Resources
See below a few of my favourite links to websites, support contacts, podcasts and many more resources that you can use during this journey and beyond.
Online
www.tinyhood.com - Breast feeding support
www.breastfeeding.asn.au - Breast feeding support
www.panda.org.au - Perinatal anxiety and depression support
www.parentline.org.au - Counselling and support for parents
www.tresillian.org.au - Baby settling support
www.rednose.org.au - SIDS and safe sleeping
www.gidgetfoundation.org.au - Counselling and support
www.homebirthnsw.org.au - Homebirth support and list of private midwives
www.spinningbabies.com - Informative site for maternal positioning and active techniques for better births
Podcasts
The Great Birth Rebellion
Australian Birth Stories
The Midwives' Cauldron
Tales from the Fourth Trimester
Parental As Anything
Babytalk
Books
First Forty Days - Heng Ou
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Spiritual Midwifery - Ina May Gaskin
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - Teresa Pitman & Diana West
Active Birth - Janet Balaskas
Local Support
backtobalancepilates.com - In studio and Online Pilates & Yoga (the studio i work at) - Baulkham Hills
joyfultcm.com - Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture - Bella Vista
maternitymassagesydney.com - Specialist in maternity massages - Kings Langley
sydneywomensphysiotherapy.com.au - Pelvic floor physio - Bella Vista
cherryontopphotography.com.au - Photographer capturing maternity, family and newborn moments - Baulkham Hills