When I was growing up, as a young keenly-interested-in-everything girl in Tasmania, I remember listening in to my mother and grandmother as they chatted about and debriefed the births they had attended in their roles as support women to birthing mums. One of the topics that I remember
...Many people feel squeamish when placentas are discussed, but they are such an important part of pregnancy that I am going to raise the topic and hope that you too will see how incredible they are.
When an egg is released to be fertilised, the follicle in the ovary that it came from (
...In this blog post, I will describe the labour process and what you can roughly expect. But, firstly, I want you to remember that you are an individual. You and your baby are unique, and your labour will be different from every other birth. Even if you have already had a child/children, this birth wi...
It’s coming up to my 20th anniversary as a birth doula. I have done many things in my 46 years, but nothing sets my soul on fire as much as being a mother.
I mother my children, but the essence of being a doula is mothering mothers.
I am honoured to be invited into the private inner pr
Breastfeeding mums have a lot to manage, but with the right resources and support systems in place, they can thrive. Nutrition is an important part of the equation; without properly fuelling your body it won't be able to produce enough milk for your baby. Eating foods that are high in calories and g...
A lot of people give me a confused look when I tell them I’m a Doula. “A what?” they say, as I see them working out how to spell it so they can research it later.
Back in 2002, when I was asked by a friend to be her support person, I didn’t even know that the word ‘doula’ was a thing.
So what is i...
Written By Bonnie Walker
What are your options?
This is a good place to come if you’re pregnant and looking for a pregnancy care provider in Perth, WA. I’m fairly new in Perth myself, (about four years) so I’ve done some research on care options and this is what
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