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Newsletters
Each month Birthing Sense
interviews a new expert to help make sense of
your pregnancy, birth & baby
interviews
with professionals
What is a
Lactation Consultant?
Do I need to see
one?
pre & post-natal
information
Lynne Hall is
Lactation Consultant in Sydney and talks to us
about what a Lactation Consultant does and when
you may want talk to one.
Healthy Diet in Pregnancy
pre-natal
information
Amanda, dietician,
discusses foods to avoid during pregnancy, and
how to maintain a healthy pregnancy through your
diet.
Postnatal
Depression
post-natal
information
Lyn, Life coach &
PND counsellor discusses ways to identify
Post-natal depression, and gives strategies to
avoid it. PND is featured on DVD 3 of the
Birthing Sense Birth Education series.
What is a Doula?
pre-natal
information
Lisa used a doula (a
professional support person) during her labour & birth.
She discusses the difference that having a doula made
to her birth. This segment is not included
on the DVDs. However, our Doula, Susan, is
featured on DVDs 1 & 2 discussing various
strategies a support person can use to help
during birth.
Slings- Wearing your baby
post-natal
information
There are many baby
carriers available. Kate from WildSlings
discusses the advantages of wearing your baby in
this short segment. On DVD 3 of the
Birthing Sense series, she shows what to look
for in a baby carrier, and how to choose the
carrier to suit you and your baby.
Pelvic floor care
pre & post-natal
information
Physiotherapist,
Liz, specialises in teaching women how to look
after our lower muscles to avoid leaking urine
after a vaginal/ natural or a caesarian birth.
This newsletter is an extract from Liz's
interviews over DVD 1 and DVD 2 of the Birth
education series.
Bellydance for birth
pre-natal
information
Maha Al Musa has written a
world-first book about bellydance for birth, the
dance of the womb. In this segment, Maha
talks more about this beautiful feminine dance
and how bellydance is great during pregnancy and
for our journey toward motherhood.
Dont be intimidated
- bellydance is not for an audience, it is for
you and your baby, and it's a great tool for
labour- have a go!
Using a Tens machine in
labour
pre-natal
information
Heather
Greer from LabourTENS discusses how to use a
TENS machine, and what benefits it can have on
your labour.
Choosing
healthy food AND Introducing it to your
baby/toddler
post-natal
information
2 video
segments
Catherine Jefferies
from Yummy Bubby discusses how to
incorporate healthy foods into your cooking
for your baby or toddler (and the entire family)
Avoiding 'flat head' (plagiocephaly)
pre & post-natal
information
To reduce the risk
of babies dying from SIDS, it is
recommended that baby's be put to sleep on their
back. Therefore, more babies seem to get a
'flat spot' on the back of their head. Liz
(physiotherapist) discusses some different ways
to help avoid 'flat head'
interviews
with parents
for pre &
post-natal information
Twins
Mothers with twins-
Susan & Louise, discuss some of the things they
wish they were told about having twins.
They feature on DVD 3 of the Birthing Sense
Prenatal Class for you.
What's it like when you have a premature baby?
Michelle, mother of 2 premature babies talks
about her experience in the neonatal intensive
care unit.
Upcoming Newsletters
- we look at moxa
as a means to turn a breech baby in late
pregnancy
- Kylie Nicastro,
Unearthed Beauty, shows us how to make our own
massage oils at home
- find out our
options for birth
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