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Belly Blossom Yoga

Locality: Campbelltown, New South Wales

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24.01.2022 This position is called the "runner's lunge" it helps to really open the pelvic outlet! ....but do you want to know the best birthing position? It's one where t...he birthing person is most comfortable, in control and respected-where the fetal positioning is honored along with the REAL emotions and soul imprint of mother & baby meeting earthside for the first time. #Repost @thepositivepregnancyjourney @2lifedoula @doulaviewllc @jackiegoulartfotografia #mybodymybabymybirth #uprightbirth #catchyourbaby #doula #ob #midwife #birth #maternitycare #laborandbirth #pregnancy #thelamazedoula #doulaviewllc

23.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all of our amazing Belly Blossom dads!

22.01.2022 Its #BirthTraumaAwarenessWeek & we are going to focus on prevention of and support for this phenomena. Thank you @naomisawatzkyppdoula for the original ...post. Lets be clear. A healthy baby is NOT all that matters. We hear this message regularly, but what does it mean? Well, maternity services globally often focus primarily on the safety and well-being of the baby. And they sometimes do this in a patronising way. Lets keep repeating the message that women matter. Birthing people matter. We all matter, and physical and psychological safety is as important for the mother as well as her infant. As midwives, doulas, maternity support workers and obstetricians - what we do and how we do it, what we say and how we say it - can make a womans birth experience either transforming or harrowing. We have that potential impact. The images in this post demonstrate the fact that women are influenced by the words we use. Sometimes we dont realise what were saying - lets keep being mindful during each interaction. Tomorrow this account is being taken over by @mumologist. The wonderful Emma is a psychologist specialising in pregnancy and birth - so do look out for her post and come along to chat to her! #enough #languagematters #wordsmatter #ahealthybabyisnotallthatmatters #womenmatter #birthingpeoplematter

22.01.2022 Women are amazing

21.01.2022 Check out this gorgeous page of one of our Belly Blossom Yoga Mamas. What beautiful yoga mats. Well done, Tass https://www.facebook.com/kundalinikisses/

21.01.2022 When I had my first son, Hakavai, I was so unsure of myself. When people would say to me Oh he’s a bit cold, I’d reply OMG really?! I didn’t realise!! and I...’d rush off in a panic to swaddle my baby in multiple blankets .... until someone else told me he was too hot. Now, with my second son, I feel like I’m more confident in what I’m doing. Which is weird, because I’ve only done this once before! I’m not an expert at this parenting gig by any stretch, but I’m relishing the role this time around. I chatted about what it’s like to have a newborn in 2020, what toys my kids and I like to play with and share some parenting confessions in this week’s episode of Beyond Play, the new Fisher-Price podcast. It’s created in partnership with Sophie and Jayde who you might know from the Beyond the Bump pod! Link here if you’d like to listen: https://podcasts.apple.com//podc/beyond-play/id1539605016 Fisher-Price #BeyondPlay #FisherPricePartner #TPPartner

20.01.2022 I love this reminder. Its something we need to remember with our children of all ages. Their safe place to release and show their emotions is in their loving home

20.01.2022 Merry Christmas to all of our Belly Blossom Yoga family. Thank you for your love and support as we Zoom-ed our way through this year. It has been an honour and privilege to be a part of your lives & pregnancies during what has been a crazy time. And just look at how resilient and strong we all are Wishing you and your families a magical Christmas.... I look forward to seeing you all again in 2021. Big love, Jodie

18.01.2022 Yesterday, Friday 13th, was World Kindness Day. If you haven’t already watched The Kindness Diaries on Netflix, I highly recommend it. I’ve watched it twice and just love it to bits. In a world where you can be anything, be kind - Jennifer Dukes Lee

18.01.2022 For our mamas with teen or tween girls

18.01.2022 Birth Announcement Shes here!!! Please join me in welcoming the newest member to our Belly Blossom family, Penelope Lily Jessica. Look how divine she is - looking at her Goddess Mama. ... Our amazing Jess has now welcomed her beautiful daughter Earth-side via an incredible water birth. Congratulations Jess on another beautiful birth. Youre one amazing woman. A big congrats to Oliver, another Belly Blossom baby, on becoming a big brother. We know youll be the best of friends Jess, sending an abundance of love and blessing to you, Troy and Oliver as you all get to know sweet little Penelope. Jodie xxx

