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5 Surprising Things I learned about Being a Midwife
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. June 20, 2014. 5 Surprising Things I learned about Being a Midwife. I love being a midwife. And mostly, I don’t think my job is unusual. I know it is an extraordinary privilege to be with women and their families during one of the most intimate moments or journeys of their lives. But I don’t think that translates to what I do as being extraordinary. 1 Being a Midwife means that you also go into Nesting Mode. 2 Being a Midwife means that you c...
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Midwifery Archives - Know Your Midwife
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. July 9, 2014. Private Midwifery – Hospital or Homebirth on the Sunshine Coast? Deciding whether to have a hospital or homebirth on the Sunshine Coast? Whatever you decide, a private midwife can help you to plan for a wonderful labour, birth and post-natal period – and to be with you every step of the way. In this post we discuss why the location of your birth is not a […]. June 20, 2014. 5 Surprising Things I learned about Being a Midwife.
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3rd Trimester, 32-36 WEEKS - Know Your Midwife
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. 3rd Trimester, 32-36 WEEKS. Your uterus stretches and is beginning to move up squishing your ribs (you may need to eat smaller more frequent meals). To rise easily from a lying position, try turning on your side first and then pushing yourself up into a sitting position. Tiredness, haemorrhoids, insomnia and pregnancy rashes and itches may occur. 6th 4-weekly visit/antenatal check-up in the Circle of Care. 3RD TRIMESTER 28-32 WEEKS. Finding a...
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Blog - Know Your Midwife
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. July 22, 2014. Water Birth is for Whales and Dolphins, not Babies. This is a comment I still hear lamented in a birthing suite by Doctors and Midwives in spite of the research and evidence documented for years now (by experts like Michel Odent and Barbara Harper). Waterbirth is simple, yet the birth of a baby in water brings a complexity of questions, choices, opinions, research data, […]. July 9, 2014. June 20, 2014. June 12, 2014. If you ar...
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Private Midwifery - Hospital or Homebirth
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. July 9, 2014. Private Midwifery – Hospital or Homebirth on the Sunshine Coast? Deciding whether to have a hospital or homebirth on the Sunshine Coast? Whatever you decide, a private midwife can help you to plan for a wonderful labour, birth and post-natal period – and to be with you every step of the way. Questions about Hospital or Homebirth. The partners nod in agreement. I reassure them that that’s not a decision they need to make right no...
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10 Home Birth Tips for a Hospital Birth
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. June 12, 2014. 10 Home Birth Tips for a Hospital Birth. If you are planning to birth in a hospital, you might be surprised what you can learn from a homebirth, even if not birthing at home. Here are 10 “homebirth” tips that can help to empower your hospital birth. 1 Get a midwife. 2 Prepare for your birth. Does an athlete sit back in a chair and say they’ll take the marathon as it comes, see how it goes? They’ll try to finish the race? Where ...
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1st Trimester, 8-12 Weeks - Know Your Midwife
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. 1st Trimester, 8-12 Weeks. 1st Trimester, 8-12 Weeks. During this month you may suffer nausea and constipation, wee a lot as your bladder becomes crowded with the growing uterus, feel tired and your tummy may thicken and feel pregnant. After all, the hormones are changing to grow the foetus and the placenta, that’s the body’s main focus now! Meet and greet your midwife. Water Birth is for Whales and Dolphins, not Babies. Empowerment in Birth ...
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The Circle of Care Programme - Know Your Midwife
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. The Circle of Care Programme. At your first visit you will meet with your primary midwife and will have a highly personalised individual assessment with her. Here you will receive your antenatal pack and education resources. Circle of Care Groups. Each session has an overall theme or plan, but the women in the group will choose what the emphasis for each group session is and participate actively in learning and sharing knowledge. The sess...
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Water Birth is for Whales and Dolphins, not Babies
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. July 22, 2014. Water Birth is for Whales and Dolphins, not Babies. This is a comment I still hear lamented in a birthing suite by Doctors and Midwives in spite of the research and evidence documented for years now (by experts like Michel Odent and Barbara Harper). So, is water birth just for dolphins and whales? The fear of all skeptics is that the baby will breath or gasp at the time of birth thus inhaling the water into its lungs. There is ...
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Media - Know Your Midwife
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Sunshine Coast Private Midwife - Home Birth and Birth Support. Water Birth is for Whales and Dolphins, not Babies. Private Midwifery – Hospital or Homebirth on the Sunshine Coast? 5 Surprising Things I learned about Being a Midwife. 10 Home Birth Tips for a Hospital Birth. Empowerment in Birth – Thoughts from a Midwife on International Women’s Day 2013.
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