If you’re feeling like you need to lay down for like a week, you need these easy ways to practise self-care. By Lizzie Bland It’s a well-known fact that you have to take care of yourself in order to take care of others [you can’t pour from an empty cup!]. …
5 things to do when your baby is premature
When your baby is born premature, the stress and challenges of childbirth and motherhood are amplified. Here are 5 things you need to know. By Mama Disrupt® Having a preemie baby can be really scary – seeing your baby fighting for its life in the neonatal intensive care unit, with all …
11 ways you can help to support a new mum
Having a baby is a big adjustment. So knowing how to support a new mum can help them get used to their new normal. By Sarah Lyons Adjusting to having a new baby in the house can be difficult for the whole family. Sleepless nights and a change in routine can …
6 ways to adjust to returning to work after maternity leave
There comes a time when caring for a little human 24/7 is interrupted by your maternity leave coming to an end. Here’s what you need to know. By Natalie Bascur Let’s be honest… seeing the number of maternity leave days count down SUCKS! Most mamas would gladly set up camp in the …
Here are 5 signs you should take a pregnancy test
If there’s a chance you could be pregnant and you’ve been experiencing ANY of these early symptoms, you should take a pregnancy test ASAP! By Mama Disrupt® Most mamas realise that they may be pregnant when they miss their period. But sometimes we experience other symptoms – even before Aunty Flo …
6 creative play ideas to keep your babies and toddlers engaged
Looking to spice up your eat, sleep, play routine? Professor Julie Green, Executive Director at raisingchildren.net.au shares 6 sweet play ideas. By Professor Julie Green Play is an important part of a child’s development in the first 1000 days of their life, and sets the foundations for lifelong health and wellbeing. Until …
Finding connection: 5 ways to ease loneliness as a new mum
If you’re wondering why motherhood feels so lonely, here are some ways you can break the cycle and ease loneliness as a new mum. By Dr Nicole Highet When you have a baby, you’re often left wondering why it’s so lonely being a new mum. And that can come as a BIG shock. …
Effective strategies to end night terrors and restore peaceful sleep
Night terrors affect kids between the ages of 18 months to six years old – so we want to help you maximise your shut-eye. By Catalina Lau, baby sleep consultant for Glow Dreaming If you’re a mama, sleep is likely very important to you and everyone living under your roof. …
[Guest Editor] Lucy Bloom: 5 mistakes partners make in the delivery room
There is more to supporting a woman through the birth of a baby than showing up in the delivery room and taking photos at the end. By Lucy Bloom Keeping a woman safe, happy and focussed in labour is your number one job as her support person. Here are the top five …
[Guest Editor] Sam Wood: Protecting your pelvic floor
Sam Wood shares his top tips for protecting your pelvic floor from before you’ve even fallen pregnant through to postnatal recovery. By Sam Wood Laugh, cough and sneeze again, without needing to run to the bathroom! I know all of you mamas out there know what I’m talking about. One …