Butterfly Beginning's Doula Birth and Baby Family Support Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Medical and health

Butterfly Beginning's Doula Birth and Baby Family Support Melbourne

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 425 787 304

Address: Bentleigh east 3165 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.butterflybeginnings.com.au

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25.01.2022 By the time your kids are teenagers I promise you will have heard this or something very similar!

24.01.2022 Just in case you didn't know and wanted to know a thorough way of sanitising your hands is a little more involved for this the current virus. Otherwise what's the point in using hand sanitiser right?

22.01.2022 When we laugh instead of worry about haircuts they do seem to happen easier. They feed off out anxiety or excitement. They learn to react or respond according to what we have demonstrated right from the womb space.

22.01.2022 Finally making progress!!! This is the big petition that needs a moment of your time so that the legislative council passes it through and MP David Limberick is supporting argument to get labouring women their extra support for labour!!!

22.01.2022 Toilet training at its best, 3 days in and success with wee and poo in the toilet already! 2.5 years old!!! There have been tears and laughter, no's and he's, requests and refusals, hi fives, stamps, cookies, undies, nappies and multitudes of papertowel, failures and successes, even dry night pants!... Toilet training kit instructions in the making!

21.01.2022 Engaging my child within tonight!!! Borrowing the preschooling siblings bed whilst family settling starts tonight! Looking forward to supporting another family to smash away sleep deprivation and engage in rested minds and bodies!

20.01.2022 Oh the joys of toilet training! Who's made toilet training easy and fun? Earlier this year I was given a house with 2 little boys to look after for 2 weeks whilst the parents went away!... Toilet training took 3 days at 2.5 year old. There is a window of opportunity sometimes and if we aren't prepared with the strategies we can sabotage what could have been much easier. There will at times be tears as any good learning transition has, but they are way more short-lived than stop start training where uncertainty resides. Touch base if toilet training is dreaded in your place. Planning makes the would of difference.

20.01.2022 When we allow out children to go through the challenge of figuring something out for themselves and encourage them it is the greatest gift of confidence and learning quicker than if you do it for them We underestimate what little ones are capable of and how much learning occurred when they get to negotiate around the motor skills they discover. Problem solving is one of the greatest skills this past adult generation have been using and it has slowed. Its now time to re teac...h this valuable skill and it's done through having a problem to solve! Support your little ones by giving them choices or pecieved choices. By allowing them ample of opportunities to discover something new and support them through the challenge and sometimes distress of a moment of "I cant". "I can't" or "I can" is a learned attitude that starts from home and eventually is influenced by the community. Lay a strong foundation of "I CAN!" And any "I can't" moments become only fleeting moments. Give your children your strengths and identify your weaknesses so solutions can be found to empower your kids in ways that see them do different and more amazing! Stay strong parents... YOU'VE GOT THIS! Much love and strength Dee #empoweringthenextgeneration #butterfly_beginnings #elevatinglife #parentcoaching #creatinghappyfamilies #happyhumans #itsnotaboutthepizza

18.01.2022 Cleaning out cupboards and I found this! My kids are now grown but parenting strategies do not change. This was created about 18 years ago! We had a before school list and after school list for each and boy did it save nagging. The sentence used was... "is there anything left on your list!"... That's it! What strategies do you have for supporting independance and organisation in your houshold?

17.01.2022 PLEASE HELP and SHARE Getting Doula's back into supporting Melbourne AND Australian families during the perinatal and birthing period!

16.01.2022 Why does brown skin get called black? Why does pinkish skin get called white? Why does in between get called yellow or red? What do you teach your children when different colour skin questions come up?... The physiological and biology of skin colour or find it challenging? This Ted Talk is a piece of gold! https://youtu.be/u5GCetbP7Fg #evolvinglife #teachingthescience #therearediffernences #itsnotwhatyouthink #cultureisnotcolour #colourisnotculture #thehumanrace #racedifferencedoesnotexist #talkingaboutitmatters

16.01.2022 We have explored the anti discrimination laws at length with DHHS, business.vic.gov.au, equal opportunity act and other relevant guidelines, regulations and legislation. I understand this can be a controversial topic. I hope that everyone following this page is mature and kind enough to respect this inclusive policy.... As a business, we choose not to discriminate against anyone who wishes to choose our service for suporting theirs and thier families wellbeing and health! Everyone has their own journey and being respectful whilst remaining mindful of this is a major part of our ethos, and values system! You are welcome!

