Make The Switch: Reusable Menstrual Products and Breast Pads
By Hannah Schenker When I started my period, the mainstream and accepted ways of dealing with it were disposable tampons and pads from well-known…
Health
Give Your Baby The Safest Start: Reduce Your Family’s Chemical Load – Part 1
By Thinkwise. Part 1 of 3 – keep your eye out for the next two articles over the coming weeks… So what is chemical…
5 Reasons Sunglasses are Essential for Babies and Kids
By Andrea Little Sunglasses look great on babies and children – so cute! But there are so many more important reasons for them to…
Better babies – preconception and pregnancy health
By Annaliese Jones Our children’s health starts in the womb Preconception and pregnancy health really is the ultimate form of preventative health. We now…
Losing pregnancy weight the healthy way!
By Rhian Allen Losing pregnancy weight can be hard work. Mums can feel pressured to lose weight when they see pictures of celebrities who…
Postpartum Depression And Anxiety Was My Painful Secret
By Kimberly Poovey Postpartum anxiety and depression doesn’t always look like you think it does, particularly under a good Instagram filter. Surprised? I was. I…
Tummy and Tots Expo: Enjoy a day of family fun, shopping and education!
The Tummy & Tots Expo is back for the fourth year! On Saturday 10 March, Distinction Rotorua Hotel & Conference Centre (Rotorua, NZ) will be full…
Post Natal Depression: Mental Illness Or Natural Reaction?
By Robin Grille Post Natal Depression (PND) affects at least one in ten mothers around the world. While this painful and debilitating condition afflicts…
New Year, New Pelvic Floor
The muscles you need to remember to exercise in 2018. Even a small amount of weight gain can provoke the onset of issues such…
How to Avoid Harmful Chemicals in Your Everyday Routines
By Emily Folk You’ve got the big-ticket items pretty much taken care of. Your home is asbestos, radon and lead paint free, you routinely…
I Am The TENA Lady: On Discovering The Importance Of The Pelvic Floor
By Cathy Oliver Readers with a sensitive disposition, look away now. This post will contain explicit content, such as the words ‘piss’ and ‘vagina’….
Why You Should be Choosing Maternity-Specific Activewear
By Hannah Schenker Whether you’re a regular exerciser or wanting to get more active in your pregnancy (great for both yours and your baby’s…
The Low Down On Vitamin D
By Kate Barnes. The below article is a summary of research on this topic. It doesn’t take into account holes in the ozone layer that…
Holistic Health and Wellbeing for New Mums: Reduce Your Exposure To Toxic Elements
By Belinda Falconar Becoming a new mother is a time of great change, transition and possible transformation. Amazing changes take place during pregnancy with…
Holding Infants – Or Not – Can Leave Traces On Their Genes
November 27, 2017, courtesy of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine The amount of close and comforting contact between infants and their caregivers…
The Best 3 Tips to Hack Stress this Festive Season
By Kate Barnes I love this time of year in Australia. The warmer weather, beach, friends, colleagues and family coming together, but… in reality…
How Screen Time Changed My Child and How What I Did Changed Everything!
By Dr Suzy McCleary (TCM) With a significant increase in the number of children diagnosed with behavioural problems including hyperactivity, ADHD, and autism, parents…
How Meditation Helps With Stress
By Nikki Veliz We all get stressed. And sometimes it feels like a bit of a competition about how busy, tired and stressed we…
How To Relieve Trapped Wind In Your Baby – A Simple Technique
By Hannah Schenker As adults, we know how uncomfortable it can get if you have wind trapped in your digestive system. Babies are no…
Taming your Teething Tiger Naturally
By Dr Suzy McCleary, TCM So your perfectly happy content baby is now a bundle of misery. They are trying to chew on everything…