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Calmbirth Heartbeats

Locality: Gold Coast, Queensland

Phone: +61 407 657 585

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25.01.2022 https://podcast.calmbirth.com.au/episodes/ More resources from Calmbirth, supporting expectant parents. Different people learn different ways. Conversations are one of them : )

25.01.2022 The second night of life ...

24.01.2022 Do you remember that first bath with your baby? Did he or she enjoy it, all calm? Or did he or she exercise their lungs to tell everyone they were not that impressed? Babies do get to enjoy bath time. Feeling the sensations of the water, and the safety of their parents hold. A grea time to chat, to sing to & play time for you with your baby. There is no rush to bathe your newborn. Your baby has come from a wonderful place, allow the good bacteria, the microbiome to deve...lop, helping immune systems by waiting at least 24-48 hours at least before bathing. If early bathing is medically indicated - discuss with your care provider - to make informed decisions Enjoy the bath time fun!

23.01.2022 A shout out to all the dads today!

22.01.2022 Made me laugh what a great photo!

22.01.2022 Just love facilitating this course, sharing the Calmbirth skills, techniques and my experience as a midwife of over 20 years with expectant couples. I learn from them also. Open mind and an open heart #calmbirthheartbeats #calmbirth #calmbirthgoldcoast

21.01.2022 Love this tee shirt

20.01.2022 Looking forward to meeting the couples booked in for Feb! Love facilitating this childbirth preparation program. #calmbirth #calmbirthgoldcoast #calmbirthwithjoycereid

20.01.2022 I’ve been guilty of googling ways to induce labour in both of my pregnancies. Particularly my first but around 41 weeks in my second I did some research. I saw ...a post this week that said why is it when you ask on social media about bringing on labour you get absolutely every possible suggestion except.....do nothing, relax and have a beautiful massage , boost your oxytocin and calm your mind. What if that in all that research our baby was waiting until the perfect moment? The moment where they could feel you were ready, relaxed and calm. #42weeks #induction #doula #midwife #naturalbirth #hospitalbirth #drugfreebirth #labour #birthaffirmations #birthquote See more

20.01.2022 The language used in pregnancy, and all things relating to childbearing is beyond powerful. It affects our physiology, our relationships and our mind-set.The language used in pregnancy, and all things relating to childbearing is beyond powerful. It affects our physiology, our relationships and our mind-set.

20.01.2022 Visualisations can be very powerful. Did you use any visualisations for birthing?

19.01.2022 Book your place here: https://calmbirth.com.au/educators-profile/?edid=29

16.01.2022 You've heard this myth, right? The idea that breastfeeding to sleep is a bad sleep association. That if we nurse our babies to sleep they'll *never* b...e able to fall asleep any other way. That a mother's breasts are used as pacifiers (and not the other way around! Oh the irony!). As a new mum, I remember this being the myth I was most tempted to fall for. My son breastfeed to sleep ALL the time and I remember searching online (ironically after he’d nursed to sleep) and finding countless articles condemning the practice. The claim was that babies must be put down to sleep drowsy but awake. Some experts went so far as to suggest that if a baby fell asleep at the breast, to wake him up and then expect him to fall asleep on his own. Having nursed my son to sleep thousands of times I can honestly say that nursing is the most natural, relaxing and instinctive way to help our babies find sleep. It is normal, healthy and developmentally appropriate. It is a superpower that Mother Nature gave us to help our babies sleep why we would consider squandering this or making our lives more difficult than they need to be is simply beyond me. The truth is that breastfeeding and sleep go hand in hand. Dr. James McKenna, the world’s leading expert on cosleeping, has coined the term breastsleeping, which highlights the fact that breastfeeding and sleeping are perfectly designed to comfort and help a child to sleep. The sucking action of breastfeeding releases the hormone cholecystokinin, which results in feelings of sleepiness in both mother and baby. This is often misinterpreted as being physically draining for a mother, but it is in fact Mother Nature’s way of ensuring new mothers get the sleep they need. I created a free guide that goes into more detail and also busts more baby sleep myths - link in BIO. Please share this with a mum who needs this myth busted today See more

16.01.2022 Relationships The realtionship we have with our children is everything to them. It is not exaggerating to say it is a Matter of Life to them: the more healthy t...he relationship, the rosier their future. The relationship is build up in little increments: the ways in which we speak to our babies the ways we handle them and hold them the ways we care for them and meet their needs and being there for them when they are scared, distressed, angry or overwhelmed ... Each little act of kindness is a gift into the child's present and their into future. Nurture and kindness is spirituality in practice. It's that simple.

