This is why you should pack gum in your hospital bag if you’re having a c-section
Who would’ve thought? While preparing a hospital bag ahead of delivering a baby, gum is likely very far down the list of essentials for expectant mums. Welcoming a baby via caesarean section can disrupt the bowels and cause regular bowel movements to stop, according to the Sydney Pelvic Centre. After a c-section, women may experience […]
1 year ago
‘My mum said I’m not a real mother if I have an epidural’
The mum was out of line Towards the end of your pregnancy, your midwife will help you make a birth plan for when you go into labour. This birth plan will detail who you would like to have in the room and what method of pain relief, if any, you want to use. These choices […]
2 years ago
Mum’s C-Section post shows it isn’t the easy way out
There is still so much stigma attached to C-sections even though there is nothing to be ashamed of. So many people still claim they are the easy way out, but one mum is proving that isn’t the case at all. Parenting blogger, Olivia White, shared a photo of her C-section scar in a bid to […]
2 years ago
Gemma Atkinson shares motivational words for fellow C-section mums
“Your current situation isn’t your final destination” Gemma Atkinson is urging new mum’s recovering from C-section’t to ‘keep going’. The 38-year-old continues to recover from her own caesarean section after giving birth to her second child, a son name Thiago, earlier this year in July. The presenter also shares her four-year-old daughter Mia with her […]
2 years ago
New C-Section technique allows mum to be ‘more connected’ with baby during birth
Whether it is scheduled in advance or in an emergency situation, lots of mums miss out on primal bonding time with their newborn when they are born through a C-Section. Many mums have complained about missing out on skin-to-skin contact when having a C-Section, but it seems a new technique called a MAC could be […]
3 years ago
Laura Drury reveals all the hospital bag essentials for a C-section birth
Laura to the rescue. Mum-fluencer, Laura Drury has joined the HerFamily team to share some of her expert parenting tips as she navigates life as a mum-of-three. She gave birth via C-section on Tuesday to a beautiful baby boy named Clark Gerard Drury, who she said was her biggest baby to date. This was Laura’s […]
3 years ago