Natalie Anu: maternity wellness

03/11/2026

Spring infant massage course
In person
Calgary Northwest
Mondays
11 am – 12:30 pm
30th March – 27th April (classes will be running on Easter Monday).

Registration opens on Friday, March 13 and spaces are limited, so don’t sit on it!

See you there

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

02/28/2026

… I can’t say anything just yet… But stay tuned… There is big news coming from

02/26/2026

Comparison is the thief of joy and it can stop you from enjoying where you are, who you are and what you have

02/19/2026

Why I am so passionate about normalising rather than pathologising newborn and infant sleep.

Spoiler alert: it’s not linear and most babies can’t “sleep through the night”

Nightwaking is normal and protective of SIDS
Nightwaking and night feeding helps to build, stabilise and maintain breastmilk supply.
Night waking and night feeding is hard… Especially that 3 am feed… It’s the hardest but arguably the most important.
Babies don’t have the executive functioning to self soothe, but some babies will settle themselves. Most others will need help to do so
Most newborns want to be on or near their parents at all times.
There is no such thing as a four month sleep regression , but there are biological, developmental and cognitive developments that occur around this time causing changes in sleep needs and patterns
you don’t need to train your baby to sleep, they actually know how to do it all by themselves, but there is a lot going on in an infant both internally and externally and sometimes they need us to create optimal sleep conditions in order to support healthy sleep habits
Overtiredness is not always to blame
sleep disruption and sleep deficits are hard for adults who have got used to 7 to 9 hours of restorative sleep before having a baby
decisions you make today don’t have to last forever
some babies need more sleep, some babies need less. Some babies need more help to fall and stay asleep, some babies need less.

The fact of the matter is that sleep disruption and sleep anxiety as the potential to stop you from enjoying the first year of your babies life , and that’s a terrible shame.

Just like teething, sleep gets the blame for a lot in the first year of an infant life.

Understanding what is typical for infant sleep and shifting your expectations opens up the possibility for much more joy.

If you have created good sleep hygiene habits and you are responding with love, kindness, and patience when your baby needs it, you’re doing just fine. Take it one day at a time and take a deep breath… What happens today won’t necessarily happen tomorrow

02/11/2026

Say yes to a prenatal education course that prepares you in a way that you feel calm, connected and confident as you step towards the biggest transformation of your life.

Sometimes we need to consciously say yes to something in order to say no to something else.
Sometimes we have to say no to something in order to say yes to something.

This March, I invite you to say yes to Hypnobirthing. To say yes to time for yourself. To say yes to time for your baby. To say yes to time with your partner.

Just say “YEEEAAAAASSSSSSSS!”

This might mean you have to say no to something else, but I promise you, it will be well worth it.

The next Hypnobirthing course starts on the 1st of March via Zoom, 6 pm to 9 pm

Head over to my website to book

I can’t wait to start this journey with you
Natalie 🦋🩵💋

02/09/2026

Here is a nifty little nervous system interruption tool which is especially useful for those with tendency to an anxious mind.

Even from birth, our natural preset is forward moving, so when we invert that, our brain has to stop… Take a minute… Reprogram… And refocus.

This allows our nervous system to stop… Take a minute… Reprogram… And recalibrate.

If you find yourself in a moment of racing thoughts, anxious minds, overthinking, over analysing and you want to be able to safely drop back into your body, give this Quick reset a try.

Count backwards counting down from 10 to one.
Walk backwards taking one pace for every count from 10 to one
Conscious, intentional slow breaths.

Repeat as needed

02/05/2026

This has been calling me for last 6 months or so; so I’m starting to follow.

Postnatal care hasn’t been a part of my maternity practice (probably because I needed to heal from understaffing, burnout & feelings of failure post-NHS midwife life)

But the time has come & I’m excited to build this into my practice again

But let’s be clear, I’m not the doula who’ll do your grocery shopping, neal prep or clean your house!)

I’m your doula who WILL
- massage you
- support your feeding
- show you c-section scar manipulation massage
- close your bones
- offer gentle movement suggestions & guidance
- breathwork, mindset & emotional support
Witness your transformation & emergence
- infant massage
- baby yoga stretches

01/22/2026

I’ve been seeing this a lot in Facebook groups being recommended by well meaning people as a natural induction method. Red raspberry leaf is not a natural induction method.

The red raspberry leaf is considered to be a uterotonic. That means it tones the muscles of your uterus, much like You would start toning and training before a big sporting event. It has no active mechanical change on your uterine muscles (meaning it won’t make your uterus contract). This means it is generally considered safe to drink at any point in pregnancy, but since tea is a plant, plants are medicine… Always check with your care provider first.

clinical trials have shown that drinking red raspberry leaf tea in your third trimester and shorten the second stage of labour (the pushing phase); reduce the amount of postnatal bleeding; reduce the likelihood of a postpartum haemorrhage. So it’s worth drinking. You can have it warm as a traditional tea, cold or you can mix it to make some sort of switzer if you don’t love it and it’s natural format.

Typically midwives and obstetricians will recommend drinking between one to 3 8 ounce cups of tea a day from 32 weeks of pregnancy onwards.

This is not medical advice.

01/12/2026

Now bringing the joy of movement to my community through Dance.

You know me as a yogi, but you might not also know that somatic embodiment dancing with my own private dance parties at home is something I use frequently.

This inspired me to take the Dancing For Birth™️ Professional training and to certify as a DFB™️ instructor.

I will be weaving this into my practice and support, but also I will be starting teaching group classes very soon.

Email me if you want to get on the waitlist for classes.

Let’s dance those babies down

01/04/2026