16.01.2022 Today's in home adventure with ckients and thier two fantastic kidlets! Slime making experiments!

15.01.2022 Do you have a chart or list for your kids? Post a pic and let others get inspired. How has it been working for your kids and how old are they? Clearing out an old box of papers and I'm finding finding so many peices of parenting gold that I'd forgotten about.... Putting up lists and signs for the kids allowed one sentence rather than nagging to occur. "Have you looked at your list?" Or "Have you done your list?" 1. Keep it simple 2. It goes well with star charts 3. Acknowledgement of doing it without being asked goes so lone long way. 4. If they can't read, it's a great way to keep them interested using pictures AND keep the words. They will be ahead of the game once they start school. #practicalpareneting #bedtimemadeeasy #lessyelling #calmparenting #3to13 #cooperativechildren #inspiringworkingtogether #gettingreadycharts

15.01.2022 Let's talk about first foods and cultures... I was recently asked to find out about rice as an introductory food after many vegetables had been introduced. After asking around to friends and clients who have rice as a staple in their culture on how it is introduced this is the instructions I came up with.... Three of my children and most I work with now are I introduced to food through baby lead weaning so and 21 years ago rice cereal was the norm as a very first food. Now we know way different. As rice cereal is really now and has been used as a tummy filler with added ingredients for nutrients or flavour. I really love the concept of including home cooked rice with zero additives when ypu are up to the point of combining foods for fun and allergy testing. Please feel free to add anything if I've missed something and you prepare it differently in your culture for your family. Love Doula Dee

15.01.2022 These are the authentic beings of motherhood! These are the proud bodies that have carried tiny humans within! These women have the mindsets that set them a part from the shame driven behavior for plastic surgery. I often can be found fantasizing about having a body lift, though I then think twice about being comfortable in the body that I have abused and also nurtured.... It took time to befriend this body of mine and feel confident and proud of the way it functions at such a level that allows me to do so much with it. I want to be one of the women that influences a young woman to be comfortable in her own skin as a healthy being 'because of yer shape and genetics' not 'regardless of shape and genetics'. Not one that says covertly, with behaviour and not words "you need to look like the magazine cover or the woman who has genetically elastic skin". I want to be someone who when she says " I am authentic" is ACTUALLY being authentic. Who are you being? Who do you want to be? Do you care how you show up in the world? Have you ever noticed who you influence just by being you whether or not you fake yourself or be yourself? Much love as always. Dee

14.01.2022 For laughs... Strange spelling of names.

14.01.2022 The squeaky wheel gets the grease! Parenting starts from pregnancy! How far do we push to be heard?... Sit back and say, "I'm waiting for them to get back to me?" Or keep finding another path? You are your child's advocate from within the wombspace and no one is going to take responsibility for their care more than you! In fact if someone makes a decision with your permission or even without, and something goes wrong, you are still held responsible for that and they wipe their hands. Our passion with the work we do is all about these little awarenesses that make a huge difference to your families health care! There are rare occurrences and this story is one. There are common occurrences and they are dismissed just as often. Mumma bears that know thier intuition comes from a place of care and not fear or anxiety and can move mountains in a logical world. If anxiety has you question yourself and runs your gut, please get in touch and let's work out how to transform those anxiety levels into a productive state of being!

14.01.2022 Providing children opportunities to negotiate around risk whilst you are around is far better than trying to prevent risk in environments and them never learning valuable skills until they become exposed to them as adults making the learning curve much harder!

