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Australian Midwife 🤰🏼 New Mama to baby Z 👶🏼 Mamahood essentials 👇
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It’s funny, I thought the stage of “needing” me to a very significant point, reduced as each month went past, but for us it’s quite the opposite. My almost 11 month old does more carrier naps and breastfeeding then ever. Sometimes it looks like this - calm, serene, grateful (but oh so sore on the body, 10kgs of chunk 😅) - and other times it feels like anger, claustrophobia and like I’m doing something wrong, that I’m still SO needed all day everyday. I go backward and forward almost everyday. I seem to fluctuate between thinking ‘my girl is a sensitive soul and needs me a LOT and that’s okay’, to thinking ‘why the flip aren’t you like the other kids in my mums group that sleep through, sleep in your own bed and feed a couple of times a day’ 😭Every babe is so different, we are all doing the best damn job we can and if you’re in this phase of a baby that seems like a newborn all over - I’m here with you 👏💓#australianmumsoftiktok # breastfeedingproblems😂 # mumsontiktok # australianmumsandbubs # mumsoftiktok
I’ve done this a thousand times. I let Zadie shake the keys, I strap her in and walk to the drivers side - lean back, grab the keys and hand her a toy ✌️Not this time friends - early Sunday morning, in small town on a mini getaway, Zadie decided it was her time to shine and show me just how clever she was - pressing the lock button 😵💫I imagine myself to be semi-calm under pressure, but instead I burst into tears, screamed and called 000 (which was the correct thing to do!) they called the NRMA (car service who helps in this situation) but they were 40 mins away!So they sent the police, fire brigade and ambulance - while I felt like such a moron. So friends, don’t give your baby the keys to play with 💓😂 #australianmumsoftiktok #b reastfeedingproblems😂 #m umsontiktok #a ustralianmumsandbubs #m umsoftiktok
So, what’s the low down with babies and drinking water?The World Health Organisation states babies under 6 months do not require water 💦The only fluid babies of this age require is breastmilk and/or formula for food and hydration. Breastmilk and formula are nutritionally complete foods for them to grow and develop (and are the primary source of nutrition and hydration until 12 months old).When you start giving your baby water (after 6 months), with the introduction of solids, it should be boiled and cooled down before offering it. Begin to encourage sips of water at meal times or any time during the day that your little one is calm and willing to try it. Water, breastmilk and formula are the only drinks your baby should have until they are over 12 months old. After 12 months old, you can offer tap water without boiling it 💓At 6-12 months of age, anywhere from 100-250ml of water per day is recommended. Remembering at this age, water isn’t their main source of hydration, it is more about developing healthy habits and getting them used to sipping.After 12 months old, you can begin to encourage your little one to drink more water, aiming for around 1-4 cups per day.We LOVE our water bottle from @haakaanz (discount code: Bumpnbub15). Does your little one enjoy drinking water?Resrouce and information: Raising Children’s Network- www.raisingchildren.net.au #australianmumsoftiktok #midwife #breastfe edingproblems😂 #mumsonti ktok #australi anmumsandbubs
VerifiedJust me and my bestie making my morning energy, hydration and fuel - My Motherhood Hydration Powder 💧What’s in this magical mama powder? (mixed Berry)🫐 Berry juice powder rich in antioxidants to aid mental performance, energy, heart and skin health.🍓Red seaweed provides naturally occurring calcium, magnesium and 72 other natural trace marine minerals to assist with bone health and muscle health.🫐 Coconut water powder filled with electrolytes to support rapid hydration.🍓Cranberry powder to reduce oxidative stress and the risk of urinary tract infections that are common during pregnancy.🫐 Ground ginger (can’t taste it, don’t worry!) to balance blood sugar and settle your tummy.🍓 Acerola juice powder extremely rich in vitamin C to boost immunity and a natural astringent that can promote skin elasticity.🫐 Thaumatin to add natural sweetness and improve adsorption with a plant-based protein.Created by experts, for all stages of Mamahood - from trying to conceive through to kid wrangling 💦 Shop now, Link in bio. #australianmumsoftiktok #midwife #b reastfeed ingproblems😂 #mumsontikt ok #australian mumsandbubs #motherhood australia
