Coastal Midwives

Lotus Birth

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A Lotus birth is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord uncut, so the baby remains attached to his/her placenta until the cord naturally separates at the umbilicus this usually take 3-10 days.

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Hypnobirthing

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Feel Confident With Your Antenatal Care

Feel Confident With Your Antenatal Care

 

 

Hypnobirthing will be an exciting addition to services provided by Coastal Midwives soon.

Contact Amy for details 0408428655

Breastfeeding

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When you feel your breasts changing and filling, It means there are about 12 hours until the arrival of the milk. Your baby will feed frequently. They may be on and off the breast continually for the next 24hours. Let them feed unrestricted, they are inducing your milk flow.

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Lactation Cookie Recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter (you can substitute with organic coconut oil)
1½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons flaxseed (linseed) meal
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla (optional)
2 cups plain flour (try substituting with some or all coconut flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups oats
1 cup (or more) chocolate chips/sultanas/walnuts/almonds/macadamia nuts (optional)
2–4 tablespoons brewer’s yeast (this is the magic ingredient and is not to be confused with bakers or any other type of yeast).
Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Mix the flaxseed meal and water together and leave for three to five minutes.

2. Cream butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix well.

3. Add flaxseed and water mixture, with vanilla, and mix well.

4. Sift dry ingredients together, except oats and chocolate chips. Add sifted ingredients to butter mixture and combine. Stir in oats and chocolate chips/nuts.

5. Scoop and drop dessertspoon size rounds onto a greased and lined baking tray. Mixture will be a little crumbly.

6. Bake in pre-heated oven for about 8–12 minutes depending on the size of your cookies.

Eat and enjoy—guilt free, of course!

This recipe makes between five and seven dozen cookies.

Alcohol intake during Pregnancy

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No amount of alcohol is ‘safe’ during pregnancy.

The safest thing for your baby is that you don’t drink at all.
What you drink goes directly into your baby’s blood stream.
The most dangerous time to have alcohol is during the early stages of pregnancy.
Getting drunk during pregnancy is very dangerous for your baby.
Heavy use of alcohol in pregnancy can cause serious and permanent damage to your baby. It can affect their intellectual and physical development.

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Development at 3 months for your baby

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Development at 3 months for your baby;
Watches own hand movements
Holds a rattle placed in hand
Focuses in all directions
Vocalises when spoken to
Coos and smiles easily
Pleasure response to familiar situations, such as bathing
Follows moving person with eyes, especially when feeding.
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Breastfeeding Health

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Breastfeeding has an impact on both the short and long term health of mothers and babies.

• Not breastfeeding can increase the child’s risk of illnesses, infections, SIDS, obesity and diabetes.
• Not breastfeeding can increase the mother’s risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and postpartum depression.

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants have an impact on the future by helping mothers and babies avoid the risks of not breastfeeding.