You Me & Babiee

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 💀 🪦

I took Theo on his first door knocking trick or treat tonight which he absolutely loved 😍 🥰 💙 He was too cute even if slightly cautious ⚠️ Then we came home for people to door knock at ours so he could hand out the sweets 😋 One happy little boy 👦 💙 (thank goodness he had a nap this afternoon otherwise it would have been a different story 🤣🤣🤪)

This was us at the crazy busy Dreamworld Halloween night last weekend with some of my amazing mummy friends and kiddies 🎃👻💀🪦

🎃 🎃

29/10/2025

Breastmilk doesnt loose its value because it comes from a bottle 👩‍🍼🍼

I have had a few moms I've seen recently who have decided to express and bottle feed their breastmilk, yet still feel some sort of guilt. You are STILL doing amazing 👏 you are STILL giving your baby the BEST nutrition you can possibly give them 🫶! You have NO reason to feel guilty and expressing can still be as tiring and time consuming as breastfeeding!
SO you are STILL a SUPER mummy balancing parenting and newborn life 💕👏💙

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25/10/2025

Partners and Hubbies always ask what they can do to help support their partners/wife. Supporting her decision to Breastfeed is the biggest support you can do! 🫶💕

Other tasks that can help are:

✨️ Ensure she has water and snacks when she's feeding (it burns alot of calories breastfeeding)🥤
✨️ Help with household chores
✨️ Prep or cook dinner 🍝
✨️ Take bub so she can have a break or sleep 😴 if thats what she chooses.
✨️ Massage her neck, shoulders or feet 🦶

Continue to be supportive and work together as a family unit as sometimes it takes alot of adjustment to parenthood and combined with broken sleep can soon become very overwhelming 🫶

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21/10/2025

😍🫶🌻 Good Vibes Only. 😍 🫶🌻

Lovely feedback from a beautiful woman that I met last week. She was so stressed and overwhelemed, and because she had birthed in the public system was out within less than 24hrs increasing her anxiety and stress levels as a first time mum and when you are already at your most vulnerable.🫶
We made a few tweaks, did lots of education, lots of support and we managed to get her exclusively breastfeeding without any bottles as that was her ultimate goal.

If you know someone struggling with breastfeeding please reach out to myself or look up www.lcanz.com and find an IBCLC to help support you on your journey 🫶

20/10/2025

So sad 😭💔

Absolutely heartbreaking. RIP Jimmy 💔 Read more: https://trib.al/0q9lU0i

15/10/2025

Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 🫶 15th October.

Today, we stop and remember the beautiful babies who left this world too soon and support/acknowledge the families that can only carry that love deep within ❤️

As a midwife, I know firsthand how heartbreaking this is, and on one of my hardest shifts in my career so far that I will never forget I met a beautiful and strong women whose world had just come crashing down 💔 but fate had its way and our paths crossed again a few years later when she had her rainbow babies and I got to be present at the birth (at her request). ❤️🫶🌈 Then, by extreme chance, our paths crossed again at a baby rhythm time class, and we just connected. Now im proud to say she's one of the closest mumma friends and our kids are the same age 🫶🩵 and love hanging out. Im honoured to be a part of this families journey 🥰

At 7pm some people may have lit their candles in a "Wave of Light" to show their respects and remember together 🥰 You are not alone ❤️💕🩵

Red Nose is a great resource if you know of someone who may need grief and loss support. They also have a support line too: 1300 308 307

08/10/2025

💡 Did you know ......Breastmilk storage capacity can not be determined by a woman's breast size and visually looking!
💡 It varies massively between one breastfeeding woman to another.
💡If you have smaller breasts, this does not mean that you will not be able to breastfeed your baby successfully! This is the same as women who have large breasts, they may not be able to maintain a full supply to breastfeed.
💡Breast size is not an indication of having a sufficient supply.

If you have a smaller storage capacity, then it may mean your baby will need to feed more frequently than a baby who's mother had a larger storage capacity and may get a larger volume at each feed. Both completely normal 🫶

YOU CANNOT OVERFEED A BREASTFED BABY! 🤱🏻
Some breastfeeding babies can feed up to 12 times a day and this is completely normal 🙌🤱🏼

💕You are doing amazing and you are enough 💕

03/10/2025

Let's talk about attachment.....

It's so important to have a good attachment when breastfeeding. Why, you ask 🤷🏼‍♀️

1. To avoid pain , breastfeeding should never hurt if bub is attached correctly. You may feel a slight tug/pull sensation at the start of a feed, but this should disappear and everything feel comfortable 👌

2. You need a good deep attachment - if bub is hanging onto the end of the nipple then you will get pain/nipple trauma. You are also not transferring milk effectively. They need to compress your areaola where the milk ducts sit to release milk.

3. The nipple should look the same as it did when you started.... nice and rounded (Obviously, they may be a bit longer) . No lipstick looking nipples where they are becoming pinched.

4. Lips nicely flanged out to achieve a good seal around the breast and transfer milk effectively. Sometimes, you may notice sucking blisters on their top lip if it's flanged under.

5. Chin tucked into the breast and nose clear. Allowing bub to get a good attachment, be comfortable, and feed well.

6. Positioning - Bub should always have their neck and spine in alignment to feed. Not have their head/neck twisted one way and their body another.

7. A nice relaxed mumma makes for a nice relaxed bubba 🫶💕

If you are unsure of your attachment or experiencing pain, seek out a Lactation Consultants. You can find them on the LCANZ website to find your closest one.

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01/10/2025

October marks the month of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness. It helps health professionals and families come together and break the silence around miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death 🫶

For all the beautiful angels that were gone too soon, and the families that live with this heartache every single day 💔 😢 you are important. Their lives matter!

If you or someone you know is struggling with the grief, there are support networks out there:

🫶  Red Nose and Sands 24/7 Support Line 1300 308 307.

🫶 Bears Of Hope 1300 114 673

22/09/2025

Who needs expensive pumping bras when you can make your own ones without breaking the bank 💲💲💲 🙌

This mumma was super stoked when we set this up as she wasnt a fan of sitting and holding the flanges for 15 mins whilst she pumped as that meant she couldn't even do something as simple as having a drink or eating whilst trying to multi task and manage her time. So we made this awesome, hands-free bra. 🙌 This made the idea of exclusively pumping even more positive now she wasn't as restricted 🫶

All you need is a cheap crop top, cut some small holes in for the flange part to stick out from, and voila you now have a hands-free bra 👌🙌

Great mum hack 👏 👍 feel free to share with other mummas 🫶

17/09/2025

Did you know that in Australia, it is illegal to be asked to leave a public space for breastfeeding or expressing under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and your human rights are protected under this Act. This includes all workplaces, public spaces and when accessing goods and services. You do not even need to be covered up if you chose or are comfortable not to be.

Please dont let people make you feel shamed for doing what is absolutely necessary and 100% natural in nature for your beautiful bubbas 👶💕 🫶 They need you‼️💕

We are in 2025 and to hear of the lovely being asked to leave the Virgin Business Class Lounge is an absolute joke and to suggest she goes to a toilet! Like seriously have you seen the state of some toilets 🚻 😳 🤮🤢

‼️ You can report breastfeeding discrimination to a state or territory equal opportunity commission or the Australian Human Rights Commission.
QHRC : Breastfeeding https://share.google/t8qHVdXOKZmjhgUoC

The can also provide support and guidance in relation to a discriminatory concern.

#100%natural # #2025