Maternal Instincts by Amberley

19/11/2025

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17/11/2025

POV: You’ve just finished a Breastfeeding Appointment with the kindest client (because honestly, all my clients are the kindest), and instead of making a mediocre Nescafe Blend 43 coffee in the staff room, you get to grab a proper 10/10 coffee from one of Melbourne’s cafes 👌🏻

17/11/2025

This quote, thanks to IBCLC Lucy Webber, highlights how breastfeeding naturally evolves.

Hopefully this is a reassuring reminder, that every stage has its time 🫶🏻

Share this with a breastfeeding mother who needs some gentle reassurance.

16/11/2025

Most babies start sitting up to breastfeed sometime around 6–9 months. That’s usually when they have the core strength, can sit on their own and they’re able to lean forward and balance.

Every baby is different though, some get there earlier and others take a bit longer 🤍

Great 📷 .kaplan

13/11/2025

Breastfeeding in the car.

It’s a fallback or alternative space most of my breastfeeding clients say they find themselves using more often than perhaps they expected.

It can be a valid and pragmatic option if the mother finds other spaces unsuitable and provides a lovely pause from external social pressures.

I also like to encourage mothers who often breastfeed in the car to reflect whether it’s purely for convenience or if there’s perhaps a deeper reason behind it 🫶🏻

Gorgeous 📷

13/11/2025

Breastfeeding in the car.

It’s a fallback or alternative space most of my breastfeeding clients say they find themselves using more often than perhaps they expected.

It can be a valid and pragmatic option if the mother finds other spaces unsuitable; it provides privacy, control and a “pause” from external social pressures.

I also like to encourage mothers who often breastfeed in the car to reflect whether it’s purely for convenience or if there’s perhaps a deeper reason behind it?

Gorgeous 📷

12/11/2025

09/11/2025

This is your sign to book the trip.

Make it happen 🙌🏻

There’s a whole world out there waiting and time waits for no one.

So book. the. trip. Where are you going next? 🌎

09/11/2025

This quote really highlights the dual value of breastfeeding; the way it’s not just for babies, but for mothers too and aligns with recent research that emphasises the importance of supporting both sides of the breastfeeding relationship.

Drop a heart emoji in the comments if you agree.

08/11/2025

As Midwives, we give a lot of ourselves; our time, our energy, our hearts, to the mothers and families in our care. We pour it all in because we love what we do.

But just as we remind new mothers to refill their cups, we need to do the same.

Rest isn’t indulgent, it’s essential for sustainability, clarity and joy in this work.

To learn more about ways to avoid burnout and nurture yourself as much as you nurture others, comment EMAIL or send me a DM to join my mailing list.

07/11/2025

Pre-kids, I was always fairly fit and loved exercise. I stayed super active right through my pregnancies, but after having my second baby, exercise and I parted ways. Looking back, I can see I was definitely struggling. My kids as toddlers were a lot for me and I really missed working so to cope, I turned to emotional eating. I gained 10kgs, became unhappy in myself and carried that weight for many years.

When I was at my heaviest, I found this black sequin dress in my wardrobe, the one I wore to my Hens in 2010 (and I’d felt amazing in). For some reason, I kept it, even while thinking, how on earth did I wear this tiny excuse for a dress? ☺️ One day, without expectation, I thought, maybe I’ll wear it again, then threw it in the back of my wardrobe and forgot about it.

Fast forward to now and here I am, back in sun kissed Bali on a vaycay, showing our kids where we got married 15 years ago. And, I packed the dress.

Last night, we went to for drinks, the place I celebrated my Hens all those years ago and so for fun I wore this black sequin dress. Full circle moment 🥰

Since I was last in Bali, I’ve done some pretty special things. While I won’t list them all (hahah), some highlights in no particular order include: loving Josh, becoming a mama, breastfeeding, growing a successful private practice, rediscovering my exercise spark, becoming a qualified F45 Trainer (where I get to work with other postnatal mamas 🙌🏻), losing those 10kgs while rewriting my relationship with food, learning to use it as fuel for my training and becoming the strongest I’ve ever been.

It’s not about how I look in this dress, it’s about the woman I am in the dress. What I’ve achieved, and who I’ve become since I last wore it… 🥹

This version of me… 🥹🥹 It’s taken years to find her, so I’m going to slow down and really be with her for a while.

So remember mama’s, if you’re reading this thinking you’re not quite where you want to be, well firstly I want you to know it’s going to be ok.

And secondly… this is not a before and after story, it’s a story of becoming and you are too 💫