17.01.2022 For our courageous c-section Mamas.

16.01.2022 Im always here for our Belly Blossom Mamas if you ever need me to lend an ear R U OK? xxx

16.01.2022 Good catch Daddy

16.01.2022 Read on, Beautiful Mamas

14.01.2022 Skin to skin is not just about bonding.... oh mama, it's so much more. Your heartbeat soothes... Your caress warms him Your breathing regulates his Your voice calms Your body's touch gently colonizes his with microorganisms. Your vaginal walls activate his immune system Your Colostrum feeds his immune system the codes You have a chemical on your nipples emitting a familiar scent, that makes him eager to nurse. , ... His kicks to your abdomin assist the delivery of the placenta. His cry invokes a surge of euphoric endorphins. His nursing brings surges of oxytocin, which helps to constrict the uterus and stop heavy blood flow. He needs you and you need him. You were made for each other : @doulaviewllc (Me) #skintoskin #goldenhour #birth #madeforeachother #Motherhood #madre #hijo #doula #doulaviewllc #thelamazedoula #atlantadoula #normalizebirth #birthphotography #blackbirth #blackbirthlove #blackbirthmatters

12.01.2022 B I R T H A N N O U N C E M E N T Congratulations to our amazing Alicia on the safe arrival of our newest Belly Blossom Yoga member, Jack! Alicia, it was so beautiful to hear you describe your birth as a beautiful & amazing experience and Jack as an absolute dream boy... Welcome Earth-side sweet little Jack. We are so pleased you’re here. I can’t wait to meet you at our Mums & Bubs Yoga classes next term. Enjoy the nee born love-bubble, Alicia. Jodiexo

12.01.2022 Dear big kids, I will meet you where youre at. I will meet you in the kitchen when you get up in the morning and have a long day ahead of you and you ask me if... I could make you some breakfast or you let me make you some breakfast. I will meet you by the side of the road when your car starts making a funny noise and youre not sure its going to get you where you need to go. I will meet you at Subway or Tropical Smoothie or anywhere when youve got just enough time between one thing and another to eat but not enough to come home. I will meet you on the couch when you get home late at night and feel like talking. I will also meet you other places you are...in sadness or heartache or disappointment or confusion or anxiety. I will do my best to not try to rush you through these places but to help you make them count while youre in them. And, Ill meet you in celebration or victory or flat-out happiness, and mine will be the loudest applause of all. I know sometimes where youre at isnt going to be someplace you want me to be. But when it is, just say the word, and Ill meet you there.

11.01.2022 This beautiful mama managed a VBAC all on her own.

11.01.2022 This is me, loving you, my big kid. Biting my tongue and biding my time. Thinking. And waiting.... And its hardSO hardbecause its such a switch from what parenting you used to look like. When you were little, loving you usually involved a lot of talking and doing. Like that time you tipped too far back in your little plastic chair and gashed your head on the edge of the fireplace hearth. Then, I leapt into action and started talking. Then, I picked you up and took you into the bathroom and told you what to do and what not to do. Then, I called the doctor and took you in and called your teacher and told her you wouldnt be at preschool that day. Then, I took you home and took care of you and told you more what to do and what not to do. But now, when it looks to me like youre getting close to tipping your chair too far back or Im not sure Im crazy about the chair youre sitting in in the first place, I mostly have to force myself to be still and silent. Its not that I am not parenting you. Its just that over all the years up until now, everything I said and everything I did was supposed to be preparing you for the time when I would do less and say less and watch you pick your chair and decide how far back in it youre going to lean. So I shut my mouth and sit on my hands and watch and wait. But I AM saying something. Im saying I trust you and believe in you and understand my role in your life right now. And I AM doing something. Im staying out of the way so you can make your way. Im stepping back so you can step up. Its not easy, this new version of loving you. It is, to be perfectly honest, often excruciating. But when I have a chance to see you right your own chair and find your own balance? Well that, my darling, is nothing short of exhilarating. Its me, loving you.

11.01.2022 Some babies are born very purple. About 10 seconds after birth, they will take their first breath, which will inflate their lungs and star...t the oxygenation process. As they continue to breathe air, this color will turn more red, and then into pink. The hands and feet may retain a bluish hue for a bit longer, which is normal. Your care provider will keep a close eye on babys color and breathing- intervention will occur if baby continues to have trouble transitioning. #Repost @doulaheathertaylor @tncphoto

10.01.2022 Its a full moon tonight ladies! We were chatting about this in our class on Monday night during our fear releasing session. Its time to burn those fears, Beautiful Mamas.

