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martynacooper
Nov 3, 20246 min read
"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...
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martynacooper
Jul 17, 20241 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...
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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...
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martynacooper
Jun 5, 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...
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martynacooper
Jun 5, 20242 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,...
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martynacooper
Jun 5, 20241 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...
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martynacooper
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Key factors for successful breastfeeding - it's a shared responsibility
𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 – 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚: 🤱...
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martynacooper
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Pacific Mother
still buzzing from last night. Oxytocin flowing. A room filled with birth nerds alike - doulas, midwives, doctors, allied health...
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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...
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martynacooper
Sep 12, 20232 min read
How to be an incredible support for labour
Photo credit: Birth Photography Collective Being a support person in labour is a HUGE role. Think of yourself as the Sherpa helping her...
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martynacooper
Aug 28, 202311 min read
" It was everything I could have asked for- intense and challenging but also empowering and joyful."
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,...
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martynacooper
Jun 20, 20232 min read
"Are you planning on breastfeeding?"
It's part of the antenatal clinic checklist. To discuss a woman's feeding preference. "Are you planning on breastfeeding?" The most...
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martynacooper
Jun 7, 20239 min read
Let's talk about prolapse
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...
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martynacooper
Jun 5, 20231 min read
How do I known my newborn is getting enough breastmilk?
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...
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martynacooper
Mar 23, 20239 min read
"I had done it. We had done it. All on our own."
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....
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martynacooper
Mar 22, 20232 min read
5 tips for planning a physiological 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...
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martynacooper
Aug 7, 20221 min read
Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy
Let's talk about breastfeeding beyond infancy and into toddlerhood... Did you know the WHO recommends for babies to be exclusively...
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martynacooper
Aug 3, 20222 min read
What does Educate and Support mean to me?
It's World Breastfeeding Week. With this year's theme: Educate and Support. But what does this mean? It means educating our girls, teens,...
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martynacooper
Aug 1, 20222 min read
Birth Affirmations
These can be such a powerful tool for birth. The confidence boost you might need when it all feels too much. Hearing those soft words...
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martynacooper
Apr 6, 20223 min read
"My support team whispered praise, reassurance and words of love throughout my labour."
Hi Martyna, I wanted to email you to let you know how our baby boy, Sebastian arrived into the world! I went into hospital at 37 weeks...
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