Midwife Uses Acupressure for Labour Pain and Placental Delivery
Elide’s Story Elide is a midwife who completed our home study acupressure program, Ancient Secrets for Better Bumps, Births and Babies. The following is one of her case studies where she demonstrates the true effectiveness of acupressure for labour pain and placental delivery. The client was a healthy, young woman, she was 39 weeks pregnant […]
Sitting in with Your Child – A Modern Confinement with Traditional Values
Guest blog post by Brigitte Linder, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Safflower Chinese Medicine Clinic As a Chinese medicine practitioner, I have always been intrigued by the idea of staying at home for at least a month after giving birth. Straight after giving birth, a woman is at her most vulnerable. In China, this tradition is called […]
Follow-on Formula for Infants is Unnecessary and Unsuitable
Follow-on formula or follow-up milk is often given to infants in place of breastmilk when they’re weaning onto a diet of solids. In our community of mums, we see a lot of confusion around whether this is necessary. Follow-on formula is any formula other than a newborn formulation. We thought we’d pass on this information that was […]
10 Steps to Sushi Success
My daughter’s very good friend is half Japanese and my daughter is half Chinese. I’m fond of Asian cuisine and especially being a Chinese medicine practitioner, I’m extra keen on food from Asia. My daughter loves sushi and so I mentioned one day how I’d love to learn to make it. My daughter’s friend’s mum […]
Breastmilk-Making Fish Soup for Postnatal Care
This is a very traditional breastmilk-making fish soup that Chinese women make for their daughters or daughters-in-law to encourage breastmilk production in the early weeks of establishing breastfeeding. My mother-in-law swears by this recipe. This is her recipe – she made it for me when my children were babies and now she is passing it […]
Three Natural Hayfever Remedies to Combat Seasonal Allergies
The winds are up and the weather is changing from hot to cold to rainy, all in one day. The pollen is flying like crazy. ‘Tis the season to be sneezy! You want some relief, but you prefer natural hayfever remedies to pharmaceuticals wherever possible. So what can you do about managing your allergies to […]
Fertility and the 30-Day Ab Challenge
I’m trying to fall pregnant. Should I do a 30-day ab challenge? The answer is, it depends. So you’re concerned about your fertility and the 30-day ab challenge sounds like a good idea? If you’ve been trying for some time to fall pregnant and your period went away for a while, then the answer is […]
Birth Dancing with Rhea Dempsey
Today we bring you a special guest post from one of our favourite birthing educators, Rhea Dempsey. I love this video clip of Yuki and her husband Connell talking about the birth of their son at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Yuki’s “birth dancing”. This video encapsulates a number of key concepts that I have been […]
Traditional Chinese Postnatal Soup
To congratulate Naomi on the birth of gorgeous baby Koben, I wanted to make this traditional Chinese postnatal soup with the help of my mother-in-law Kim. It’s packed full of protein and warming food properties that are so good for a mother’s milk, energy and blood. It will help her to recover and replenish […]