10.01.2022 Do you have big age gaps? I had almost 18 years between our oldest and youngest.

09.01.2022 This beautiful little boy, Hugo Paul, has made his way gently into the world. A divine water birth at home Congratulations to our amazing Charmaine on the safe arrival of Hugo and such a beautiful birth experience. Hugo is one lucky little boy to be joining such a gorgeous, love-filled family & doted on by his older siblings Charli & Sage. Charmaine, it was a joy to have you in our pregnancy class Enjoy getting to know sweet little Hugo & settling into life as a family of ...5. Jodie xo For more details on Charmaine’s birth experience please feel free to head over to Ecomumma

09.01.2022 Written by Rachel Macy Stafford of The Hands Free Revolution about her beautiful daughter

09.01.2022 To the woman (or man) who will love my son one day It is hard, so hard, to imagine a day where I will not be the moon, the sun and the sky to my little man. Whe...n he is sad, he calls for me. When he is scared, it’s me he wants. When he feels excited, I am the one he rushes to tell first. I am the keeper of his secrets, the finder of anything which is lost and the solver of any known problem in his little world. I am his everything and he is mine. One day, you will have the pleasure of being his everything. One day it will be you that he comes to, and that is, of course, the way it should be. But I wonder if you will ever think of me sometimes, perhaps let me be the first to share some good news or allow me the honour of pulling you both out of some trouble life may throw at you. I will be waiting, ready and willing. I will not meddle or fuss or pull you in opposite directions I promise you that, and should you be blessed with children of your own, there will be no one, no one on this earth who will love them more than I. The bond between a mother and a son is divine, this much is true, but I wish for him the very same bond with you. And I pray the circle of love goes on and on and on, much further than me. After all, that is what I brought him up to do. Love. Donna Ashworth Art by Vickie Wade #vickiewadefineart #parenting #mums #mumsofboys #motherhood #quotesformums #mumlife #poetryparents #parentingquotes From ‘To The Women - words to live by’ UK: To The Women: words to live by https://www.amazon.co.uk//ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_OYLVFbX US: https://www.amazon.com//B08LRG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_ AUS: https://www.amazon.com.au//ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_3CCX790RNF CAN: https://www.amazon.ca//ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_CH4JGZ6C9XFWNQ

08.01.2022 ' ! For moms with back labor, this is where I hang out most of the time. Did you experience back labor? Were you supported with counter pres...sure or double hip squeezes? There are different options for you, but if you don't know your options, you really don't have any! #GetInformed #TakeAChildbirthClass #HireADoula #VBAC #naturalbirth #birth #doula #atlantadoula #BirthBecomesHer #pregnancy #LaborSupport #youcandoit

08.01.2022 Baby born by a belly birth still in its amniotic sac. It’s protective bubble from the outside world. #Repost @pregnantset Breathtaking photo of a baby deli...vered via c-section but was still inside the amniotic sac! The amniotic sac is an opaque bubble that covers all babies in the womb from right after conception. As the baby grows, it fills with fluid, amniotic fluid. The sac cushions the baby from bumps and jostles during mom's daily ups and downsIt is rare for a baby to be born with the sac still completely intact as most sacs split open during labour on their own, releasing its protective fluid. This is what people mean when they refer to a mother's waters breaking. In some situations the sac is broken by the doctor when a woman is ready to give birth - Follow us @pregnantset And don’t forget to follow @maternitylover_ for a chance to get featured DM, Tag someone or use hashtag #pregnantset to featured Share and comment to get daily updates Turn on posts notifications ( Dm for credit ) _______________________________________________________ #pregnantfashion #cute_pregnancy #parentlife #pregnantproblems #babyshower #pregnantfashion #pregnantandfit #pregnantmum #preggy #preggo #maternityfashion #momtobe #mother #mummy

