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We are heading toward holiday season now, and for some of you (the lucky ones!) this might mean a mini trip away with the family. Perhaps you have a little coastal retreat in mind, or maybe you envision yourself with your morning cuppa watching the kids chase magpies on some divine rural property. If you can […]
Guest Blog Post by Pinky McKay – Baby Sleep Regression
Baby Sleep Regression The four-month baby sleep regression, the 12-month baby sleep regression, the 18-month baby sleep regression – what is happening? Of course, any time your baby’s sleep suddenly seems to go pear shaped, you wonder, what am I doing wrong? Having a neat little term like ‘baby sleep regression’ gets you off […]
CAPEA Biennial Conference, 2014
It was my privilege to be asked to speak at the latest CAPEA (Childbirth And Parenting Educators of Australia) Biennial conference in Hobart on Friday, September 26, 2014. The conference was called Taming the Tiger and brought together over 150 educators from around Australia. I was honoured to be able to speak. I was asked to […]
Red Tent is changing…
A note to our valued clients, students and readers Hi everyone, the Red Tent is expanding and we want you to be the first to know! We’ve been doing a whole bunch of stuff that we’d like to tell you about. We’ve actually been doing all these things for a few years and now […]
Acupuncture for Infantile Colic
Study reveals acupuncture may reduce crying and colic in infants Colic. Some people say it exists and others don’t, but if your baby fusses and cries continually, then you sure do believe in it. It certainly disrupts family life and relationships which are already sensitive when a baby is little and of course, it’s hard for […]
Small-For-Date Babies: Support with Nutrition and Acupuncture
Sometimes an unborn baby can be small for your stage of pregnancy. Small-for-date babies can occur for a wide variety of different reasons and of course all of those need to be thoroughly addressed. However, from a Chinese medical point of view, it is always helpful to increase and improve your gut function, aka your Spleen and […]
Beating Mummy Burnout
Beating Mummy Burnout is a guest post by Pinky McKay. There’s no burnout without fire goes the saying, and there is plenty of fuel for the fires of parenthood. Most of us feel pressured to live up to impossibly high and unrealistic expectations. It’s all too easy to judge yourself harshly for not being a […]
Acupressure For Constipation During Pregnancy
Constipation during pregnancy is often caused by a blockage of energy, or Qi, in your large intestine. In this piece, Rebecca provides a practical tool to help you overcome this unpleasant challenge during the nine months of your pregnancy. Acupressure is a safe technique for relieving constipation during pregnancy. By using acupressure on your wrist, […]
Threatened Miscarriage
It’s one of those things you hope never happens to you but when it does, it simply does. You can feel really helpless and vulnerable at this time. Your first port of call should be to your midwife or obstetrician so they can assess what is going on. Threatened miscarriage is described as vaginal bleeding before 20 gestational weeks. It […]