A letter to my mama friends.
Dear mama friend, I’m writing you a letter, because let’s be honest, our conversations in person are often interrupted by a little person either asking for food, getting into something that may cause harm or we have to clean up a mess. I write to you because often we don’t get to have deep and […]
How did I become a Fertility and Postpartum Practitioner? And what exactly is that?
Many moons ago my grand plan was to be a psychologist. So I started on my journey completing a Bachelor of Arts at Monash University. I LOVE all the brain and neuro stuff. I also love working with people. I do however like having a range of options when it comes to who I work […]
5 ways you can support someone experiencing miscarriage. ?
When I was experiencing my miscarriages back in 2012 and 2013, I had no other family or friends who had experienced pregnancy losses (or gone through IVF). I felt very alone at times despite opening up to some family, friends and colleagues. I did my best to arrange supports for myself like seeing a psychologist, […]
Mothering Seasons
A concept that I had no clue about until I was sitting in a women’s circle 4 years ago was mothering seasons. I guess having children close in age I had not really felt the ebb and flow of the changes in mothering. I had remained busy, highly needed and sleep deprived from the moment […]
My postpartum experience- Part 2 Charlie
Firstly if you have not yet had the chance to read my blog last week about my journey through postpartum with my firstborn Xavier, then head back and read that one first. It really sets the scene on how I came into my postpartum period with Charlie. My darling boy Charlie was born exactly 18 […]
My postpartum experience- Part 1 Xavier
In November 2014 after nearly 4 years of waiting we finally welcomed our rainbow baby Xavier into the world. It was a looong first labour spread out over days of no sleep. I will go into his birth story maybe in November for his birthday. But for now it’s important to mention the length of […]
My Top Tips to cope with having babies close in age.
1.Preparation. If you still have a baby or young toddler and you are having another baby soon, take the time to prepare. Your first born depending on their needs, they will need some preparation for whats going to happen once baby arrives. As the birthing person, you will be more physically tied to the newborn […]
Truth Bombs about having children close in age.
I had never thought that I would have children so close in age. I had always thought that maybe a 2-4 year age gap would be what we would do. But I also did not plan for us to take nearly 4 years of fertility treatments and 2 miscarriages to finally get our first born […]
Mothering after pregnancy loss and IVF-What no one talks about.
For those that have not heard our journey to parenthood, it may be helpful to hear a quick (if that’s possible) recap on how we became parents. We married in November 2010 and immediately came off the contraceptive pill and began trying for a baby. Becoming a mother is something I have wanted for as […]