14.01.2022 Many expecting, labouring and newly birthed mummas are finding themselves isolated in a hospital and the rate at which PND is rising this year is phenomenal. Maternity is not an illness it is birthing another human and the growth of humanity! Please support and simply sign something that takes 10 seconds to do that supports a service that has always filled a gap in the system and now more than ever is needed to fill a bigger gap when life is being touted as precious but forgo...tten! Help us raise the bar and support that new family focussed environment that is already separate (especially in Melbourne) from any cv19 entry point or ward. SUPPORT NOT FEAR! https://www.change.org/p/blanchfield-army-community-hospita

13.01.2022 These are universal! Have a giggle! Are we going back to a hurried life soon?

12.01.2022 Ok... This is too good not to share right now! It's a PRANK video! You need to have your sense of humour intact and notice how mature and confident this little 8 yo is.... I have watched a couple of their videos to date and she has a wise informed head on her 8 year old shoulders. Dads can get caught off guard and its a great conversation for parents to have ahead of time.

11.01.2022 Quarantined family gets down!

11.01.2022 Labour terms used and how they can ve uphelpful

11.01.2022 This story is not about co sleeping but the husband's support and appreciation for the short time in our lives that is the young child parenting vs the decades living without the dependant children. Not many couples consider the phases of growth that occurs as a couple and that's where the trouble in relationships happen. There is... The honeymoon phase... The marital phase Living together Having a family or sometimes it's simply the struggle to conceive of grief together. Pregnancy Birthing Adopting Raising children. Teenagers Empty nest Then getting to know eachother again. Without even the slightest awareness that you as people change through all of this even if you don't want to. That your relationships evolve around all of this. As a couple you can grow stronger together or rip eachother a part. Its important to be aware of self more than the other person, it's also equally as important to make time to share those awarenesses with your other half and make time for eachother for D&M's!

10.01.2022 Staying on topic for today! Even the newborns are saying "Say No to masks!" New borns actually have a reflex where they learn facial control and emotions at a subconscious level from copying your face!... Masks are preventing this important developmental phase. Please don't wear a mask infront of your littl ones unless it is absolutely necessary. Body language includes expression! If you have concerns or need some guidance, please touch base. Parent mentoring in 2020 has been a life saver for many!

10.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE! Butterfly Beginnings is undergoing training in Covid-19 infection control training and will continue with... * Placenta Services * Family Settling Consults via Skype... * Sane Mumma skype consults via skype. * Birth Mapping prep via Skype. And * Birth Attendance. ... Now! For those needing some entertainment, energy using ideas with littke ones! Enjoy!

10.01.2022 With so many complaints becoming the normal... What are you guys doing to encourage morw connection and peace in your household? Is it something you need help with?

09.01.2022 Something every expecting woman needs to know as it's becoming more common. If you think that being pinched out of the blue doesn't spike your adrenaline, you have another thing coming. Babies do feel this.... Some babies settle quickly and some go into distress. There are studies that show that fetal monitoring does not improved birth outcomes. However it does interfere with the mothers ability to labour effectively and if something causes distress then it makes sense that it can also create poor outcomes. In 20 years of attending birth, I have not seen this ever be effective in its use and have now seen enough scars on head as grown kidlets to know there are long term effects.

08.01.2022 Melbourne families! If you don't know about this yet, here it is! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3278068905561148&id=1381910661843658

08.01.2022 Teaching my kids more about Christmas traditions than gift giving has always been important. However... Learning your loved ones love language is even more important. For some it is gift giving and receiving and for others it's the family gathering that can fulfil them more than anything. Others may feel super special and loved just by receiving a card personally written with reminiscent thoughts.... What's your love language and what about your kids? See more

08.01.2022 When you give your children of an option for a greeting hello or good bye then they are respecting themself AND the other person that they are or have had interactions with. My personal options for 23 years of raising children were a hand shake, hug or a kiss. There wasn't a no option unless I was to suspect extenuating circumstances. Some people may disagree with this approach however it's about what you want to teach your children and I wanted mine to learn there there are... many ways to greet and farewell someone and to thank them for their time and connection but to also find a way that makes them feel comfortable without giving too many options that becomes overwhelming. Do you have different options that helps that connection with another to add more options for the collective? I couldn't imagine the boogie dance like in this video unless the other person knew what was happening either. But this story is a great example of teaching children different was to connect in a choice of comfortability.

