Sam Ross- Toowoomba Doula in Toowoomba, Queensland | Medical centre

Sam Ross- Toowoomba Doula

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 448 992 517

Address: Harristown 4350 Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://sagebirthandbeyond.com

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22.01.2022 Let’s talk anxiety. Hands up if you suffer social anxiety? Logically, you know it makes no sense to be fearful of crowds and social situations but your mind and body react like you’re about to sky dive. ... Last night I attended a large social gathering for Toowoomba Mumpreneurs and I’m not going to lie, within minutes of walking in and seeing a large crowd I was ready to turn around and walk right back out. So I did what any other introverted, anxious person does and that’s bee line towards the liquid courage (I don’t drink usually, like ever), then linger a good distance away from everyone, and look into my phone. Then I start thinking, what’s wrong with me, everyone else is having a great time mingling and I’m stuck inside this anxiety. But I wasn’t alone. I met another lovely mumma, who is also introverted and was also avoiding the crowd. She too was embracing courage by getting out of her comfort zone. I was so relieved to know I wasn’t alone. By fate we met, and the universe so wanted our paths to cross. When she told me about her business, I was SO EXCITED. Her business is SO aligned with what I want in my future business. And she doing something I’ve wanted to do, but have lacked the gusto, so I’m super pleased ! I’m so excited to connect with Mamas Sacred Circle and see how she creates something Toowoomba mums are SO needing.

21.01.2022 Can’t believe little Violet was born two years ago! Every time I hear Ed Sheeran I think back to this birth

21.01.2022 Have you considered this for pain relief? If you’ve tried it, did it work? Would you recommend it?

19.01.2022 Fleassy’s words are amazing. Spine tingles from hearing this. Reminder to dads in the birth space, your role is SO important. She needs you more than ever.

16.01.2022 Your Doctor doesn’t allow you to do things. You decide. You don’t HAVE to do anything. Nothing in pregnancy and birth is compulsory!!

15.01.2022 This. This is what I’m passionate about changing. This is why I chose to be a doula, to prevent and protect mothers from obstetric violence. ... To prevent traumatised mothers and fathers. To give families the best start to life with a newborn. I have experienced both birth trauma and amazing birth. I know the difference it makes. I’m looking for ways to make a bigger difference in the birth space and maybe my work is going to change direction, but this is why I experienced what I did, so I can help others.

12.01.2022 Expecting Mums and mums with bubs in Toowoomba and Highfields, check out this beautiful lady’s business. She’s a massage therapist and midwife, she is also trained in infant massage!

08.01.2022 Show this to your OB who says your baby is "too big".

08.01.2022 I was an awesome mum before I had kids. Now I’m just a mum, struggling to survive.

07.01.2022 AMEN!! We need to nourish, embrace, celebrate and love our postnatal bodies. It's done some pretty amazing things. The Titty Bar-Lactation Desserts

05.01.2022 I love this. I know myself, there have been times where I’ve been under a lot of pressure and I expect more from my husband, unaware of the pressure he was experiencing also. It’s easy in a relationship to point and blame the other person for not living up to our expectations. And it’s easy to say we have it much harder then they do. ... Being a mum is a tough gig, we have the weight of the family on our shoulders. Many of us work jobs outside of the home too. But being a dad isn’t always cruisy. There’s the expectations they’ve got to be the provider and perform at their jobs, and be tough and handle anything that comes their way. Moral of the story, have compassion. For yourself and your partner. Communication is everything.

04.01.2022 *i need to add, there are lots of beautiful, caring, kind midwives who try their absolute hardest, not all are Med-Wives. This also isn’t a post to toot my own horn as a Doula. I’ve decided to step back from birth work, so I’m not trying to drum up business . I couldn’t have written this better myself. The number of hospital births (excluding birth centre) I’ve attended without any intervention? ... None! They’ve all have some sort of intervention, being hospital births. So heavily reliant on technology/procedures/legalities/med-wives. I’m sure there’s a few Med-wives and Drs at the local hospital stewing about how annoying I am as a doula. I get a scowl every time I remind a mumma she has a choice. Every time I say, you don’t have to consent to that if you don’t want. Every time I turn the lights off and try to give mumma some privacy, there’s a Med-wife who insists it can’t be like that.

03.01.2022 I propose we start a new tradition. Let's stop telling young girls, teenagers, expectant moms how painful and scary birth is. Let's stop focusing on the fear, ...the uncontrollable, the unavoidable. And instead of letting moms allow that fear to consume them, let's teach them to use it for their power. For their courage. For their strength. It's okay to be afraid. It's what you do with that fear that matters.

03.01.2022 We may see rubbish, but they see materials to create. We may see a mess, but they see a weather station according to Zander or a crane according to Corbin. We may see this as a waste of time, but they see hours of fun. ... We may think they should be learning the alphabet and how to write between the lines, but they’re learning applied physics and how to use a pulley system. This photo may not be insta worthy but it’s my life. It’s my imperfectly perfect parenting of my imperfectly perfect children. Play isn’t always clean, tidy and pretty. It’s chaos. It’s mess. It’s bits of wood and old rope and buckets on a half cut down frangipani tree.

03.01.2022 My wonderful friend Lea Sharp from The Cold Coffee Tribe is hosting this event at the end of the month. I feel like all mothers need to band together and support each other, that’s the key to us surviving this gig called motherhood! Tag your mates and enjoy a night out for once

02.01.2022 Unrelated to birth, but equally about empowering women! My husband and I recently brought Ultra Tune Toowoomba and to celebrate I created this event for women. If you know of anyone interested please tag or share this!... Xx