What is it? Pilates is a form of exercise that aims to improve and condition your muscular and postural strength by focusing on your core. The movements include diaphragmatic breathing, pelvic floor muscles, back muscles that are key to good posture, balance and strength. All of these components …
Introducing Solids
When your baby is ready, by 6 months but not before 4 months, it is important to begin introducing a variety of nutritionally adequate solid foods whilst continuing to breastfeed or formula feed. Eating solid foods during this time should be fun, as it allows our children to explore different …
The Hypnobirthing Australia™ Difference!
What is hypnobirthing? Hypnobirthing is about birthing with knowledge, support, tools and preparation and focuses on the mind-body connection that has been around for thousands of years! It aims to restore the belief that women are made to birth, that everything needed for birth is within and that …
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Does Acupuncture hurt, and is it safe during pregnancy?
I have been treating women’s health for many years now and the one question I often hear is; “Does Acupuncture hurt?” I practise a gentle acupuncture technique and I inform my patients that whilst we are penetrating the skin with a fine disposable sterile needle it usually doesn’t hurt. …
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Birth Story of Baby Eden
After a few months of ovulation induction fertility treatment with a private obstetrician/gynaecologist specialist, my husband and I were so excited to learn we were pregnant. We counted down until the 6 week scan, and I had to fight concerns that there would be a problem. I’ve always been a …
Sleeps like a baby…
Does your baby wake 1, 2, 3 hourly to feed? Does your peaceful daytime baby turn into an all night feeder who cannot be put down? And does your baby sleep contentedly in your arms, then cry as soon as they are placed in that expensive, carefully chosen, beautifully designed cot? Firstly, don’t …
Baby’s early movements are linked to a strongly developing nervous system.
How exciting it is for mothers to feel baby’s first movements at around about 4-5 months into the pregnancy. In fact, mothers love to feel and share these early movements by encouraging others to touch their growing tummy. The baby’s early movements are signs that the pregnancy is progressing well. …
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What is special about HypnoBirthing Mongan Method?
HypnoBirthing is actually really simple. At its most basic level, HypnoBirthing teaches mums to trust in their body and their baby. Obviously, birthing has been done since the beginning of time by most women, it is a deeply primitive experience, part of our shared experience as mothers. We don’t …
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