Centricity Baby Wellness

02/08/2023

02/08/2023

Wanting to find out more about breastfeeding. Answering some popular questions around breastfeeding on the podcast below.

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https://youtu.be/zs91NT_EStc

15/07/2023

So honored to share in what my clients experience and have come away with after working with them and their babies.

04/07/2023

Despite knowing breastfeeding is normal, it is still a learned skill mothers of newborn babies need to learn.

The art of teaching their babies how to latch to the breast effectively without causing any ni**le discomfort and/or pain.

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02/07/2023

Breastfeeding is a BIG DEAL!!!

It is well documented that breastfeeding is truly a partnership between mom and baby.

"One cannot do without the other" - Brenda Campbell.

Understanding the gift of breastfeeding and the benefits you offer your child from birth into the growing years are VITAL.

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04/03/2023

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02/03/2023

Labour and Baby Monitoring

Monitoring your Labour and Baby is done regularly in hospital as a way of checking your progress.

There is no need to stay in bed when the baby monitoring machine is on you.

Sit up in bed or use the Pilates ball to maintain your upright position.

01/03/2023

Ever wanted to know how a Doula can support you and your partner through the Childbirth process?
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27/02/2023

The Importance of KEGEL exercises

Keeping your pelvic floor muscle well-toned not only prevents stress incontinence (where you “pee” a
little when you laugh, cough or sneeze), it also assists in preventing prolapse of the Uterus/Womb.

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15/02/2023

Here are some fun tips on Non-Medicated labour management

10/02/2023

Do you know when to contact your midwife or obstetrician?

Being aware of these 4 signs may support you to make that booking:

1. Headache- a persistent headache that won't go away after taking 2 panados, no matter if you are lying down or keeping busy.

2. Swelling- waking in the morning with your face, and/or hands, and/or feet swollen.

3. Urine- burning sensation while passing urine.

4. Discharge- an offensive discharge.

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08/02/2023

Stages of Labour

First stage
• Contractions feel like regular menstrual cramps with your tummy going hard, initially, becoming more intense as the labour progresses. The pain is messages received by the brain from the stimulation of sensory nerve endings of the stretching cervix. The cervix dilates 1 to 10 cm.
• You go to the hospital when your contractions are 2 in 10 minutes / every 5 minutes.

Contractions reduce the blood flow to the placenta (which stores oxygenated blood) in between the contractions. Breathing during your contractions ensures your baby’s continued oxygen supply.

Second stage
• Your cervix is now fully dilated (10cm).
• The sensations now change from pain to a “bearing down” sensation, like a constipated feeling.
• You feel no pain!
• This is the hard work of your birthing process where you are pushing your baby out through the birth canal, during contractions.

Third stage
• WHO recommends delayed cord clamping – As your baby is being born, the placenta sends its last “blood rush” (like a blood transfusion) to your baby, decreasing the incidence of low iron levels from the age of 9 months.
• The delay should be at least 60 seconds.
• The delivery of the placenta.

Fourth stage
First 6 weeks of your baby’s life.

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06/02/2023

Are you experiencing any of these symptoms?

These are URGENT signs to rush through to hospital:

1. Bleeding- with or without pain at any stage of the pregnancy.

2. Decrease in baby's movements- and/or changes in the baby's pattern movement from 28 weeks gestation.

3. Epigastric Pain- experiencing pain in the upper part of the abdomen/tummy.

4. Ruptured membranes- less than 37 weeks and if the amniotic fluid is a greenish or yellow.

5. Premature Labour- period like cramps less than 37 weeks gestation.

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14/11/2022

Breast Milk is Species Specific. Like all living creatures our biological needs are different when we enter this Earth. Celebrate the differences of the natural offer you have been given to support the growth of a new generation.

10/11/2022

Encouraging good tongue and jaw movement through breastfeeding is offering the greatest gift for chewing food and speech development.

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08/11/2022

Breastfeeding is known to decrease the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, as well as osteoporosis in moms.

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14/10/2022

Colostrum (the first concentrated breast milk) has the same taste and smell as amniotic fluid.

*It is also considered the first immunity (or vaccination) your baby receives.
* The breast milk is high in protective antibodies that destroy bacteria to keep baby healthy.

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