Soul 2 Soul - Tracey Forrester

30/08/2022

A little laugh for you. Have a beautiful day 🥰💝🥰

Do NOT interrupt a woman during the middle of a contraction.

28/08/2022

I am not great at keeping up my social media, but I like to think that in meeting me, I become my own best advertisement for couples. And having that love for self to feel confident in that, is a journey all on it's own 😊💖

25/08/2022

Birth is ecstasy.
It was always meant to be so.
Modern culture has done work to hide that from us, to make us forget.

But we remember.

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20/08/2022

I became a mum for the second time 6 years ago today. The birth of both my babes sparked something long forgotten in me that changed the course of my life journey in such different ways that I am eternally grateful for. The need to protect my babes by changing/growing to be the best possible version of myself and that role model for them, was so very strong. It started out being for them and throughout the course has turned into being for me. I love the person I am seeing emerging and I love seeing the effect that has had on those around me. This is the sacredness of pregnancy, birthing, postpartum....and beyond!!! However your journey looks, it is sacred 💝💖💝

13/08/2022

Love this, since when does anyone else (we are all human) have rights over your body? NO one has authority over your body! If you want to move around and take off that monitoring, say no to that drug/VE/episiotomy. It is about becoming informed for yourself, knowing your alternatives, knowing your rights. That's what I am here for...get in touch if you would like to discuss your options 😊💖

My new favourite meme 🤣
Thanks Edwina Millson

04/08/2022

Goodmorning💖🙏💖

03/08/2022

Our bodies are so highly intelligent, far more than we even begin to realise 💖🙏

"During pregnancy, some baby cells migrate into the mother's bloodstream and then return to the child. It's called "mother-fetal microchimerism".
For 41 weeks, the cells mix and circulate back and forth, and, after the baby is born, many of these cells remain in the mother’s body, leaving a permanent imprint in the tissues, bones, brain and skin of the baby to mother, and they often remain there for decades.
Every other child a mother has will leave a similar imprint on her body.
Even if a pregnancy doesn’t end, or if you have an abortion, these cells still migrate into the bloodstream.
Research has shown that if a mother’s heart is injured, fetal cells will rush to the injury site, and transform into different types of cells that specialize in repairing the heart.

The child helps the mother repair, while the mother builds the child.

This is often the reason why some diseases fade away during pregnancy.

It's amazing how the mother's body protects the baby at all costs, and the baby protects and rebuilds the mother in return, so they can safely develop and survive.

Let's think about pregnancy cravings for a moment. What did the mother need, that the child make her wish?

The studies also showed the presence of fetal cells in her mother's brain 18 years after birth.
How wonderful is this? "

From an article by Nargis Kizalbash

Art by Enric Huguet (. hugs)

25/07/2022

Breastfeeding support is hugely lacking. Lack of support from both medical and community. We need to build our village during pregnancy to set ourselves up for successful breastfeeding and a more harmonious postpartum period in general. Planning for postpartum should have a much bigger focus and needs to be addressed on all levels.

A recent study found no difference between formula and breastmilk when it came to a child's IQ. Read more about the study.

25/07/2022

Curious about private midwifery care or homebirth?

Join Rhonda & Cath, privately practicing midwives, and very special guests for an information session about their services.

We will be hearing from past clients about their personal journeys with midwifery care and from parents who chose to birth at home. Hear about their reservations, their triumphs and challenges. Ask your questions!

Sunday 14th August 2022 2.30pm at the Railway Health Hub, Geraldton

Free event, but please RSVP for numbers.

08/07/2022

'Natural physiological birth is growing in popularity,' I would like to say that women are realising that birth as we have come to know it, is not sacred and is not fulfilling their needs. And perhaps having some ancestral remembrance of how birth should be 🙏

¿Sabías que antes del 1600 las Mujeres Occidentales daban a luz en cuclillas, sentadas y de pie?
Esto cambió cuando el rey Luis XIV de Francia dispuso que para poder él presenciar el nacimiento de sus hijos, sus mujeres debían dar a luz acostadas.

Aunque esa postura hace más difícil y doloroso el parto, pronto se generalizó, y los médicos franceses tuvieron que inventar los fórceps para evitar algunas de sus consecuencias. En poco tiempo se multiplicaron los instrumentos obstétricos, y se llegó a creer que el parto siempre era una urgencia que exigía atención médica para que fuera sin complicaciones.

Cada vez se populariza más la idea de que la mujer debe guiarse por su propio instinto en lo que se refiere al parto. El número de futuras madres que optan por el parto natural -entendido como aquel parto en el que la intervención externa es la mínima posible- va en aumento.

El obstetra francés Michel Odent, uno de los defensores más notables del parto natural, afirma que la parturienta no debe atenerse a ninguna regla, sino obedecer a su instinto, que la hace experta en dar a luz. Odent daba a sus pacientes entera libertad para proceder como quisiesen, e incluso les permitía sentarse en una tina de agua tibia para aliviar el dolor de las contracciones uterinas. De ahí surgió la idea del parto en agua.

Los conocimientos actuales de fisiología han demostrado que el parto vertical -de pie o en cuclillas- permite que el nacimiento del bebé sea más rápido y menos traumático. Sin embargo no existe una postura universal para dar a luz. En las comunidades más primitivas, las parturientas primerizas se guían por el consejo de mujeres más experimentadas.

06/07/2022

We can be the biggest judge of ourselves and of others. At the end of the day, be kind. I like this though, a good filter to bare in mind 😊💖

Gossiping often carries an element of malicious criticism and judgment of others, and so it also strengthens the ego through the implied but imagined moral superiority that is there whenever you apply a negative judgment to anyone.

~Eckhart Tolle

Here's why you should not GOSSIP:
In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him:
- Do you know what I just heard about your friend?
- A moment, replied Socrates. Before you tell me, I would like to test you the three sieves.
- The three sieves?
- Yes, continued Socrates. Before telling anything about the others, it's good to take the time to filter what you mean. I call it the test of the three sieves. The first sieve is the TRUTH. Have you checked if what you're going to tell me is true?
- No, I just heard it.
- Very good! So, you don't know if it's true. We continue with the second sieve, that of KINDNESS. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it good?
- Oh, no! On the contrary.
- So, questioned Socrates, you want to tell me bad things about him and you're not even sure they're true? Maybe you can still pass the test of the third sieve, that of UTILITY. Is it useful that I know what you're going to tell me about this friend?
- No, really.
- So, concluded Socrates, what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful. Why, then, did you want to tell me this?
"Gossip is a bad thing. In the beginning it may seem enjoyable and fun, but in the end, it fills our hearts with bitterness and poisons us, too!"
Sacred Dreams