Mesmerised Mamas

15/12/2025

This is Coercion 101!
Time to teach care providers how to observe for external signs of transition and the expulsive stage.
Notice how the partner is respectfully trying to stand down the offensive.

13/12/2025

OMG, mammalian breastmilk is seriously next-level!
Like, did you even know the stuff is, *totally* different for baby boys versus baby girls? I know, right?! Mind. Officially. BLOWN.

Knowing this, would you look at seeking out breastfeeding education and support?

Fun fact FTW… Check out Katie Hinde’s TEDx Talk - “What we don’t know about mother’s milk”

Link in bio for breastfeeding packages or hit me up in DMs

13/12/2025

How amazing is mammalian breastmilk …
Did you also know that the composition and volume of mammalian breastmilk differs between boy and girl babies? Mind blowing right!
Knowing this, would you look at seeking out breastfeeding education and support?

Fun fact info … TEDx Talk: Katie Hinde - What we don’t know about mother’s milk

Link in my bio - breastfeeding packages

12/12/2025

If you know all this about human breastmilk, how would you go about ensuring you get support to feed your baby?

Breast milk grows babies' bodies, fuels neurodevelopment, provides essential immunofactors and safeguards against famine and disease -- why, then, does scien...

12/12/2025

Transfer to hospital is not a failure. It is part of the safety net that makes planned homebirth a safe and well integrated option. A transfer means that midwives are doing exactly what they are trained to do. They assess, they monitor, and they act early when something would be better managed in a hospital environment. This is how risk is managed in evidence based homebirth models, and the research consistently shows that timely transfer contributes to good outcomes.

Homebirth is not about avoiding the hospital at all costs. It is about beginning labour in the environment that best supports physiology and then moving into higher level care if it becomes clinically appropriate. Transfers are not dramatic events in most cases. They are thoughtful, collaborative, and often precautionary decisions that reflect the strength of the model, not a weakness. Women who transfer frequently report still feeling respected and informed because continuity and relationship are preserved throughout the process.

Join Homebirth Queensland for only $33 a year. Membership gives you a place in our advocacy, and for birth workers, access to valuable community networks, support groups, and resources.

07/12/2025

😱 It’s 21 sleeps until Christmas 🎄 🤶🏻🎁

But only 5 sleeps until Far North Allergy and Mesmerised Mamas host a FREE education evening!!!

If you want to learn more about allergies in infancy or the perinatal microbiome then book your place now…. We don’t want you to miss out!!!

When: Tuesday 9th December at 6:30pm
Where: Cairns Health Collective

🎫 - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/allergies-in-infancy-and-the-perinatal-microbiome-tickets-1975150366917

01/12/2025

Place of birth matters more than most people have been led to believe.

The new Sidery et al. (2025) paper reminds us once again that when women are well screened, well supported, and attended by skilled midwives, homebirth produces excellent outcomes. Not “good for a niche group.” Not “acceptable under certain conditions.”

Excellent outcomes.

Physiological birth thrives in environments that protect it. Privacy, familiarity, and continuity of midwifery care are not luxuries. They are clinical conditions. This is not ideology.

Publicly funded homebirth programs exist because the evidence demanded it. They work because midwives work, and because women continue to push for maternity care that respects autonomy rather than managing labour through surveillance and interruption.

If you want to see homebirth protected and expanded in Queensland, become a Homebirth Queensland member today.

There are two pathways. Become a Community Member and join a statewide network that shapes advocacy, voting, and collective decision-making. Or join as a Birth Worker Member and gain access to professional support groups, reduced rates on events, and our lending library of books and resources, along with opportunities to be listed in our community directory.

We welcome families, students, midwives, doulas, and all birth workers who share the vision of genuine birth choice in Queensland.

30/11/2025

Pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, postpartum… it’s all connected. And you deserve to feel confident through the whole journey, not just one piece.
Ready for more support on your journey?
From pregnancy to postpartum - I’m here for you!

Come explore how I can work with you!

15/11/2025

This Mama and her family embarked on an extensive journey, traveling approximately 680 kilometres, with the primary goal of ensuring that she had the best possible chance for a successful Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). This significant distance reflects not only their commitment but also their determination to seek out the right resources and support for this important milestone in her life.

signifies an openness to embrace the unknown, to let go of past experiences, and to trust in the process of childbirth.

Hit the link in my bio to read the full birth story.

12/11/2025

Let’s stop body shaming and putting everything into the same box, and start individualising care.