Feb 4, 20231 minThis Postnatal FleshI love this postnatal flesh, it has carried my babies, it has birthed my babies, it keeps me healthy and safe, wrapped in its cratered...
Dec 19, 20223 minSo Breastfeeding.....So, breastfeeding..... The standard description of a 'good' breastfeeding baby is one who feeds 8-12 times a day, for between 5-30...
Dec 16, 20222 minThe First Breastfeed I had forgotten the feeling of a newborn latch. The last child I breastfed was three and a half and it feels very different... I had...
Dec 14, 20225 minThe Birth, wow, the birth!The birth, wow the birth, the birth the birth.... What an experience... Professionals like to describe stages of birth in very clinical...
Aug 9, 20222 minPreparing breasts for breastfeedingWhat do we need to do to prepare for breastfeeding? Nothing.... That's right, there is no physical preparation we need to to do. Our...
Jul 13, 20222 minHow do you take care of yourself?Self care is not just taking a bubble bath or paying someone else to do something to you, like a massage, or painting your nails...
Jul 7, 20222 minWhat about Oxytocin?Everybody knows about Adrenaline and how important it is for survival. It's great to be able to fight, flight or freeze when needed, but...
Jul 5, 20221 minPregnancy is the original creative process!It is a time when we have one foot in this reality and another in the spiritual. We can connect to that realm through art and creating...
Jun 23, 20222 minThe sick pregnant midwifeI have not posted in a while because me and my little boy were sick with a virus. Luckily we are now recovered and getting back into the...