You feel like you have made an Informed Decision, you have agonised over your options, after first insisting that there HAD to be another option. Never one to accept the Status Quo, you ask – WHY? If someone tells you you HAVE TO or you SHOULD BE, this makes you ask – WHY? It can …
Are you qualified to think that?
When I first became pregnant, I assumed I would breastfeed for at least 12 months. Most people I knew had breastfeed about that long (or less), I had been breastfeed for 14 months alongside my twin. I grew up with stories of how we would ‘drive by feed’, as my mum would be feeding one …
“At the hospital they told me I have to…”Why is it that I am still fielding questions beginning like this! Whether it is an intervention in the lead up to birth, during birth or post birth, questions starting with this set off alarm bells. The main problem is that we begin on the assumption that …
Not all online is as it seems.
Hidden agendas and underhand marketing are rife in social media.
Be Alert.
The world needs more lerts.
Fast Birth happens. These are called “born before arrival” (BBA). Have you prepared for a fast birth?
Have you heard of ‘nocebo effect’ before? The nocebo effect is different to general fear or uncertainty. The nocebo effect is the opposite of a placebo effect: it is the absolute belief in a negative outcome. In Latin it means “I …
“Leave your dignity at the door” What does this mean? This was a bit of ‘sage’ advice I received when preparing for my first birth. I took it to mean, “don’t worry about being naked in front of strangers, because you are giving birth, and that is your focus…” but …. the more I learn, …
A few years back, perusing the internet, I stumbled onto ‘enzo truth’. Yikes! I was reading their page about attachment parenting, or rather their justification of babywise in the face of critics who are mostly AP advocates. They made mention of their book for older children, which advocates spanking (in a controlled way, of course) and challenged the importance of …
One area of particular semanticity (yes, that is a real word) in motherhood is how we feed our babies and the language we use with mothers. Do we talk about risk of formula, or do we talk of benefits of breastfeeding? Does it really matter? Why do we need to paint everyone with the same brush. …
