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...

𝓞𝔁𝔂𝓽𝓸𝓬𝓲𝓷 The hormone of love. Of connectedness. Of calm. The hormone we release during sex, during orgasm, during times of...

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...

A hot tip for your fourth trimester. Set yourself up with a breastfeeding basket or caddy! In that early post partum period, where so...

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,...

Did you know that each woman (even each breast) has its own unique maximum storage capacity? This refers to the maximum amount of milk...

𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 – 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚: 🤱...

still buzzing from last night. Oxytocin flowing. A room filled with birth nerds alike - doulas, midwives, doctors, allied health...

ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 Mental rehearsal can be a great skill to use in preparation for birth. Did you know that your...

Photo credit: Birth Photography Collective Being a support person in labour is a HUGE role. Think of yourself as the Sherpa helping her...

Being a midwife, I had planned my birth years before I actually fell pregnant. Pretty much as soon as I saw those two pink lines pop up,...

It's part of the antenatal clinic checklist. To discuss a woman's feeding preference. "Are you planning on breastfeeding?" The most...

Did you know that about 1/2 of women who have had a child will have some level of prolapse? 1 in 5 women will need to seek professional...

As a new Mama, there is often concern around "how do I know my baby is getting enough breastmilk?". Unlike feeding via a bottle - where...

Did you know... ▪️Breastmilk is species specific - meaning it's the PERFECT composition of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins,...

Photo credit: Jana Woodhouse From about 38 weeks I was starting to get on and off early signs that my body was preparing for birth....

Are you planning for a physiological birth? Here's 5 top tips... 1. Choose a care giver with the same birth philosophy as you. Make...

Hey Martyna, I hope you're well. I thought I'd write to you about my amazing birth experience, when we welcomed our son William on his...

Hey Martyna, I hope you’re well! I want to say thank you, your class gave me so much confidence for how I can advocate for myself. We...

Let's talk about breastfeeding beyond infancy and into toddlerhood... Did you know the WHO recommends for babies to be exclusively...