In our new Q&A series, we ask midwives about their incredible profession and also questions on topics that expecting mums want answers to. The wonderful midwife Amber starts this series. HOW DID YOU GET INTO YOUR PROFESSION OF MIDWIFERY AND WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES? I really feel like I ‘fell into’ midwifery! In high school, I did Health and Human Development as a subject and I absolutely loved it, I was so captivated by it all. Then when I was applying for university, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I remember coming…

Here in September in Australia’s Wurundjeri Country, it’s the start of the Wintoonth Wootanbaj season of regeneration. The native pepperberry which is the magic ingredient in our Cleanse and Soothe Perineal Spray is in full bloom and new growth is abound. Here is an excerpt from farmer and writer Katherine…

Preparing for the fourth trimester After 9 months of growing a human and going through all the bodily changes that women experience, there is still another 3 months of change and growth to go! This period is referred to as postpartum, or the fourth trimester. Your priorities other than your…

Next on our Ask The Midwife Q&A series is Erin. Erin shares her experiences and insights on her incredible profession and addresses topics on expecting mums’ minds. HOW DID YOU GET INTO YOUR PROFESSION OF MIDWIFERY? You could say my path to midwifery was somewhat windy. Like many others I was unsure what I wanted to do when I left high school. I was torn between following more creative pursuits and studying midwifery. I had been incredibly interested in the female body, birth and babies from…

In our previous blog post on Teri Popple’s Motherhood Journey, Teri spoke glowingly about the support she received from Jenna of the Fertility Suite. Many women around the world face the same challenges but are still mostly under-informed about fertility and reproduction. We are fortunate to have Jenna contribute as…

Next on our Motherhood Journey Q&A series is Teri Popple! Teri talks about the multiple facets and challenges of pregnancy and how she found the support she required. How did you find the journey to motherhood with your baby William? It felt like a long journey because I’ve wanted to be a mum for so long. When that baby alarm went off, it was all I could think about but it took my husband a little longer to catch up, so I impatiently waited!

Vaginal Healing & Recovery After Birth After a vaginal delivery, you probably wonder how long it takes for the perineum to heal and the soreness to go away. Recovery can take anywhere from 3 weeks to more than 6 weeks especially if you had a perineal tear. While the stitches will dissolve on their own in…

Postpartum Recipe by Village for Mama Nutrition plays a big part in postpartum recovery when you need to take in lots of additional nutrients to replenish your energy and heal wounds. In this blog post, Leila Armour from Village for Mama shares an original Autumn postpartum recipe created with our hero ingredient, the Tasmanian Pepperberry…

In our blog post on postpartum rest and recovery, we touched on sleep depravation and newborns sleep patterns. In this post, we have Francesca, a qualified baby sleep consultant from The Sleep Escape to provide some tips on managing newborns’ sleep.