Returning to Sex After Having a Baby – Guest Blog
Bridie Allan has a Bachelor of Psychology, a Masters Degree in Mental Health and is currently completing her Masters in Sexology. There’s a strange pressure after giving birth to return to having sex- as if you haven’t just introduced a…
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How sleep training cost me my sanity (and safe bedsharing saved it).
When I was pregnant with my first baby, like all expecting parents in Australia, we received extensive information about SIDS. Every antenatal appointment we attended, included a discussion about SIDS. Every information pack we received included a pamphlet about SIDS.…
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Bree’s birth story: Part 2
Read Part One At this point the midwives suggested we asses for tears. I suspected I had had another second degree tear and they initially agreed. My second midwife who had arrived after the birth began to perform the stitches…
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Bree’s birth story
On Wednesday the 26th of May at 41+3 things finally started to happen. I had a surge that was strong enough to wake me up, but still gentle enough that I could stay in bed and breathe through. I took…
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How to get your partner on board for a homebirth
After the birth of my first child, I knew that should I be fortunate enough to have more children, I would want to give birth at home. As time went on, I read books, listened to podcasts, chatted to other…
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How to find and hire a private midwife
The process of hiring a private midwife can be dauting. While you likely have family and friends who can share personal insights, experiences and recommendations for private obstetricians, statistically it is quite unlikely that you know someone who has used…
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Do husbands make good birth partners?
I want to preface this article by saying what I hope is obvious. Not all people who give birth will have a husband. You may be a single parent – by choice or otherwise. You may be in a same…
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