06.01.2022 Love this so much! Can you as a mumma say these things to yourself in the mirror? Being able to do this is paramount for your little ones to be able to also believe it for themselves.

05.01.2022 A great report on the studies of Placenta Encapsulation! If you would like to know more please get in touch and we can email you out some more info. Alternatively head to the website... www.butterflybeginnings.com.au or txt on 0425787304... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138470/

05.01.2022 I get asked so many questions around Pelvic Instability and lightening pain in the pubic bone. Often pyhsio's and even myself with pelvic balancing work will suggest getting a pelvic support belly belt. I came across this today and thought I would share.... Pregnancy Support Maternity Belt and Postpartum Band: One ($19.95) or Two ($34.95) https://www.groupon.com.au/deals/sensual-sale-au-135

05.01.2022 Using sound vibration is still a way of reaching out to family and friends and also strangers! Staying connected in some way is so important whilst being told to isolate by bigwigs but isolation can also be detrimental to health. Touch is one of the fundamental human needs! It starts and is inclusive of conception! Let's make sure we practice high hygiene standards and stay connected woth nurturing and nourishment!

05.01.2022 For the mumma's in lockdown! find a space and groove with her

04.01.2022 Some things are just universally said!

03.01.2022 And sometimes I get a request to bake with the kidlets of a family I am supporting and mentoring! We got to use... * Fine motor skills. * Counting skills. * Measurements.... * Orders of instructions. * How to problem solve if you dont have all of the right ingredients. * Patience, when an adult needs to do it. * Extra patience when things need to chill. * Cornflour sciency stuff * Pitting cherries And so much more... This precious guy listened and followed instructions knew his limits and how to challenge beyond them when encouraged! #parentmentoring #butterfly_beginnings #elevatinglife #learnthroughcooking #lessanxiety #sweetcherrypie #homemadecustardpowder #fromscratch #familysupport #doula #somuchmorethanadoula #whenyouneedarollingpin #winewilldo

03.01.2022 Let's talk 'sibling integration'! Who prepared thier first born ahead of time for the next born? Who thought of as they grow how the youngest wpuld alos relate to the eldest?... Treating each child equally, whilst sounds ideal is not actually achievable. Each role in the family order takes on a perception of the world at a subconsious and DNA level. No matter what we do as parents or children of our parents, this is a phenomena that occurs no matter how anyone parents. How we manage each child and which position they fall into within the family and respond with consious knowing makes for easier and less stressed parenting. Potentially even leaving you woth a knowing smile in amidst the times or stress and challenge. Hugs

02.01.2022 Sometimes I just wonder what I did to deserve being in such an important role with families and how much new learning comes from so much fun... In one creative crafty messy event for the afternoon created behaviours throughout the whole day of.... Delayed gratification. Patience. Emotional resilience... Joy. Co operation. Sharing. Ownership. Favourites. Scientific curiosity. Listening. Cooking skills. Colour mixing. Gift giving. Manners. Boundaries. Freedom. Conversation. Creativity. And so so much more... So for a note to remember... Sometimes stopping to see the joy amongst the frustration can turn anger and sadness into love and adoration. Just a moment remembering something connected and fun can change a whole chaotic environment into something happy and calm in that moment! #butterfly_beginnings #elevatinglife #wombwhispers #familysupport #familycoaching #douladee #familysettling #teachinglifeskills #mentalhealthovermentalillness #preventionisbetterthancure #soblessed #takesatribe

02.01.2022 Found this to be interesting! Feel free to share your experiences and thoughts on this!

02.01.2022 Confident dads have thier children's trust from the get go. Many of these are classic examples of simple unfeard uncomplicated parenting styles that kids will remember usually as funny memories.