Author: mamaway
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Taking Hollywood’s “PUSH!” out of Childbirth
It must be true – we are crazy with hormones because what I considered ‘preparing for birth’ consisted of: over bleaching my hair (it was a knotted, tangled mess by the time my son emerged), finding a second hand nightie and cutting the sleeves with scissors to get the right fit and not even remembering…
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Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and a Mother of 4 Talks Post Natal Recovery
Dr. Indika Alahakoon has spent years developing the skills and know-how to help women manage complicated and high risk pregnancies. She also recognises that taking the time to provide an understanding and caring environment for her patients is key to a positive outcome. In this article she lends her expert advice to helping pregnant and…
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Pregnancy Styling Tips
At the beginning of their pregnancy, many women (and yes, we thought this too!) think, I’m only pregnant for 9 months. I’m not going to waste money on maternity clothes. But – and this is a big BUT, we’re going to let you in on a few secrets that Mamas who’ve been pregnant for 9 months…
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Myths Buster!
I recently spoke to a group of parents in an antenatal class & spent a lot of time debunking myths about breastfeeding & early parenting. Myth 1. The funniest one I heard was ‘crying exercises a baby’s lungs! Fact 1. Our lungs are not a muscle! Lungs are organs! They work simply by breathing in &…
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The Breast Crawl – Did you have “Skin to Skin” with your newborn at hospital?
Oddly enough, it’s not a widely known that a newborn human baby is capable of finding his mother’s breast to initiate the first breast feed. This wonderful phenomenon is called, “The Breast Crawl”. In fact some mothers, who had no idea of this newborn ability, were very shocked to see it happen. They said that…
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Difficulty with Expressing Breast Milk ?
Our community of Mums recommends trying these strategies if you have difficulties expressing Breast Milk with an electric pump or by hand, Do you have any suggestions for making expressing breast milk easier? Or do you want to ask our Mum community a question? Visit us on Facebook
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Babywearing helps to keep me fit and strong.
After having her first baby Tara Darlington decided to train to become a Birth Educator and Doula. 14 years later she is now a mother of 6 children as well as a highly qualified Birth Educator, Doula and Yoga Teacher. “I trained as a Birth Educator & Doula after I had my first baby, realizing…
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Baby’s thriving. How about you?
I hope this article finds you feeling encouraged and affirmed about being a mum. I hope too that feeding – by breast or bottle, is off to a good start, that you’re getting ‘enough’ sleep (that’s a relative one!) and that you are delighting in your new bundle. The early months can be very unpredictable…