Babies Ballarat

13/08/2024

Skipton FNC expressions of interest:

Skipton FNC are seeking expressions of interest for a SENIOR NETBALL COACH to help make 2025 a success for our club & community.

The committee would love to welcome all potential coaches with fabulous leadership skills and desire to help develop both the senior and junior squad’s in conjunction with their respective coaches.

Skipton FNC’s core values are respect, commitment, community and ambition.
If you believe you can help continue this culture then we want to hear from you!

Please email skiptonfnc.netballdirector@gmail.com, or call Rosie 0438795258, to express your interest.

Expressions of interest close 30th August 2024.

22/04/2022

Sacred Smoke 🌬🪶

Have you ever thought beyond Smudge Sticks and Palo Santo?

The term 'smudging' refers to a Native American ceremonial or ritual practice, and is often appropriated in our Western culture.

However, burning herbs and using aromatic smoke is a pancultural ritual that has been practiced the world over since ancient times.

Have you ever tapped into what is growing in your garden that can be used sustainably and intentionally to become part of your daily ritual?

In Week 3 of A Spell In Time we will be learning all about Sacred Smoke. We will begin by walking the medicinal labyrinth by candle light, feeling the energies of the herbs as we experience them with all senses. Then we will be crafting our own herbal smoke bundles and learning about the magickal properties of each plant ally.

We will also be creating sacred smoke fans. I'll be bringing along a selection of feathers from my personal collection - but of course you are welcome to bring your own to add to your sacred tool. I ask that everyone spends some time in nature prior to our circle to find a stick to use for the handle.

Together we will go on a drum journey to connect with our herbal allies, animal medicine and tree energies before we step into the creative aspect of our circle.

I believe that feathers are gifted to me by Spirit, and that Spirit works through me as I birth magical tools for other people, connecting them with exactly the medicine they need.

There will be resources at your disposal such as animal medicine cards and reference books, so you can discover the energies you are weaving into being as we craft our Spell In Time.

There are 3 places left. Please visit the link in my bio for circle dates and more information, or as always leave me a comment or DM with any questions
🌿🧡🌿

20/04/2022

20/03/2022

I’ve been putting off doing this post, because to be truthful I don’t actually know what I am doing.

However, it has become obvious to me over the last couple of months (maybe 6+) that I’ve got many balls in the air currently and I’m not feeling like I’m keeping them all up. I like to do everything I do to the best of my ability, all the time, and therefore the ball I feel I can put down safely at the moment is this one- Babies Ballarat.

It’s a hard ball to place down, as I love it! I love what I’ve built, created and most of all how many beautiful families I’ve had the pleasure of guiding and educating through such a pivotal time of their lives.

This is definitely not goodbye, just more a ‘hit pause’ for a while and see where this crazy world takes me right now. I’m thinking I’ll have more answers in a couple of months!

My own little family are my absolute priority and by taking this time off ‘work’ I hope to be able to enjoy more time with them, doing the ‘fun’ stuff (while still doing all the washing, cleaning, taxi-ing, cooking 🤪!) & continue to support my husband and our main business and income.

There are also some other incredible birth educators in the area that you can touch base with if you are looking for courses etc...
Here are a few that I know of, but I’m sure there are others I’ve forgotten or don’t know, so please feel free to comment and tag them into this post!

Some amazing Calmbirth educators-

Kirsty will be up and running in the very near future around the Hamilton/Warrnambool/Grampians regions!

Lauretta located in ballarat.

Kyra over at .connection is located around the Bendigo area.

Katie is a hypnobirthing educator in Ballarat.

You can also check out the website to see who might have a course available near you!

You are also more than welcome to continue to call/email/message me and I will hopefully be able to point you in a direction that helps!

So for now, I’m going to try to enjoy a few more hot cups of tea, while expanding my agricultural business knowledge and parenting skills!

Much love, and thank you to you all.
Rosie Xx

16/02/2022

A new inclusive exercise group for mums around Camperdown and Terang! Take the baby/toddler with you as you exercise in a safe environment!

09/02/2022

🌟Remember🌟

For any woman who is about to embark upon her labouring journey, please remember this.

