Mountain Midwives

02/10/2025

Kia ora everyone 👋🏼

I’m Kaitlin, and I’m so excited to be joining Mountain Midwives here in Queenstown from January! I grew up in Christchurch and became a midwife because I love walking alongside women and whānau during such a special time in their lives.

I bring warmth, compassion, and a calm approach to my care, and I’m passionate about supporting families to feel confident, informed, and empowered. Queenstown is such a beautiful community, and I’m really looking forward to getting to know and care for the families here💛

Can’t wait to walk alongside this journey with you!

Kaitlin ☺️

Photo shared with consent 💕

01/10/2025

Our virtual sessions for October are all set. To register click on links below:
Pepe and You - Infant massage 6/10 11am https://bit.ly/47UQJ5Y
Sleep and settling 0 - 3 months 6/10 1pm https://bit.ly/4mtHsp0
Brain development - the first 1000 days 9/10 1:30pm https://bit.ly/47NMGsa
First foods - babies starting their solids journey 20/10 11am https://bit.ly/4nKQUFD
Sleep and settling 3 - 6 months 20/10 1pm https://bit.ly/42JlyHh
First foods - starting solids and up to 9 months 24/10 11am https://bit.ly/3KwPpfO
Food progression - moving on from pureed food 29/10 11am https://bit.ly/4nNRKSd
Oral Health 29/10 1pm https://bit.ly/42zWsdS
Transition to work / starting preschool 29/10 1:30pm https://bit.ly/3Kbz9Rn
Progression of food / lunch box tips and tricks 30/10 9:30am https://bit.ly/4pyVHeV
Toilet learning 31/10 2pm https://bit.ly/3IsrvSa

01/10/2025

Hey mumms!
Check out the new mums she loves golf group 🥳

Get outside, move your bodies

28/09/2025

✨💛 SoulJuice Prenatal Yoga 💛✨

Our Monday Prenatal Yoga classes are FULL 🙌 so I’m opening up an extra Wednesday evening class (6:30–7:30pm) to welcome more beautiful mamas-to-be.

This offering is especially for mums from 13 weeks pregnant onward — supporting your changing body, easing discomfort, calming your mind, and deepening your bond with your baby. 🤰💫

➡️ Spaces are limited and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Please confirm by next Wednesday to secure your space on the mat🥰

Don’t wait and sign up now to join this incredible community of mamas 💛 Message me today or sign up below 👇

https://souljuiceyoga.co.nz/prenatal-yoga-waiver/

23/09/2025

If you're wanting to know more about midwifer care in NZ and how it works- have a read :)

Midwives are registered health professionals whose expertise is providing care to women and their babies during pregnancy, labour and birth and the first six weeks after birth.

23/09/2025

Ngā mihi nui, Queenstown Lakes! Voting's closed and we're so grateful for every single person who supported Baby Box over the past month.

Massive thanks to Z Queenstown for including us – and to everyone who dropped a token our way. We'll share results as soon as we know more!

23/09/2025

Remarkable Mums on tomorrow 11am - 1pm Arrowtown Plunket. We are having an Injury Prevention based session tomorrow (don't worry it will still be fun and informative!) Weather is supposed to be miserable - so it's home made vegetable soup and oven warmed ciabatta. Good Bi***es Baking have just delivered some delicious looking Tan Slice. Looking forward to seeing you there. Krista

23/09/2025

✨ SoulJuice Prenatal Yoga - Term 4 ✨

It’s time to sign up and secure your spot at next terms prenatal offering 🥰

Mamas-to-be, this one’s for you! 💛
Join me for a nourishing practice designed to support your body, mind, and heart as you prepare for the arrival of your little one.

🧘‍♀️ When: Mondays & Wednesdays | 6:30–7:30pm
📍 Where: Old School Road – Underneath the Shotover Bridge
✨ Investment: $180 for the 10-week term (choose one night) | $300 for both nights | $25 drop-in
📅 Term dates: October 6th – December 10th

Prenatal yoga is a beautiful way to:
✨ Strengthen and open your body safely ready for birth
✨ Connect with your baby through breath and presence
✨ Ease common pregnancy discomforts
✨ Be held in a supportive community of mamas 💕

🌿 Spots are limited – message to secure yours now!

www.souljuiceyoga.co.nz

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📧 souljuiceyoga@gmail.com | 📱 +64 21 158 9796

22/09/2025

22/09/2025

✨ Newly pregnant in Queenstown? ✨

At Mountain Midwives Queenstown, we’ve been proudly caring for local families for over 10 years. We’re the only practice in Queenstown offering true continuity of care — which means you’ll always have a familiar midwife by your side, whether you birth locally, at home, or need to transfer further afield to Invercargill. 🏔️💛

💛 Continuity of care — wherever your journey takes you.
Sometimes plans change. Whether you:

Choose to birth in Invercargill,

Need to for medical reasons, or

Are transferred during labour from a primary setting,

✨ We will be with you the entire way. ✨
You are guaranteed a familiar face at your labour — a midwife who knows you, understands your birth plan, and will advocate for you. This provides safety, reassurance, and the comfort of knowing you’re fully supported, no matter where your journey leads.

🌿 What we offer:

Support for local primary unit births, home births, and hire of our birth pool for added comfort 🛁

Tailored antenatal education courses exclusive to our clients, empowering you to make fully informed decisions

Extra training in:
• Spinning Babies®
– techniques to optimise baby’s position and comfort in pregnancy & labour
• Mind-Body Practitioner work
– supporting emotional resilience and connection through pregnancy
• Obstetric Acupressure & Acupuncture
– safe, evidence-based support for pregnancy symptoms, labour, and postpartum recovery
• Calmbirth®
– a proven approach to preparing mind and body for labour and birth

Postgraduate expertise in gestational diabetes, diet & exercise, and complex pregnancy care

💡 Our team’s diverse background includes rural and tertiary maternity care, youth work, birth partner coaching, and collaboration with a wide network of local specialists — GPs, dietitians, acupuncturists, osteopaths, lactation consultants, women’s health physios, obstetricians, and paediatricians.

We’re passionate about providing woman-centred, holistic care that supports all pregnancies — from low to high risk.

📌 Learn more about us or book in today:
👉 Find Your Midwife – Mountain Midwives

https://www.findyourmidwife.co.nz/practices/mountain-midwives-88ede0b4

💛 Mountain Midwives Queenstown – care that’s close, continuous, and centred on you.

Mountain Midwives are a collective of experienced midwives offering holistic continuity of care to families in the Queenstown area. We support both low- and hig

22/09/2025

In the first few days postpartum (about 14 days), the birthing parent produces colostrum, a thick, yellowish fluid rich in antibodies and nutrients. This "first milk" is perfectly designed to protect newborns from infections and help their immature digestive systems develop.

As the baby grows, colostrum transitions into mature milk, which contains the right balance of fats, proteins, and sugars needed for healthy growth and energy 💚

Many thanks to La Leche League of PA for the graphic and words.