My version of “doing the month”
16 years ago I was housebound. I was trying my hand at it with my first child. I’d read loads about it and being a Chinese medicine practitioner, I knew the importance of taking care of myself and how if I didn’t, how that could adversely impact me and my precious baby.
How I am preparing for the birth of number three!
I’ve seen so many clients and helped them to prepare for their birth. Well into the hundreds, if not thousands of women! I’ve also prepared for two of my own prior births and thought I would share with you what I’m bringing to the table for this birth. Would it be cheeky of me to […]
Birth Without Fear Conference Rocks Sydney Championing Postpartum Care
Here I am speaking at the Birth Without Fear Conference the other weekend. January Harshe, mother of six children flew to Australia for the first time to present Birth Without Fear downunder. She started her blog, Birth Without Fear, in 2010 and it gathered so much interest, she started running conferences, first in the USA, […]
Preparing for Birth: What I Wish I Had Known
There are things I wish I had known about birth in my younger days. Preparing for birth wasn’t even something I thought you needed to do – didn’t it all just happen naturally? Wouldn’t my body just know what to do? I’ve learned a hell of a lot about preparing for birth since then, through […]
Orgasm For Birth: The Natural Induction Technique That You’ll Say YES To!
Ladies, I have wanted to write this blog post for the longest time because I get a lot of questions about orgasm for birth in clinic. Most of the pregnant women I see are interested to know more when I talk about the benefits of orgasms when preparing for birth and during birth. Ears prick […]
Dried Dates: The Little-Known Secret to Natural Birth Prep
6 Dates a Day for Natural Birth Preparation If you are nearing the end of your pregnancy, it’s time to think about 6 dates a day. No, not dates of the Tinder variety! But you can now enjoy eating the lovely, super sweet dried fruit as a natural birth prep option. A client asked me about eating dried dates […]
Reducing Anxiety in Pregnancy
If ever there is a time that anxiety can surface, pregnancy is a biggie. All of sudden you have so many more things to worry about. Can you feel your baby move? Are you eating the right things for you and baby? Are you thinking the right things? Are you getting enough exercise and of […]
3 Hot Tips for Birth Prep
I have seen many pregnant women come through our clinic who I have helped prepare for birth. It is in the thousands by now! I’ve given birth thrice myself and I’ve been to two births. I’m incredibly passionate about birth for reasons that would take another blog post entirely to explain (and I just might […]
Acupuncture and Acupressure for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be painful and it can stop you from doing so much. From a Chinese medical point of view, carpal tunnel is caused by increased heat and damp in the wrist region, which we commonly know as inflammation and swelling. This can irritate and compress the median nerve that runs through the […]