Postnatal Blues: You Are Not Alone
This Too Shall Pass – an honest animation for new, struggling mums Kristen Palana sent me this video the other day. She created it in 2012 in a postnatal funk and I have to say… it took me back, especially to the months after my first baby. For me that was the most difficult time […]
8 Things No One Tells You About Having A Baby
If you are getting ready to give birth, here are a few words of wisdom from someone who’s been there. 1. Take dark underwear to hospital. You will be bleeding afterwards and you don’t want to have to wash any more clothes. That also goes for what you wear on your legs – just make […]
Pregnant over summer? Here are the top 6 damp foods you should avoid.
Summer is the season of “damp Qi”. What does that mean? Well, it means it’s the season to eat more water-containing foods as it’s really hot. There is more moisture in the air, our body is hotter and we crave more water to cool ourselves down. Damp foods can help with that because they are naturally […]
Our Top 6 Reading Recommendations
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 […]