07.01.2022 THE UMBILICAL CORD The umbilical cord is a conduit between the developing baby and the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord is ...physiologically and genetically part of the baby. The umbilical contains 2 arteries(umbilical arteries), and 1 vein(umbilical vein), which are buried within Wharton's jelly that all beautifully form the umbilical cord. The umbilical cord develops from the yolk sacand allantois. It forms by the 5th week of pregnancy, replacing the yolk sac as the source of nutrients for the baby. The cord is not directly connected to the mother's circulatory system, but instead joins the placenta, which transfers materials to and from the maternal blood without allowing direct mixing The umbilical cord in a full term baby is usually about 20 inches long and about 0.75 inches in diameter The blood flow through the umbilical cord is approximately 35 ml / min at 20 weeks, and 240 ml / min at 40 weeks of gestation. Adapted to the weight of the baby, this corresponds to 115 ml / min / kg at 20 weeks and 64 ml / min / kg at 40 weeks The umbilical cord enters the baby via the abdomen, at the point which (after separation) will become the babys belly button Within the baby, the umbilical vein continues towards the transverse fissure of the liver, where it splits into two. One of these branches joins with the hepatic portal vein (connecting to its left branch), which carries blood into the liver. The second branch (known as the ductus venosus) bypasses the liver and flows into the inferior vena cava, which carries blood towards the heart. The two umbilical arteries branch from the internal iliac arteries, and pass on either side of the urinary bladder into the umbilical cord, completing the circuit back to the placenta The umbilical vein supplies the baby with oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta. The babys heart pumps deoxygenated, nutrient-depleted blood through the umbilical arteries and back to the placenta. THE UMBILICAL CORD IS PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO MAKE A GORGEOUS EXCHANGE OF GOOD THINGS COMING IN AND BAD THINGS GOING OUT In absence of external interventions, the umbilical cord stops/closes up physiologically shortly after birth, explained both by a swelling and collapse of Wharton's jelly in response to a reduction in temperature and by vasoconstriction of the blood vessels by smooth muscle contraction. In effect, a natural clamp is created, halting the flow of blood. THE UMBILICAL CORD COLLAPSES ON ITS OWN AFTER BIRTH, ALLOWING YOUR BABY TO SURVIVE ON ITS OWN. THIS IS WHY WAITING TILL THE CORD IS COMPLETELY WHITE AND LIMP IS CRUCIAL FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND RECEIVING ALL PLACENTAL BLOOD www.lamazedoula.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/doulaviewllc PhotoCred: The Nurturing Root

07.01.2022 The day after Labor Day pt.II Everything is a mess. Wearing my diaper, all stitched up and wondering when, if ever my body would be mine again. Theres blood,... theres milk, theres tears, swollen nipples, odd smells and it burned when I peed again...but it was worth it. Born in the bathtub while my bestie tucked in bathtub baby number one into her bed. My butt propped up on a cookie sheet, the midwife holding an LED light and repairing the damage. We laughed, laughed some more and sat staring in awe at the glorious perfection of our baby boy. I ugly cried into my pillow that night. What about Sissi... she was a Sissi now. My baby girl was instantaneously transformed too. Frantic Sweating Crying Rowan and I both laid there in our diapers and a thought crossed my mind. 3 out of 4 of us are in diapers now. I smiled knowing this is just a moment in time. Dont forget a single detail. (Knowing full well Id look back at foggy memories of those first few mornings) I smelled weird, I felt weird and this emotion of unconditional love like I had never known it had swept me, leaving me nearly nakedfull of vulnerability and astonishment. I tried to feel the moment but the looming worry of taking time away from my girl kept me up all night. That and I had to make sure the baby was breathing 5273893936262 times. And it hurt. Everything hurt. My heart hurt. I WEPT FOR MY FIRST. SOBBED. ACHED to be close to her. 9 months later as I write this tears well in my eyes. I still ache for our closeness before Brother. When they met. I sobbed. It hurt. It ALL HURT. The hurt in my heart was unbearable. Its like the child in me, my dna memory remembered my moments as a big sister. I struggled so hard. The recovery after Rowan was brutal. It was painful inside and out. He birthed with him an emergence of emotion just like his sister but entirely different. What was this? Was I broken? Mastitis wrecked me for nearly two months. Two episodes back to back. I have video Ill share someday of me trembling and trying to make it through the day. Dreading each day, each feed, each moment but SO DAMN DETERMINED. There were so many tears and so much pain. So many moments locked away in the bedroom, riddled with pain, trying desperately to care for a baby while suffering on every level alone. I could hear the laughter and giggles of my husband and daughter and each time Id sob and sob and sobwishing it was me only to then find myself distracted by a little boy who I knew absolutely nothing about but lived as if Id known him forever. Id sob and sob watching him tuck her into bed each night as I cared for our newborn. Postpartum depression stifled me for months. Thoughts Id never think and things Id never say made their way into the world. Eventually everything healed. We made it. Were now 9 months strong breastfeeding, my vagina has mostly recovered and although my body is still not my own my mind has transformed and like a phoenix, I rise. The day after Labor Day was messy for longer than Id like to admit...but it was beautiful. Mamas, just love your bodies, love your babies, love all the love and love some more. Its a time for transformation. Its a time for discovery of this new version of you. Its a time to be gentle with you. Let go of the stigma that we should just snap back and just BE. Let go of the stigma that postpartum depression is something to be ashamed of. Theres enough shit to worry about... Like, who is trying to poison your child? Whats that smell? Is he breathing? Is it too hot in here? Too cold? Did you wash your hands? Whats that smell? Cant you smell that smell? Was this little flap here before? And all of the 10,000 other things youre worrying about. Your vagina will heal. Your body will heal. Your nipples will heal. Your heart will heal. Your brain will heal. Your mind will heal. Your souls will heal. Rest Mama. Just BE Mama. You deserve it Mama. Then, when youre ready... RISE, MAMA. Do you remember anything about the day after your Labor Day? Was it different than the first?

