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Kangatraining Newcastle

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 411 059 396

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25.01.2022 With only 3 Weeks left of Kanga for the year.... !!! There is still time to come along. Who’s coming?!??

25.01.2022 Yes it’s that time of year where the Christmas songs are coming out!!! Watch out Wednesday..... singing welcomed

25.01.2022 Did you know that rates of mastitis go up around holiday periods? Why? Well, loads of reasons to be honest. Let's picture it shall we? It's your first Christ...mas with your baby. You're mega excited and so is everyone else to have this gorgeous bundle in their lives. Christmas is going to be AWESOME. Lots of travelling around in the car visiting friends and family, making the most of maternity leave to see everyone and proudly show off this little person, taking up offers to go over and be cooked for! And that is genuinely fabulous. But all that travelling leads to lots of time in the car seat, and for most babies the car seat sends them to sleep. And long sleeps mean long gaps between feeds, which leads to full breasts with potential for blockages... Then the parties, the gatherings, celebrations! Lovely right?! Yes! Except everyone wants a hold of little baby Rupert and once again he has longer stretches between feeds. And when he does come back to you he's over stimulated and over tired and only takes two minutes on the breast before he falls asleep leaving you with, you guessed it, full breasts.... Or the guests seem to think they know better than you do about baby Josie's feeding cues and tell you she doesn't need feeding, they can settle her for you. They talk about how 'when they had babies you only fed every four hours and it didn't do them any harm'. You're then stuck between a rock and a hard place, because you would like to feed your baby, but you don't want to upset family or the way they did things, and maybe they're right? Feeds are often cut short around celebrations, because you have lots of people offering to help and hold the baby so your dinner doesn't go cold, or guests arrive, or you're due somewhere, or you'reupstairs feeding and want to get back down to the party...the list goes on. So your breasts don't get 'emptied' like usual and can you guess what happens next? Yep.... Maybe you don't feel comfortable feeding around Auntie Ethel and Uncle Bernard, so you don't quite expose your breast as much as you might normally, and your clothes/bra are digging in a little and restricting milk flow and cause a blockage... Maybe you're sleeping somewhere different, the bed is different, you can't quite get the angle of the feed right on this squishy mattress and the latch goes a bit dodgy, but you put up with it because you don't want the baby to cry and wake everyone. Dodgy latch leads to breast not emptying efficiently...and you know the rest. Christmas is lovely, but for a huge amount of people it's also very stressful. Stress hormones can impact on oxytocin, which is the hormone needed to let your milk flow. So stress can temporarily inhibit milk flow leading to those full/blocked breasts again. I might be coming across as a bit Bah, Humbug! but I've been around enough mothers with mastitis to know its REALLY not what you want to be dealing with at any point. It is not to be messed with, it is a serious condition and you can potentially end up very poorly. What I'm saying is, take it EASY. Plan ahead now to make sure this holiday season is one where you can feed whenever and wherever you need to. Be led by your baby. Don't stretch out or cut short feeds. Listen to your body, not Auntie Denise. Thank you to Lucy Webber Breastfeeding IBCLC for this wonderful post. The festive season can be a stressful time for you, your little one and your boobs!

25.01.2022 ****W E D N E S D A Y **** Come along and join us for our last Kanga Class for the year!!! $13/ Casual Class. Christmas themed of course!!!

24.01.2022 ***^That’s a WRAP 2019 ***

24.01.2022 Anyone else agree?!

22.01.2022 What’s not to love

19.01.2022 Heheheh love this

19.01.2022 More common then we know.... This week is PANDA week. #Reach out

18.01.2022 ONLY 4 WEEKS LEFT!!!! every class till the end of the year is only $13 per class * Booking essential or PM for more details

15.01.2022 We have had a bit of hot weather this week, with more to come. While it can be a bit sticky and sweaty, you can still safely babywear in warm weather. Here are some tips for when your out and about. Don’t forget we are on tomorrow!!!

07.01.2022 With a thoughtful decision, I have a big 2020 ahead so unfortunately I will not be scheduling any Kangatraining classes. Keep you eyes peeled unless any changes are made. Keep smiling xx Bec

04.01.2022 Let’s support all the amazing mums out there

03.01.2022 It’s been a while since I posted, but in this amazing group we created, we need to check up on each other. How is everyone holding up? MENTAL HEALTH CHECK-IN......... I’m doing great I’m okay I’m okay-ish Things are tough I’m struggling I’m having a hard time and wouldn’t mind if someone reached out to me I’m in a really dark place PLEASE remember you are not alone. Please offer words of encouragement and support to friends, acquaintances and even people you may not know. Only way we’ll get through this is together!

03.01.2022 Something I love about Saturday nights..... However seems the girls always wake up early on Sundays anyways

01.01.2022 There is so much excitement and dress ups amongst everyone today!! Happy Halloween