flecting. I still have a lot of sad emotions regarding my birth. The day I’d been preparing for, for a lifetime. I can’t explain the feeling, of becoming a midwife, catching hundreds of babies, and everyday dreaming of your own one day birth - to then experience what we did. I’m so grateful my beautiful girl is here safely, but I still think about this day often. A year ago today, we made the choice to move from a home birth, to a hospital birth and elected to be induced at 42 weeks. I still don’t know if this was the right choice, but it’s what we did ✨I know at the time, I felt like nothing would ever take away the trauma of those days laboring, the reaction to the epidural that left me paralyzed for hours, an emergency c-section, a postpartum hemorrhage, an undiagnosed velamentous cord insertion and plenty more. But in truth, for me, it has dimmed - I have so many incredible memories with our little human now, and although our birth will always impact me, it has faded in intensity. We recorded my whole birth, as the first 3 episodes on our podcast @babybakingandkidraising if you want to listen 💓Sending so much love to anyone who also went through a traumatic birth, or a birth other then what you had hoped for.How long did you feel it took you to process through your birth? 💓#midwife #aus tralianmumsoftiktok #bre astfeedingproblems😂 #mum softiktok #mum softiktok #mum sontiktok #aus tralianmumsandbubs
Anyone else been here? 🫠 why curb walk / stair walk?Curb walking is thought to help in optimal positioning of baby for labour and birth, whilst helping to apply pressure from bubs head to your cervix.There is some great evidence around walking in the third trimester, leading up to birth (this doesn’t look at curb walking, just walking in general) - check out the following conclusion of a study done in 2021 and the incredible outcomes: 🚶♀️🚶♀️“Walking during late pregnancy could improve Bishop score, increase spontaneous onset of labor, and decrease induction, cesarean, and instrumental delivery without having any adverse effect on the neonate’s Apgar score.” Shojaei B et al. 2021All the stares from the public though 😂🫠#midwife #mot herhoodaustralia #aus tralianmumsoftiktok #bre astfeedingproblems😂 #mum softiktok #mum sontiktok #aus tralianmumsandbubs
hat did you try to get you into labour?A year ago today, I was 42 weeks pregnant - and we had tried everythinggggg to get labour going (to no avail) 🫠My incredible in-laws arrived at 37 weeks to be here for the birth and postpartum - and here we were at 42 weeks, still waiting. We tried everything, and every morning Christine would bring beautiful, positive energy into a frustrated household (the flip were you kid?!) and a new idea and way to get labour started. So here is a snippet of a very long day of dancing trying to bring on labour (hint: didn’t work but made for some laughs). A year on, my mother-in-law and I had a dance party yesterday in the exact same place - but all for entertainment for our now almost 1 year old 😭 life is wild! #midwife #mo therhoodaustralia #au stralianmumsoftiktok #br eastfeedingproblems😂 #mu msoftiktok #mu msontiktok
Hands hurt from clapping at my amazing child all day 😂 I didn’t know Stuart was filming this, but I do imagine I look up at him like this 36272 times a day when Zadie learns something new. We have no stairs so she’s just never used stairs and suddenly knew what to do - these little humans are just 🤯 What’s your babes latest skill that just amazes you? For me - it was stairs and now it’s getting down safely from high surfaces! I showed her twice and now she just knows - mind blown 😍#midwife #motherhoodaustralia #australianmumsoftiktok #breastfeedingproblems😂 #mumsoftiktok #mumsontiktok #australianmoms #australianmumsandbubs #mumlife #mumtok
5 reasons to do perineum massage! 👏Pregnant mamas - this one’s for you!As a midwife, I am a huge advocate for perineal massage for mamas planning a vaginal birth 🤩1.) It decreases the risk of a severe tear during birth 🙏2.) It decreases a woman's chance of ‘requiring’ an episiotomy3.) It helps mums to become familiar with the stretching sensation that occurs as baby is crowning, helping women to slowly breathe the baby out 😮💨4.) Research shows that women who did perineal massage had reduced perineal pain at 3 months postpartum5.) No need to worry about what to use, Bumpnbub x Lovekins perineal massage oil is designed for this exact purpose! Did you do / are you planning to do perineal massage?🤰 #midwife #motherhoo daustralia #australia nmumsoftiktok #breastfee dingproblems😂 #mumsoftik tok #mumsontik tok #australia nmoms