06.01.2022 Welcome Earth-side to our newest Belly Blossom member, Philippa Giselle Look how perfect she is!!! A huge congratulations to our birthing goddess, Terri, on a beautiful birth experience. Its wonderful to hear you made use of our sacred Birthing Breath to assist you with the birth of Philippa. Shes one lucky little girl to have two older brothers to dote on her. Enjoy getting to know your beautiful daughter and settling into life as a family of 5. ... Jodie xxx

05.01.2022 #Repost @midwifeangelina Has anyone ever talked you about the ugly things in labor and postpartum? 1. Vomiting 2. Pooping... 3.dry mouth 4. Pressure to urinate but nothing really comes out 5. Vaginal pressure 6. Cramps 7. Bleeding 8. Discharge ETC, ETC, ETC Its very common for a woman to vomit in the transitional phase of labor, especially for those laboring without medication. This is the bodys way of helping to get baby out. Usually when this happens, one of my assistants @blumagnoliadoula and I give each other an imaginary high five with our eyes. Did you experience vomiting in labor? #homebirth #waterbirth #vomitinginlabor #doula #midwifeassistant #blackmidwife #midwifeangelina #touchofosun See more

04.01.2022 Birth Announcement It brings me joy to announce the safe arrival of Maylee who joined us Earth-side this morning @ 7:17am, weighing in at 2.49kg and 47cm long. A heart-felt congrats to Melissa & Matt on the safe arrival of your precious daughter. It was an honour to work with you both during Mels pregnancy. ... Mel, Im over the moon with happiness about your beautiful birth experience. You definitely are a Birthing Goddess. Enjoy this sacred new born stage and getting to know Maylee. Jodie xxx

04.01.2022 Good news!!!! Our face to face prenatal & birth prep yoga classes will finally resume on 25 Jan. Our Zoom pregnancy classes will continue until 21 Dec. It’s my 20th year of sharing pregnancy yoga with the amazing women of Macarthur. I hadn’t planned on celebrating this 20th anniversary by learning new skills and instructing via zoom. But so it is and I’m so grateful... I cannot wait to see you all in person in the new year. Jodie xxx

04.01.2022 Say hello to 10lbs 10oz of pure perfection. She was what we call LGA, aka extra fluffy Large for gestational age is a term used to describe babies who are bor...n weighing more than the usual amount for the number of weeks of pregnancy. LGA babies have birthweights greater than the 90th percentile for their gestational age, meaning that they weigh more than 90 percent of all babies of the same gestational age. Because of the increased risk of low blood sugar in LGA babies, your midwife/nurse will check sugar levels after the birth, so try and get baby latched or ask your doula to help you self express some colostrum asap. PS- This sweet girl was born naturally & vaginally and weighed the exact amount as her big brother #Repost by @northdallasdoulas

02.01.2022 I love this kid. Their innocence is so precious. And bottom jokes are always a winner with kids

02.01.2022 To all of our strong Caesarean section birthing mamas

01.01.2022 Sweet Mammas, Remember it takes a village to raise a baby so please call on your village to nurture and assist both you and your baby.