When you have a new baby, you can feel isolated, left at home all day. You are not the only one! There are many other new parents in your local area and it's easy to meet up at playgroups and other organised activities. Read our top tips.
Top Tips for How to Meet Other Parents
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baby
Get Physical - It's Good For You!
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postnatal health
After having a baby, it's natural to want to get back to a weight and shape you're more comfortable with. However, famous 'yummy mummies', with their nannies, personal trainers and stylists, aren't realistic role models for most women. Read our top tips on how to find the old you... or a new one!
Backyard Trampolines Will Have You Bouncing For Joy
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safety
With new generation designs now on the market, the backyard trampoline can be safer, more fun and extremely beneficial for the whole family. How does your family trampoline stack up in the safety department?
Pregnancy and Postnatal Complications
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postnatal health
Sometimes, a pregnancy doesn't go a smoothly as planned and
complications arise. When this happens, your healthcare provider will
be there to provide you with additional care, information and support.
However, it is always helpful to have some additional resources to hand
and so we've detailed some pregnancy and postnatal complications, such as pre-eclampsia, HELLP, anaemia, gestational diabetes, placenta previa and Hashimoto Hypothyroid Postpartum.
Homoeopathy Explained
Bub Hub asked Brisbane homoeopath, Patricia Hatherly, if she could provide our readers with an insight into the conditions that homoeopaths could treat from pre-pregnancy through to childhood - all naturally! Here's our 'interview'...
Good Mental Health During Pregnancy and Parenthood
We all have beliefs and ideas about the way things should be. Buddhists believe that it is our attachment to these expectations that leads us to suffering - stress, disappointment, anxiety, anger and so on. If we can learn to let go of our expectations we are free to take each moment as it comes, to enjoy what we have got rather than focusing on what is missing or not happening.
Party time - How Bad is Party Food?
With a shift towards "fresh is best", it is not unusual to see amongst the platters of party pies and snag rolls a scattering of fresh fruit and veggie platters. This is great...not only for the kids but, most importantly, for the adults who, on many occasions, may be doing back to back parties, especially if there is more than one child in the family.
Midwives
Midwives provide an invaluable service with a much wider role than many may at first think. Qualified medical carers, your midwife can take you from pre-pregnancy through to early parenting help and support.
Breastfeeding - A Learned Skill
Breastfeeding, while natural, is a learned skill. For thousands of years new mums had watched their own mothers, aunties and sisters breastfeed and had a large family and community around to help them learn this skill.
Pregnancy and the Pelvic Floor
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postnatal health
The muscles of the Pelvic floor are extremely important for the support of the internal organs as well as
bladder and bowel function. The muscles can become strained and weakened
during pregnancy and childbirth, leading to Pelvic Floor dysfunction and
continence problems (amongst others). Like any muscles, pelvic floor muscles need a regular workout to stay
strong. Pelvic floor muscles need particular attention during pregnancy
and post birth.
Getting your Body back after Baby
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postnatal health
A happy and healthy mum means a happy and healthy family. From the early stages of becoming a mum it's important to make yourself and your health a priority...
Safe weight loss when breastfeeding
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feeding
Can you lose weight when breastfeeding? Will it happen naturally or do you have to watch what you eat? Find out in our informative article about safe weightloss when breastfeeding.
Childbirth triggers hormonal shockwaves
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baby
Pregnancy and childbirth triggers many hormonal changes which can lead to a postnatal hormonal imbalance, resulting in symptoms such as postnatal depression, low libido, weight gain, hair loss, tiredness and more...
The Post-Baby Conversation - Five tips for achieving 'happy couple' status post-baby
The Post-Baby Conversation - Five tips for achieving 'happy couple' status post-baby. Life changes when a baby is born, find out how to adjust and keep your relationship on track.
Gestational Diabetes
Posted in: pregnancy,
postnatal health
Diabetes (or significantly elevated blood glucose levels) during pregnancy are serious conditions but the risks to mothers and babies can be minimised and much better managed with early screening for diabetes, the availability of modern technologies, intensive obstetric monitoring and a variety of insulins.
Preventing Back Pain: Tips for New Mums
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postnatal health
Backpain is common amongst new mums as you carry your baby, spend hours holding your baby or struggle to find the right position for feeding. Read our tips for new mums for avoiding and coping with back pain.
Postnatal Exercise
Early motherhood is a demanding time both physically and emotionally. Finding time to exercise can be just as challenging. However, making time for exercise is of vital importance. Research has proven exercise to assist with weight loss, improved sense of wellbeing, decreased symptoms of depression, decreased pain and increased energy...
A To Z of Sleep
As any parent will tell you, sleep is the all-important ingredient to a succesful family recipe, and not only for you but also for your baby and toddler. Sleep patterns will alter with each stage, but having a guide on what to do and what not to do will help you to manage and balance the changes, without tipping the scales. Read our A-To-Z Guide for all the helpful tips and hints.
Mum, Let Dad Do It!
Mothers frequently complain that their partners, the fathers of their children, are not as involved as much as they would like. In this article, author, mother, wife and clinical psychologist, Renee Mills offers us great insight into what mothers can do to share the parenting load and save their sanity.
Bundle of Joy - Bundle of Nerves; Dealing with Post-Natal Depression
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postnatal health
A new mother, ohh-ah! Everyone gathers round cooing and chattering,
wanting to hold the little bundle of joy. But it's hard for Mum to
appreciate their enthusiasm when she has had a total of six hours of
sleep in the last two days, the stitches from her episiotomy are still
hurting, her nipples are sore from nursing and she feels shell shocked
from being 100% at the beck and call of this tiny demanding creature.
Postnatal Exercise - Getting Back into Shape
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postnatal health
Postnatal exercise - getting back to your pre-pregnancy exercise routine, posture, shape and tone can be a daunting task given the stresses of new motherhood. The sudden physical changes from the birthing process along with the steadier changes from pregnancy combine to leave many new mums feeling flabby and deflated, often physically and mentally.
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