breathing smallies. I thought I...

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Kitty

Sep 11, 2020
1 min

Intimacy Postpartum

Intimacy postpartum. The thing is it always feels like everyone else is having much more sex than they are actually having...the pressure...

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Kitty

Aug 31, 2020
7 min

Breastfeeding Myths

1: Many women do not produce enough milk. Not true. The vast majority of women produced more than enough milk to feed their babies. In my...

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Kitty

Aug 11, 2020
2 min

What's my Bishops score?

As you approach your "due date" the anxiety may start to loom. I remember the feeling so clearly,the possibility of medical induction l...

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What are the benefits of an unmedicated birth?

Kitty

Aug 11, 2020
5 min

What are the benefits of an unmedicated birth?

Why choose natural birth?What are the benefits? Many people believe the pros of having an unmedicated birth outweigh the cons, and they r...

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What are Birth Preferences do I need them?

Kitty

Jul 31, 2020
4 min

What are Birth Preferences do I need them?

What is a birth plan? Do I need one is it essential if you want to avoid routine procedures? The answer is yes. Unfortunately due to the ...

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Kitty

Jul 29, 2020
2 min

The evidence on Red Raspberry leaf

I like any mummas to be guzzled litres of this bitter tasting tea in the last few weeks of my pregnancy in hopes that it would make the b...

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Kitty

Jul 26, 2020
6 min

Natural Induction Methods

Further to my rambles on natural forms of labor induction . Let's talk about the use of eating date fruit as a natural form of inductio...

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Kitty

Jul 12, 2020
1 min

Combination feeding

Many parents choose to opt for combination feeding their baby. While breast is certainly optimal it is not always the best nor only optio...

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Kitty

Jul 4, 2020
1 min

Tandem nursing

Breastfeeding is recommended for the first 2 years of life as a minimum by the work health organisation. By weaning your baby from the br...

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Kitty

Jun 29, 2020
2 min

D-MER

In response to one of my last posts I thought I simply must talk about D-MER What is it? ✨ D-MER is like a reflex. ✨ It is controlled by ...

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Kitty

Jun 26, 2020
1 min

Tongue Tie Release is not a cure all

Your baby's feeding ability about more than just the movement of their tongue. Your baby's position both during pregnancy and birth can c...

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Kitty

Jun 23, 2020
1 min

Mama Instinct

When did it become the “norm” to let babies cry it out? Why are we still being told that it’s important to let babies learn to “self-soot...

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WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP PREVENT TEARING OR AN EPISIOTOMY?

Kitty

Jun 18, 2020
2 min

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP PREVENT TEARING OR AN EPISIOTOMY?

1. Perineal massage from 35 weeks Practicing perineal massage can also alleviate pain at crowing AND improve healing post-partum. As alw...

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Kitty

Jun 17, 2020
1 min

Breast Refusal

If your baby is younger than 1 year it is unlikely that they are self weaning. So why do babies who nursed well suddenly refuse the breas...

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