You’ve discovered you’re pregnant again but you’re still breastfeeding your toddler. Does this mean you must wean your child? If you don’t are you putting your unborn child at risk? Will breastfeeding during pregnancy be more demanding on my body? All good questions! The reality is that in a normal healthy pregnancy, breastfeeding through
Birth Plans have been around for many years. They originated to assist women to inform their midwife or doctor of their wishes during labour, particularly if they wanted to avoid routine interventions. Birth Plans have evolved since their humble beginnings. Now they may be comprised of many things, including thoughts and expectations of what
When most of us think of a breastfeeding mother, we automatically link this with pregnancy. After all, in order to breastfeed, don’t you first have to give birth to a baby? The truth is that while conventionally speaking pregnancy and breastfeeding are intrinsically linked. It is possible for a woman to develop a breast
Generally speaking, you probably don’t have to go very far to find a woman who has given birth to a child after 35 - pregnancy after 35. The age at which women in Australia will have their first baby is increasing as many couples choose to achieve other goals first. Many celebrities have made
Natalie stared down blankly at another negative strip of plastic, urine covered let down. Ten months and still nothing. She hardly expected to see a second line, but that didn’t dampen the hard slap in the face that it was every time she saw such faceless rejection. “I should have had my baby by
A new study published in the March 2013 edition of the American Journal of Physical Rehabilitation and Medicine shows that pregnancy may permanently change a woman’s feet. Professor Neil Segal a researcher at the University of Iowa, heard women discussing changes in their shoe size with pregnancy. But he found nothing about the topic
Ok. Firstly I will start by saying that I was not a maternal woman through my earlier life. I was not the person that ran to a newborn baby begging for a cuddle. I was the person that waited until the baby could hold its head up before I volunteered to hold it. In
Does exercising during pregnancy can really help infant brain development? The idea that exercising during pregnancy is good for women is not a new one. An abundance of research has shown that women who exercise regularly during pregnancy experience less in the way pregnancy discomfort. They have a shortened active phase of labour, and
This is my story of having a vaginal twin breech birth. For an unplanned pregnancy, we were certainly surprised when we discovered two little beings on the first ultrasound. We had initially planned a homebirth, with our midwife who had supported us at our daughter's birth at home one year ago. However, due to
Ryan McAllister is a parent, biophysicist and a research professor at Georgetown University. For over 10 years Ryan has studied maternity care. Ryan presents this YouTube video called “Unbreaking Birth” . This video is well worth watching. Ryan presents complex issues in an easy to understand manner. He explores the United States maternity care
