Mum's The Word

26/10/2021

29/03/2021

Super Interesting
Mother Nature might know best

https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/world-first-study-links-birth-interventions-and-long-term-childhood-illness?fbclid=IwAR2nM6lk4jiUp8RSsKPwyXhHOZlRIAW62NPX_Z6BBctl-B9TrDKkMsvqO-I

A team of leading international researchers has discovered significant links between medical interventions used in the birthing process – such as caesarean section and induction – and a child’s long-term health.

10/05/2020

Hopefully it will be breakfast in bed, snuggles and cuddles all day long and oodles of love poured all over you. Hold your kids tight and remember to be grateful for them making you the mum that you are. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all mum’s near and far

20/02/2020

Who else will be tuning in??!

16/11/2019

So Goooooooooood

Every mother has her ups and downs when it comes to parenting. One minute your child might seem like a little angel, calmly sleeping in their crib, while another they may seem like the devil incarnate, throwing tantrums and testing the limits of your patience. And Australian artist Paula Kuka perfec...

06/06/2019

Support For Water Birth Safety

Largest Waterbirth Study Proves it is Safe In 2017, the Midwives of New Jersey hosted the New Jersey Symposium for Physiologic Birth: 2017 The Evidence

07/05/2019

In honor of upcoming Mother's Day: ALL ABOUT YOUR FIRST BORN 🚼🍼❤️😊

1. Epidural? Nope
2. Father in the room? Nope cos there isn't one
3. Induced? No
4. Know the s*x beforehand? No
5. Due Date? 18/7/10
6. Birth Date? 30/7/10
7. Morning sickness? vomited once
8. Cravings? oranges (vit C)
9. Kilos gained 14?
10. S*x of the baby? Girl
12. Place you gave birth: in a birth pool, living room, Amstedam
13. Hours in labor? 5.5
14. Baby's weight? 3.55kg
15. Baby's Name? Miss N
16. How old is your baby today? Almost 9!!!
Come on mamas! Let's hear your story! Copy and paste. Change my answers to yours.

02/05/2019

Pretty sure older kids would love this too!

25/04/2019

Look Familiar?

28/01/2019

Some great reasons to wait!

The big trend these days is finding out. It's so easy—there are sonograms, blood tests and even over-the-counter kits.If you decide to find out, I totally get it. I almost caved several times, and that would have brought its own excitement, and maybe a gender reveal party. Or there might be a part...

05/11/2018

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In children born to women who were exposed to phthalates during pregnancy, the rate of language delay is evident as early as age 30 months, a new study shows.

16/08/2018

Interesting. What do you think?

Guest blog by Sarah Hollister, RN, PHN, IBCLC: As a nurse and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), I have the opportunity to work with nearly every pregnant woman and new mom and baby at a group of four primary care health centers in Northern California. I would li

30/06/2018

“Three decades of research shows that continuous EFM doesn’t improve birth outcomes. When EFM is used during labour, no fewer babies die and no fewer babies have problems at birth. What has happened is that EFM use has caused more women to have caesareans then would have otherwise.”

Denise Georges- Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator

Monitoring your baby's heart rate continuously during labour sounds like a good idea right? But it's not. Three decades of research has shown it has no benefits to mothers and babies. But it does lead to an increased risk of caesarean birth, instrumental birth and greater pain and stress to the moth...

12/05/2018

"The latest research is clear: A child’s brain undergoes an amazing period of development from birth to three, producing more than a million neural connections each second. Understanding basic concepts about baby brains can better prepare parents and early childhood professionals for a child’s developmental milestones, nurture healthy growth and help them build strong, loving relationships with the child."

Brains grow faster during the first three years than at any other time.

11/05/2018

Happy Mother’s Day this weekend to all our Mums and Mums to Be!

17/02/2018

Whether or not you caress your baby enough can leave measurable effects on their genes, a study from the University of British Columbia found.