Tag: mamaway

  • 10 New Mother Myths, Debunked

    10 New Mother Myths, Debunked

    Let’s discover some common mother myths you have heard before: ‘Thinking about heading out in your highest heels for a night on the town?  Don’t do it; you’ll risk your baby being born cross-eyed.‘ ‘Stop eating those strawberries! They cause strawberry skin blemishes on your newborn.‘ ‘Baby born with a flock of hair? It’s because you…

  • Bleeding during pregnancy – What does it mean?

    Bleeding during pregnancy – What does it mean?

    Bleeding during pregnancy can be just about the most worrisome thing to experience, and as unnerving as it may be, as many as one in four mums will experience blood loss to some degree. Although any bleeding at any time during pregnancy needs to be taken seriously, and professional advice should be sought, thankfully, it…

  • Pregnancy: How to survive the final stretch

    Pregnancy: How to survive the final stretch

    From the size of an olive, your growing baby has had you captivated and delighted. With a beating heart, budding limbs and flourishing nails and lashes.. what could offer more preoccupation? The early weeks and months of pregnancy afford incredible wonder, however, as pregnancy progresses and discomfort grows, it’s no wonder the romance wanes. For all…

  • You know you’ve got a newborn when…

    You know you’ve got a newborn when…

    When talking with expectant mums, I’ve always majorly underplayed the extent to which their life is about to change. Sure, there’s going to be lots of new joy, wonder, and excitement, but a newborn, by nature, can leave you a little… rattled, scratching your head, wondering how the heck you got yourself here (although I’m…

  • Starting solids? What you need to know

    Starting solids? What you need to know

    My mum tells me stories of women in her generation; feeding solids to their newborns; giving water to satisfy an infant’s thirst; lacing dummies with honey and slipping small quantities of alcohol into a baby’s bottle, to assist with sleep.  Eeek. Sounds horrifying today and it’s easy to scoff, however, these mums, like every mum,…

  • Immunisation – What You Need To Know

    Immunisation – What You Need To Know

    Our little ones need protection against many diseases, particularly when they’re young and their immune system is still developing. Australia has a wonderful program that helps us keep our kid’s future health on track.  It’s called the National Immunisation Program and it exists to protect our kids by promoting a series of vaccinations given at…

  • Baby: From Three To Six Months

    Baby: From Three To Six Months

    Your growing baby is super scrumptious; adores the ground you walk upon and; finds your comedy hilarious.  What better friend is there? He’s increasingly entertaining and his growing chubbiness adds to your delight.  If he hadn’t sapped your energy quite so significantly over the former three months, you’d not bother put him down for his…

  • Labour And Birth – The Blueprints

    Labour And Birth – The Blueprints

    There are generally two schools of pregnant women; those diligent ones who have dieted on every birth book ever scribed; and those who are the more chilled variety, who’d prefer not to even think about it. I was a little more aligned to the latter.  A small dose of attention deficit and a naive but…

  • Six Kids – Cheaper By The (Half) Dozen

    Six Kids – Cheaper By The (Half) Dozen

    It’s budget time and the pollies are hard at work with their spin and rhetoric about how they’re going to spend the money that you and I worked hard for last year. When you have a big family, the money left over (after tax) needs to be spent a little thoughtfully.  But, does life with a…

  • The Wonder Of Skin-to-skin Contact

    The Wonder Of Skin-to-skin Contact

    Baby loves a snuggle and don’t we all, but what recent research shows us today is that cuddling our babies uninterrupted and skin-to-skin, directly after their birth, has some truly staggering benefits. So what is skin-to-skin contact? Skin-to-skin contact or Kangaroo Care (KC) is when a naked baby is popped tummy-down on the mum’s or…