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Bloom with Body, Birth & Baby
Hi I’m Amber, and welcome to my podcast Bloom with Body, Birth & Baby! I’m a midwife, lactation consultant and Mum to a baby girl! Bloom with Body, Birth & Baby is a podcast to bring you holistic education by professionals in the pregnancy, birth and postpartum space to help you bloom into motherhood! I am so excited to teach alongside amazing experts to fill in the gaps of mainstream education to help you nourish your pregnancy, prepare for your birth and turn the spotlight onto postpartum.
Episodes
35 episodes
Episode 33: Learning all about prolapse with Kath from Fitnest Mama
Kath Baquie is a mum of 3 young girls, a physiotherapist for women, and she has an online community, FitNest Mama. FitNest Mama helps to provide pregnant and new mothers with the exercises & support they need to pre...
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Episode 32: Birth and Perinatal Trauma with Helen- Real Life Midwife
Helen is an Australian registered nurse, midwife and academic and current PhD Candidate. Following lived experiences with complex pregnancies, baby loss, IVF and preterm birth, Helen has undertaken additional training in perinatal and psycholog...
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Motherhood Anonymous: HG, positive birth and breastfeeding, sleep challenges, identity shift, the juggle of career and motherhood and so much more!
In this episode, I discuss with a mother about her journey with her almost 2 year old, we discuss:- Her incredibly challenging pregnancy with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)- Her positive birth and breastfeeding experience- The chal...
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Episode 30: Mastitis with Kate from Lactamo
Kate Bird, mum of three, registered nurse and IBCLC. Kate is a part of the team at Lactamo, a world first clinically validated solution for common breastfeeding problems. Lactamo uses the combination of temperature, movement and com...
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Episode 29: MOTHERHOOD ANONYMOUS 2- Covid baby, difficult first experience- caesarean, feeding and sleep issues, vbac and more positive second experience
In this episode I talk to a mother who speaks really vulnerably about her first experience where she had a lot of grief around needing a planned caesarean for a breech baby, where she had a baby in peak covid, with a lack of support. This exper...
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Episode 28: What you need to know about Babywearing with Sarah Marhi
Sarah is a single mother to 5 children and is passionate about educating families on babywearing as a practice and tool for connected parenting. She is a certified babywearing consultant with 8 years experience working in community.
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Episode 27: Motherhood Anonymous- Matrescence, Postpartum Support, Breastfeeding, Relationship and Prolapse challenges
In this episode I talk to a first time Mum of a 4 month old baby boy. We discuss:- How she planned for motherhood and matrescence- The amazing support she has had professionally and personally - Physiological birth...
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Episode 26: Welcome Back... Weaning and Life Update
Welcome back to another series of podcast episodes!This is a solo episode that talks about...Weaning... how I weaned my 18.5 month old toddler, why I did it, my approach and how she coped with the weaning process...Life ...
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Episode 25: Low sleep needs babies and societal pressures around sleep
Episode 25: Low Sleep Needs Babies & Societal pressures around sleep with Katie from Katie's BabiesAre you feeling overwhelmed with current sleep culture? Do you feel like you just can’t ‘perfect’ the cot day naps? Your baby just doe...
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Episode 24: Mother's Groups reimagined with From Day One
From Day One is a space for mums navigating pregnancy and postpartum, with a primary focus on parental wellbeing and building community. Their first space is now open in Prahran, with a group space to connect with other parents, Mother's Grou...
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Episode 23: Night weaning... our experience
This episode is a solo episode where I talk you through our night weaning experience so far... the high's, the low's and everything in between
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Episode 22: Solo episode... low sleep needs babies, navigating work, motherhood and more
This is a solo episode answering your questions from instagram, in this episode we discuss...Low sleep needs baby- what did naps look like for us early on, where are we at today How do I balance work with a low sleep n...
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Episode 21: Nutrition in Pregnancy with Renee from Nurture the Seed
Renee is a clinical dietitian who specialises in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition. She is the author of Nurture the Seed: Your evidenced-based guide to prenatal nutrition. She has a strong research foundation and utili...
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Episode 20: Reflecting on a year of motherhood with Amber
I this episode I discuss:Our first year, month by month overview Our sleep journeyWhat sleep looks like for us nowHow I have managed to stop doing a contact nap during the day Man...
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Episode 19: Unsettled Babies with Dr Eliza Hannam
Eliza is a GP who has specialised in womens health and perinatal/ postpartum care, board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) and Possums Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC) accredited practitioner. She is also a Mum of 3, an...
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Episode 18: Bodywork with Gabrielle Brennan
As a Nurse, Midwife, and Personal Trainer operating out of Malvern East, VIC, Gabrielle’s approach is shaped by a deep concern over the prevalence of unnecessary interventions in the birth space. Her journey through the medical prof...
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Episode 17: Creating loving boundaries around sleep with Katie from Katie's Babies
Katie is a registered midwife, a mum of 4, and a certified holistic infant sleep coach who believes in coaxing a love of sleep, through attachment, honesty, respect & fun. Katie balances the value of attachment parenting practices, breastfe...
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Episode 16: Q+A with Amber
In this episode, I answer your questions...I discuss:- Positive induction & labour techniques - How to manage the final weeks of pregnancy - Why is breastfeeding so hard?- How to get out with a baby...
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Episode 15: Preparing for a positive Caesarean Birth with Dr Natalie Elphinstone
Dr Natalie Elphinstone is an Obstetrician working on The Mornington Peninsula. She has witnessed the birth of over 1500 babies and believes in supporting women and families to make individual choices that feel right for them. And if that choice...
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Episode 14: Yoga in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Felicity from Avocado Baby
Felicity is a mum of 3 girls, & wife to the wonderful Tom. She leads pre and postnatal yoga classes, and is a qualified Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner, teaching the "Positive Birth Program" on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Vi...
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Episode 13: Reducing fear around birth with Hannah Willsmore
Hannah Willsmore is a Registered/Endorsed Midwife, IBCLC and award-winning childbirth educator based in Adelaide, South Australia. With experience in a range of hospitals and maternity settings, her qualifications and knowledge give her the ins...
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Episode 12: Navigating the return to paid work with Lily from Launch Mama
Lily Eid is a certified Career Practitioner, Mum, and Founder of Launch Mama. She is also a trained Organisational Psychologist, and has worked in various Human Resources Management and Organisational Development roles. Her business...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11: Bottle feeding a Breastfed Baby with Susie Prout
Susie Prout is a registered midwife and international board certified lactation consultant. She is a mum of 3 little ones and currently lives between Perth and Indonesia. Susie runs an online breastfeeding success membership to help you step by...
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Episode 10: The role of a Birth Doula with Sarah from Nurtured Birth
Episode 10: The role of a Birth Doula with Sarah from Nurtured BirthSarah Goldberg Nurtured Birth was born in 2010 when I returned to Australia after 15 years of living abroad. In that time I had travelled, lived, loved, ...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: Weaning with Liv from Bloom Lactation
Episode 9: Weaning with Liv from Bloom Lactation Liv is a Registed Nurse/midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and mum of two. Her passion for educating and empowering women through their feeding journ...
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Episode 9
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