Ayurvedic Prenatal Diet and Lifestyle for Women
I’m excited to share with you a local treasure – a highly experienced, integrative GP, Dr Barri Phatarfod, who is based in Albemarle Medical Practice, Rose Bay. Barri has studied Ayurveda, and many of you will be thrilled to hear that she is also a part of the Antenatal Shared Care program at Royal Hospital […]
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 […]
Pregnancy Overwhelm
It’s not such a big call to say that having a baby (particularly a first baby) is the BIGGEST change of your life. No matter how much you prepare, you cannot know what your child will be like or how you will be as their mother. These days, part of preparing for this enormous change […]
Our Virtual Red Tent – How the Book ‘The Red Tent’ Inspired Us
This story goes quite a way back. It starts with Naomi asking me to join a clinic she was forming in Woollahra way back in 2009. Both she and I had been running our own acupuncture businesses separately for some time. She’d decided she didn’t want to work alone anymore and so had hand-picked […]
5 Discussions To Have With Your Partner Before Your First Baby
As a mum of two, I can attest to the fact that having babies can come as quite a shock, both to you as a mum and to your relationship with your significant other. If you’re pregnant with bub number 1, you might want to have these 5 discussions with your partner before your first […]
Why I Faked My Due Date
A midwife suggested to me the first time I was pregnant that I should consider telling everyone a fake due date. I can’t remember exactly what she said or even why, but it seemed like she was giving me some very important information. I took it on board and approached my hubby about it. “Why […]
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 […]
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 […]