My little koala has started experiencing some severe separation anxiety the last couple of weeks. I’ve found myself listening to other peoples comments more then I normally would. The “she’s so clingy”, “she needs to learn to be without you, just leave her to cry”, and my personal favorite “your just making it harder for yourself in the long run, she’ll expect to be held forever”.So if you too have a little koala babe on your hip (or boob) most days, I’m here with you. Ignore the BS and remember that this is a bond of love, a secure relationship you’re facilitating - and there’s quite literally nothing more special then that (and no, they won’t be 25 and still needing to hold your hand to fall asleep) 🫶#midwife #motherhoodaustralia #australianmumsoftiktok #breastfeedingproblems😂 #mumsoftiktok #mumsontiktok
When did you feel your little babes first movement? Feeling Zadie for me was insane and magical. ✨Typically, first movements are felt between 16-24 weeks, but this can vary with each pregnancy. If you have been pregnant before, you may more aware of what feeling to look out for (often described as feeling like bubbles / gas in the tummy). The location of your placenta, can impact how early you feel bub move - if it’s located in an anterior position, mamas often feel movements towards the 24 week end.How many weeks were you? I was around 15/16 💓 #midwife #m otherhoodaustralia #a ustralianmoms #a ustralianmumsoftiktok #a ustralianmumsandbubs #l abouranddelivery #b abytips
Pre-conception care - aka what we did before trying for a baby ✨• Blood tests. Both of us had one. We checked for all the normal things, as well as some additional measures as outlined by our naturopath. Based on this, our supplements were prescribed to suit our needs• Reducing stress - this speaks for itself but we purposefully tried to reduce our stress, and spend time relaxing more frequent - Improving diet - we reduced caffeine and alcohol intake as well as cutting out heavily processed foods. - Supplements - based on our blood work. These included vitamin D, B12, iron and choline, folate, omega 3 (algae) and a good quality prenatal vitamin (still taking most of these into my postpartum).- Acupuncture - we lived in Hong Kong at the time and embraced Chinese medicine. We both had regular acupuncture and drank Chinese herbs as guided by our Dr. I also continued acupuncture into my first trimester.- Genetic carrier testing - we did genetic carrier testing months before trying to conceive with @eugenelabsco who test for up to 200 genetic carrier conditions that you or your partner may carry. Through a super simple, non-invasive at home saliva test (spat into a tube), we found out if we had any risk factors for passing a life altering genetic condition onto our children. Something I believe every single family should do. Bumpnbub50 will give you a discount if you too want to do this important testing 🙏- Have fun and work on our relationship - this was big for me. I knew very well it could take a little while to fall pregnant (normal to try for up to 12 months as we were under 35). We wanted to have fun, enjoy the process and stay excited about having a little human join us! 💓Then came the greatest day - two lines and no looking back. Zadie entered our world 🤰🏼. #midwife #motherho odaustralia #australi anmoms #australi anmumsoftiktok #australi anmumsandbubs #labouran ddelivery #breastfe edingjourney
I always promised myself our babe wouldn't stop us from travelling, but rather add to the adventure. Now, at 9 months old, we have been to 7 countries and 4 continents - love exploring. 🧡#midwife #newborn #motherhoodaustralia #australianmom #australianmoms #australianmoms #australianmumsoftiktok #australianmumsandbubs
When it comes to motherhood, the rollercoaster of emotions can feel especially intense. From the joys to the struggles and all the changes in between, parenthood is a journey of growth and self-discovery ✨ #midwife #newborn #motherhoodaustralia #australianmom #australianmoms #australianmum #australianmums #australianmumsoftiktok #australianmumsandbubs