
CBAC – or Caesarean Birth After Caesarean, or RCS – Repeat Caesarean section. The idea can fill a woman with dread if she’s had an unplanned, unwanted, or traumatic caesarean. Women often ask what they can do to prepare themselves…
CONTINUE READINGWomen often blame themselves for not sticking to their birth plans, without realising the impact of the early socialisation of women and girls.…
CONTINUE READINGApril the giraffe went live at the end of her pregnancy. Humans sat spellbound anticipating action, be it in the form of intervention, or rapid birth. They were disappointed for months.…
CONTINUE READINGBirth activists and women alike, pay heed! We've used up all the honey, but maternity care is still the same. It's time to break out the vinegar now, because women and babies deserve better than this.…
Have you seen a "natural" caesarean video recently? Have you been thinking that maybe it could be helpful to your friend that had a caesarean? Be careful, because it might just upset them instead.…
Due dates are often viewed as the pinnacle of scientific prediction, and health care for pregnant women. In reality they are neither. The mental anguish they create is damaging to women and babies.…
Who regulates obstetrics? Obstetricians themselves. Who regulates midwifery? Obstetricians! In what other practice would this be seen as anything less than a serious conflict of interests? NONE!…
Gaslighting is a term used to describe a form of emotional abuse where the victim is told that their perception is…
A traumatised woman may try desperately to warn her friend about dangerous obstetric practice but it's rare for anyone to listen to her. Vicarious trauma can lead to victim blaming so be careful!…
Are you wanting to give breastfeeding a go but unsure how to go about it? Have you struggled to breastfeed before and want to try again? Are you struggling now? Here's some fast easy tips from a pro!…
What's the best way to manage a nipple biter? Do you have to wean immediately? Can it be predicted, prevented? Don't panic about it, just get informed. Everything you need to know is right here.…
Ever wondered why breastfeeding images are removed from Facebook, but not commentary that is violent? Wonder no more! Facebook is employing ISIS to moderate the posts naughty women make and share.…
People are desperate to separate the body dysphoria that transgender teens display from the dysphoria that teens with an eating disorder display. Are they really so different? Maybe, but maybe not.…
The language we have used for centuries to describe birth is not trans exclusionary. The new language is woman exclusionary! Birthing people, pregnant individuals etc are terms that erase women.…
The cry to ban the burka is always popular. Some claim it's for safety reasons, others for the liberation of women, but is either argument realistic? Or will a ban simply lead to more oppression.…
Eating disorders are a mental illness. They have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses. Frighteningly if weight loss is apparent, the sufferer is well and truly in the grips of it already…
Everyone has had one of those horror days, arms are full of groceries, and your child Just. Can't Take. Another. Step. Use these literature inspired walking games to help them get their wriggle on.…
Attachment parenting doesn't need to end at thirteen, in fact with teens, it's even more important to actively foster healthy attachment. The stakes are high, they need to know they can turn to you!…
Mothering through anorexia is pretty much like living through hell. It's really important for mothers to be realistic with themselves about their achievements, rather than just critical of everything.…
Why do so many adult men expect to maintain a relationship without any emotional input whatsoever? Why do they think that relationships should function without any emotional substance?…
The pressure to lose weight is enormous, but there should be more pressure on the beauty and weight loss industries to rein in their propaganda. Thin doesn't equate to happy, nor healthy.…