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Katelyn Commerford
Aug 4, 20238 min read
Planting Your Placenta
Those of you who were following my insta stories the other week would have seen that I finally planted and buried my daughter's placenta!...
Georgia Slee
Jan 6, 202326 min read
The Births of Luna & Remi
This is the story of my two births, the first an emergency caesarean, and the second a planned HBAC: home birth after caesarean. My first...
Katelyn Commerford
Dec 23, 20229 min read
Am I anti-hospital?
I think sometimes it's assumed I am, and to be fair, sometimes I might come across that way. But I'm truly not anti-hospital. I believe...
Katelyn Commerford
Dec 2, 202225 min read
The Birth of Stella
The story of Stella’s journey into the world really begins with her big sister’s. I gave birth to Florence two and a half years ago via...
Katelyn Commerford
Nov 16, 20225 min read
What does a positive caesarean look like?
**Given the nature of the content of this post, there may be some discussion that could be triggering.** One of the ways I support women...
Katelyn Commerford
Sep 28, 20223 min read
Okay, but what is a postpartum doula?
And why should I hire one? What does a postpartum doula do? Essentially, a postpartum doula is there to look after the mother so that she...
Katelyn Commerford
Sep 21, 20227 min read
Should I Hire a Private Midwife or a Doula?
I see this question asked A LOT and so I thought I'd write up a little blog post about the different roles of doulas and midwives. This...
Katelyn Commerford
Sep 8, 20224 min read
Book Review: In Your Own Time by Dr Sara Wickham
“There are sometimes really good reasons for offering induction of labour. But sometimes it’s offered routinely, without thought for the...
Katelyn Commerford
Jun 20, 202210 min read
Sleep when the baby sleeps, vacuum when the baby vacuums? How to actually prepare for postpartum
As we all know from the imagery our media and social media are saturated with, postpartum is a beautiful, blissful, peaceful time of...
Katelyn Commerford
Jun 16, 20225 min read
In the Aftermath of a Bad Birth
In Australia, a third of women will describe their birth experience as traumatic. You don’t have to look far to find someone who had a...
Katelyn Commerford
May 13, 20223 min read
The Breastfeeding Journey
Did you know that in Australia, approximately 96% of babies begin life being breastfed, but only 39% are still exclusively breastfed by...
Katelyn Commerford
Mar 7, 202210 min read
Planning for a caesarean birth, elective or otherwise
This blog was updated 26th March 2023 to include additional resources new to the market. Whether you are planning for a caesarean birth...
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