Labour is within you.
Labour is you.
You will labour.
And you are strong 💪

29/01/2022

If weeknights suit you better, Kat is doing online in Feb!

✨Online February Class✨

I’ve been lucky enough to have some more interested generated in my Sold out February class, so I have decided to put on an online evening series.

The Calmbirth program delivered over 4 weeks, in the comfort of your own home. This can be a great way to take in the program, from being in your own environment to breaking the class down into the four classes.

If you would like book feel free to access the link in the bio or DM me for more information.

16/01/2022

✨Back to Zoom✨

Here at Babies Ballarat we have made the decision to do February’s course via zoom for the safety and well-being of us all.

The great news is, this course has been booked out for weeks but now we have gone to zoom I’ve opened up a couple of extra spots. And of course, you don’t have to be so close to Ballarat anymore to attend!

The course is on Feb 13th & 20th, from 9.30am-4pm via ZOOM.

If you want more info or to book, head to the website www.babiesballarat.com.au
Or send me a DM. X

Please send/share with anyone who will be over 20 weeks at the course dates. This is the only available course with Babies Ballarat for quite a while!

Rosie x

12/01/2022

Public, private, obstetrician, midwives, homebirth…who, what, where 🤯

Dating scans, blood tests, genetic screening, prenatal vitamins 🤯

The decisions are many, and the decisions you make in these early days can actually set you on a specific path, so it’s good to know your options from the outset rather than winging it in the hope you get it right!

All too often I get phone calls, emails or have conversations with people that have no idea what happens once they get that positive line on a pregnancy test.

It’s a great idea to have knowledge before you *have* to make the decision so please check out this blog post on my website if you are trying to conceive, thinking about conceiving, or have recently conceived… or if you are just interested in what is available to expectant families and what you didn’t realise was available to you 😆

Link is in the bio, or head to the website and under the resources tab is the blog tab. Open it up & you should find this one a few back!

Rosie xx

29/10/2021

Thank you for bring awareness to va**nal birth after caesarean. ❤️❤️

REPOSTED

“I never for one minute had understood the gravity of the emotional aspect of birthing a baby like that... I think birth is so much bigger than a baby coming out of a va**na or having a caesarean, it really put that into perspective for me.”

This week Rosie, a midwife and Calmbirth educator based in regional Victoria shares her four birth stories. The first of which was a medical termination at 23 weeks. Being pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, this is a form of infant loss not often spoken of and we thank Rosie for sharing her very personal story and the complex grief that follows these decisions that no woman makes lightly when given a diagnosis for their baby and choosing not to continue with the pregnancy.

Following her first birth and loss of her daughter Rosie fell pregnant with her first son and this labour would go on to end in a CAT1 emergency caesarean. Because of Rosie’s training the experience was thankfully fairly positive, although she was separated from her son as he was taken to special care.

Rosie decided to pursue a VBAC in her third and fourth pregnancy and had two very different experiences- with her last birth being incredibly fast, a precipitous labour lasting just 18 minutes.

Thank you Rosie for sharing your four unique birth stories with us. Listen to our 45th episode on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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23/10/2021

🤰Who wants to join me (& other fabulous couples) for November’s Calmbirth via Zoom 💃?

Calmbirth is for ALL couples, whether you are expecting your first baby, fourth baby or anywhere in between!

We cover topics including labour and birth, the power our mind plays in birth, interventions such as pain relief and assisted births such as caesareans. We cover topics in the early post partum period, give you practical tools to practice and utilise in labour and of course so much more! All evidence based education, guided by myself a midwife of over 10 years ❤️

With a zoom discount, $495 is the investment. Creating a safe learning space for you & your partner within your own home, a folder of resources from myself including a Calmbirth education booklet & guided meditation scripts 👌

Don’t let zoom put you off- better to gain the education, even if it’s through a screen rather than face to face!

The course will be over 2 Sundays (7th & 14th November), starting at 9.30am, finishing at approximately 4pm with lots of brain breaks throughout to help keep the concentration up!

Book now via-www.babiesballarat.com.au
Link in bio

Please feel free to ask any questions, contact me or if you’ve done calmbirth via zoom feel free to leave a message of encouragement for others.

Rosie xx