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"In the end, my baby and I together achieved our dream birth - exactly as I had manifested and envisioned it for so long. I could not be happier!"
Hi Martyna, Hope you are well. Lach & I both really enjoyed and benefited from your Calmbirth course back in July. I used a variety of...
martynacooper
Nov 3, 20246 min read


Oxytocin: the hormone of love.
𝓞𝔁𝔂𝓽𝓸𝓬𝓲𝓷 The hormone of love. Of connectedness. Of calm. The hormone we release during sex, during orgasm, during times of...
martynacooper
Jul 17, 20241 min read


Hand expressing: a vital tool.
There are a number of reasons a Mum may want to or needs to hand express her colostrum: 🔹️to express milk antenatally (i.e a Mum with...
martynacooper
Jul 17, 20241 min read


The Breastfeeding Basket
A hot tip for your fourth trimester. Set yourself up with a breastfeeding basket or caddy! In that early post partum period, where so...
martynacooper
Jun 5, 20241 min read


Welcome to the world, little Evan.
Hey Marty, Elijah and I wanted to share the news with you that our precious boy arrived last night! Evan George Roberts born at 5:56pm,...
martynacooper
Jun 5, 20242 min read


Breast Milk Storage Capacity
Did you know that each woman (even each breast) has its own unique maximum storage capacity? This refers to the maximum amount of milk...
martynacooper
Jun 5, 20241 min read


Key factors for successful breastfeeding - it's a shared responsibility
𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 – 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚: 🤱...
martynacooper
Oct 29, 20232 min read


Pacific Mother
still buzzing from last night. Oxytocin flowing. A room filled with birth nerds alike - doulas, midwives, doctors, allied health...
martynacooper
Oct 23, 20231 min read


“ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ” ~ ᴀʟʙᴇʀᴛ ᴇɪɴꜱᴛᴇɪɴ.
ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 Mental rehearsal can be a great skill to use in preparation for birth. Did you know that your...
martynacooper
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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