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 […]
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 […]
Less is More – Normal Labour and Birth Conference 2016 Wrap-Up
“Less is more” was the take-home message for me from the 11th International Normal Labour and Birth Conference where professionals from 20 different countries converged from 10–13 October 2016. Professors, midwives, obstetricians, doctors, epigeneticists and more were presenting their latest research on the many different aspects of childbirth. Medical Intervention in Childbirth: Less is More […]
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 […]