By Kristy Manners Like most mums, I spent my first pregnancy alternating between visions of snuggling my newborn, and battling anxiety over how difficult – and painful! – childbirth could really be. Not once did I…
By Emily Folk Bringing a new life into the world is incredible, regardless of your diet. However, pregnancy – and preparing for childbirth –…
By Dr. Dawn Kingston For many pregnant women, thoughts of postpartum depression raise feelings of fear, dread, and loss of control. Many feel that…
Romina Gardella’s passion is to support and empower women through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. She believes in the power and strength that…
After establishing her online eco-friendly baby product store, Lee Reicheneder looked to her next passion of helping and supporting families, and completed her doula…
Inspired by her amazing friends giving birth to their babies, Stevie Elliott set out to find something to help heal and sooth them postpartum….
Angela Ivory is the founder of Bespoke Births (NZ). She is a registered Homeopath – Dip Hom, RC Hom, Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Certified Lamaze…
By Sarah Appleford Postnatal depletion is a term you may have been hearing more lately, particularly if you are pregnant or a new mother….
Having been present at 6 births and experiencing the power and support in the room, Margot Busby was inspired to complete a hypnobirthing course…
The birth of a new baby attracts a lot of excitement, with family and friends providing your beautiful new family member with love, attention…
Pregnancy and birth can be, and is for most women, a wonderful experience. It can be a time of wondrous health with glowing skin,…
It was experiences in her own life that led Terri Bessa to train to be a birth, bereavement and postpartum doula. After suffering heartbreaking miscarriages, a…
By Nichole Graham ‘Bouncing back’ is something that we as mothers hear more often than we should, almost instantly after giving birth and sometimes…
Between 10 to 15 per cent of Kiwi women will experience depression during pregnancy or the postpartum period which makes it important to identify…
“Here, let me get that for you” And so it began…. After grabbing a bag of litter from an uppermost shelf, the chivalrous stock boy then…
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re pregnant or hoping to conceive. Perhaps you know exactly what sort of experience you’d like to have,…
By Dr. Dawn Kingston Just this week Google told me that some visitors to this site were looking up information on what they should…
By Freya Hill The first photo I ever took of my daughter was of her in the arms of our midwife. In the photo,…
By Manasee Joshi Want to be good parents? Sprinkle some magic of attention on yourself first. Sounds mean doesn’t it when I put it…
By Donna Maurer Pregnancy may be a natural process, but that doesn’t mean it’s always comfortable. Some women deal with food aversions… like strong…