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How to Flatten Your Baby Belly Quickly
Okay, so you have your precious bundle of joy in your arms. You look down at your sweet baby blissfully and you are in awe of motherhood and your baby. But, there are a few things that you were not expecting. One of them is how out of shape your belly would be after delivery – hence the term “jelly belly”. There is... -
Ive reached my ‘Due Date’ and haven’t gone into labour – what can I do?
If you have reached your ‘due date’ there are a number of things that you can do. Firstly, be aware that 40 weeks of pregnancy really is an arbitrary number based on averages and only about five percent of pregnancies actually result in labour by the 40 week. Secondly, the currently accepted Australian Average for first time mothers, is to... -
Top 15 Myths of Childbirth
Doctors only do interventions that are truly necessary. Continuous fetal monitoring is safer than intermittent monitoring. You have to birth on your back in a hospital bed. The umbilical cord: you have to cut and clamp the cord immediately after birth and if it is wrapped around the baby’s neck it is dangerous. It is safe to be induced and... -
Are induced labours affecting caesarean rates?
Today, more than one third of all babies almost 50% of babies born in Australian Private Hospitals are being born by c-section. So why are so many more women choosing C-sections? Do women have enough information to make informed decisions? What role do physicians and perhaps, most importantly, hospitals play in C-section rates? The Link between C-Sections and Induced Labor... -
Simplifying Birth
Written by renowned French Obsetrician Michel Odent who has revolutionised the face of Natural, Instinctual Birth in our modern drug prone world. When I was in charge of the maternity unit of the Pithiviers, France, my main objective was to improve the birth environment in order to facilitate the physiological processes. This is how the midwives, a group of mothers... -
Pelvic Floor Exercises vs Squatting
Article written by Mama Sweat… Recently I met a woman who told me she used to be a runner. Naturally, I asked: Why don’t you still run? The answer: “Because 60 hours of labor with my first child and a forceps delivery ruined my desire to run anymore.” To sum up for those who still may not infer the problem:... -
HypnoBirthing for a Planned C-section
Can HypnoBirthing be beneficial to someone who has special circumstances or who must have a C-section? Yes, HypnoBirthing Is Beneficial to Mums Who Must Have A C-section. Women who must have C-sections have used the HypnoBirthing® techniques throughout their pregnancies and found HypnoBirthing® helps in several different ways: Prenatal Bonding – HypnoBirthing® encourages you to connect with your unborn child....
