Coffee Group Sessions Get your coffee group mates together and join me for either a Q & A Session or do a Workshop together. If you are Hibiscus Coast, Warkworth or North Shore/Auckland based, I can come to you or you can join me via ‘Room’ on Messenger wherever you are in NZ. Both sessions are really relaxed and personal sessions and everyone will have the opportunity to have their concerns addressed. Q & A Session: $15/hr per Mum (minimum of 4 mums) Come along with any questions or concerns that you would like to have addressed regarding any aspect of your baby’ s feeding, settling o ..read more

Babywearing is a fairly new word to a practice that parents have been doing for centuries in many different cultures and places around the world. It provides the best of both worlds – a loving way to hold your baby and the convenience of being hands-free.  Wearing your baby has so many benefits for you and your baby, physically and emotionally and it can even help with your breastfeeding. It is one of the best things that you can have in your toolbox.    Here are 7 Wonderful Benefits to Baby Wearing?   1.Your baby will sleep better and be more settled: If you haven’t read ..read more

In this blog, you will learn about: Normal feeding behaviour of a newborn Why newborns feed so frequently How the breastfeeding process works which is so vital to understand Different feeding patterns or ways that your newborn may feed and lastly Two facts that if you are like me, you will find very interesting. Why do newborns need to feed so frequently? It is physiologically and biologically normal for your baby to breastfeed frequently, 8-12 times in 24 hours. Newborns have a very small stomach capacity so require a very small volume of milk to fill it. I love this diagram as it is such ..read more

Before you can begin to understand how breastfeeding works, you need to know the main structures of the breast. Grab a piece of paper, draw a breast and see how you go at labelling these 5 structures! How did you go? Most mums average getting 2-3/5 before they start their breastfeeding journey. It’s all a learning process and this is a good start.  For effective breastfeeding, 3 things must happen: Milk Production Milk Release Milk Transfer This blog is going to focus on ‘Milk Production’.   So how does your breast produce milk and how does breastfeeding work? Once your pituit ..read more

$250:      3 Hours $350:      Shared Session – 3 hours Feel free to share this session with a friend or with someone from your Coffee Group. It includes Phone Support/Cheerleading for a week, a Follow-Up call and Booklet for you both. So $175 each. 6-9 Months is such a lovely age. Your wee baby that you brought home from the hospital only a few months ago has now started to develop into a real little person with their own special personality. Your baby will begin to have desires of their onward these desires may not always match yours? There are some big d ..read more

Key 1: Preparation: Empty bladder Water bottle close by Cloth at the ready Key 2: Your positioning: Sitting comfortably with your back straight & lap, flat (footstool if needed) Pillows: for behind your back and feeding pillow (great for while you are learning to breastfeed)   Key 3: Baby’s positioning: Full control of baby’s head with one hand across their shoulder blades Thumb just under baby’s ear and middle finger along jaw line Index finger as extra support for baby’s head Bring baby to the breast not breast to the baby Nose to nipple Tummy to tummy Baby hugging you with ..read more

SUPPORTING MUMS THROUGH THE EARLY STAGES OF MOTHERHOOD Becoming a mum is such an exciting and special time in your life, full of precious moments that you will treasure forever. It is one of the toughest things that you will ever do, though undoubtably it will be the most rewarding. Filled with pure love and awe for this beautiful baby you have created, you may experience times when you feel stressed, exhausted, anxious or confused by this little person. There is so much to learn during those first few months and it can take some time for you to feel confident with managing all of your ..read more

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Sleep is an important nutrient that is vital to your baby’s wellbeing. During your baby’s first year, their brain doubles in weight due to the incredible amount of complex brain development that takes place, most of it while they are sleeping.   Babies need support to learn essential skills so that they can become an independent sleeper, meaning that they are able to settle and resettle themselves to sleep without being dependent upon you or any sleep prop. How you choose to manage this will have a vey strong influence on your baby. You can improve the quality and quantity of your baby ..read more