16.01.2022 https://www.blossomandberry.com/safe-practice-of-infant-ma/

12.01.2022 Do you ever stop consider how odd it is that so many advise that you don’t cuddle your baby too much? Picking up and hugging a baby is the most natural thing in... the world, whether it’s your own baby or somebody else’s. We have this instinctive drive to want to squidge and protect them. When they cry, it sets off innate drives that have protected our species since the dawn of time. Avoiding picking a baby up ‘too much’ (whatever that means), literally goes against every ounce of evolutionary driven behaviour and biology in our bodies. What has the world come to when so many believe hugging too much is ‘spoiling’? What a broken and harsh world we live in where people believe that hugs should be rationed. Imagine the impact restriction of loving touch in infancy (and beyond) has had? We need to break this cycle of touch starvation, not perpetuate it. So, hold your baby while they cry, hold them when they’re happy. Hold them while they sleep, hold them when they wake. Hold them while you rest, hold them when you’re busy and think you have ‘more important things to do’. Never, ever be afraid to hold them ‘too much’; it just isn’t possible, neither is it a ‘bad habit’, or ‘ a sleep prop’. By holding your baby, as much as you and they want, you are taking one small step towards changing the world for the better - and what an important job that is! @neurochildhq

10.01.2022 Breathing techniques taught in Calmbirth are a key inner resource you have to help you in labour, birth and beyond. My Calmbirth Courses are held monthly, face to face in small group settings. Zoom is available too. Book a spot here <3 https://calmbirth.com.au/educators-profile/?edid=29

09.01.2022 To book this spot call Joyce 0407657585 or go to booking in page https://calmbirth.com.au/educators-profile/?edid=29 #calmbirth #calmbirthgoldcoast #calmbirthwithjoycereid #birthpreparation

09.01.2022 There are some dodgy books out there! Whatever you read or hear, bear in mind what resonates with you and what resonates with your newborn. Be informed of your baby's developmental needs, your baby's needs to be loved and safe. It can be a tough gig when you are so tired. Support and love of new parents is essential too.

09.01.2022 https://calmbirth.com.au/educators-profile/?edid=29

07.01.2022 "How will I know when to push?" is a question midwives and birth workers will be asked regularly. For most women and birthing people, the need to push can come ...as instinctively as the need to sneeze, cough or go to the toilet. The 'fetal ejection reflex' is a term used to describe the sensation of uncontrollable, involuntary pushing. To be clear, we're not talking about babies 'flying out'. Instead, we're talking about supporting women's instinctive pushing behaviour during birth and the intrapartum care guidelines which surround this. Dr Rachel Reed, a midwifery lecturer in Queensland and author of ‘Why Induction Matters’, wrote a fascinating article in 2016 examining directed pushing vs non-directed pushing. Rachel explored the research on both sides before concluding that women instinctively push in the most effective and safe way for themselves and their babies during birth. A birthing woman is the expert regarding when and how she pushes." Rachel (@midwifethinking) believes midwives should develop an evidence-based approach that acknowledges and reinforces the birthing person's "innate ability to birth. Guidelines support this stance, too, recommending that women should be guided by their own pushing urges and that active maternal effort should only be used in the absence of expulsive contractions (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2007). Physiological birth is an involuntary process which is most effective when the parasympathetic nervous system is in operation. By respecting the birthing person's needs, particularly their desire for privacy and self-direction, we can facilitate physiological and instinctive behaviour. Rachel’s article includes a number of valuable suggestions for practice, as well as challenges to ask yourself. You can read it here: https://www.all4maternity.com/supporting-womens-instinctiv/ We'd love to hear your thoughts on directed pushing vs women-led pushing. Please let us know in the comments : All4Maternity #midwives #studentmidwives #studentmidwife #fetalejectionreflex

05.01.2022 https://podcasts.google.com//aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0LmNhbG1ia

03.01.2022 Calmbirth now has a conversation Podcast - follow for interesting talks #NowPlaying

01.01.2022 Wonderful breastmilk

01.01.2022 We need to stop expecting our baby's transition from womb to world to be smooth Imagine living in a beautiful cocoon. Where you’ve been nurtured, loved, where... its always warm, you’re never hungry and always soothed by the beating heart of the one who created you. And then imagine taking a long and tiring journey, being launched into a new world that is bright, busy and loud. Adjusting to this new world is going to take time. This is why our baby's need to be held, cuddled and soothed. You are their safe place. Always have and always will be Repost - @tinyheartseducation