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sophiaderosaortiz
Feb 4, 20231 min read
This Postnatal Flesh
I love this postnatal flesh, it has carried my babies, it has birthed my babies, it keeps me healthy and safe, wrapped in its cratered...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Dec 19, 20223 min read
So Breastfeeding.....
So, breastfeeding..... The standard description of a 'good' breastfeeding baby is one who feeds 8-12 times a day, for between 5-30...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Dec 16, 20222 min read
The 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...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Dec 14, 20225 min read
The 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...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Preparing breasts for breastfeeding
What do we need to do to prepare for breastfeeding? Nothing.... That's right, there is no physical preparation we need to to do. Our...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Jul 13, 20222 min read
How 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...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Jul 7, 20222 min read
What 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...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Jul 5, 20221 min read
Pregnancy 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...
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sophiaderosaortiz
Jun 23, 20222 min read
The sick pregnant midwife
I 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...
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sophiaderosaortiz
May 28, 20221 min read
The Pregnant Midwife!
Follow me through my third pregnancy, to get inside knowledge, tips, advice and share the joys and troubles of pregnancy! Looking forward...
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Anastasia Taylor
May 28, 20221 min read
What's in a due date?
The first thing everyone asks me is, What's your due date? I reply 'September/October' I have a due month. Why? Because there is a range...
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