HolisticBaby

18/11/2025

You don’t need to spend alot of money if you have a baby on the way…

11/11/2025

🎉🎉🎉 IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉🎉🎉

Could you be the lucky winner of our amazing perinatal giveaway?!

We haven’t had a giveaway here at HolisticBaby for a hot minute (last year actually), so we have put together what we think are the most amazing perinatal products aimed at a mum or mum to be - valued at over $700! Check out what you could win in the comments.

To enter:⁣⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

- Follow HolisticBaby Mammas Milk Bar Weleda NZ Baby⠀
- Like this post
- Tag a friend in the comments below

Competition starts Wednesday 12th November (today) and ends midnight Tuesday 18th November 2025. The winner will be announced Wednesday 19th November 2025. Winner will be drawn randomly.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. Only open to New Zealand residents (sorry).⠀⠀

To learn more about HolisticBaby and what we can offer families, visit www.holiscticbaby.co.nz

04/11/2025

03/11/2025

A birthmark is a congenital, benign irregularity on the skin which is present at birth or appears shortly after birth—usually in the first month and they can occur anywhere on the skin.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Dermatologists divide birthmarks into two types: pigmented birthmarks and vascular birthmarks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Pigmented birthmarks caused by excess skin pigment cells include: Moles, Cafe au lait spots and Mongolian spots ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Vascular birthmarks, also called red birthmarks, are caused by increased blood vessels and include macular stains (salmon patches), hemangiomas and Port-wine Stains.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Birthmarks occur as a result of a localised imbalance in factors controlling the development and migration of skin cells. Vascular birthmarks are not hereditary.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Did your baby have a birthmark?

31/10/2025

Laughing on your parenting journey is not just fun but it can be helpful. Humour can be a coping mechanism for parents, helping them reframe a stressful situation and lighten their own load.

On a more ‘serious’ note, who is coming to next week’s Cathy Cafe Catch Up?

Share this with your mum friends and we’ll see you there x

Wednesday 5th November
Daily Bread New Lynn
10.30am-12.00pm

28/10/2025

Alot of us don’t have a village like we used to, so HolisticBaby’s Taking Baby Home class offers you what you need to know for when you take your new baby home.

Our classes are online, so they are easily accessible in the evening and are hosted by Cathy McCormick who is a Midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a Nurse. Cathy will share with you all the information you need to know on how to prepare for a calm birth and family life.

In these focused 2 hour groups prior to the birth of your baby, we will empower you with information and strategies for parenting your baby in the early days and weeks, such as:

🧡The importance of responsive care.

🧡What to expect from your newborn when you get home.

🧡How much do babies cry?

🧡Latest evidence based advice on infant sleep, settling and feeding.

🧡How to make nights manageable.

🧡Newborn care (dressing, bathing and other cares).

🧡To swaddle or not to swaddle, why, when and how’s answered.

🧡Establishing your values as parents.

🧡Developing your skills as a new parent.

🧡Emotional support and encouragement, reducing stress.

🧡Where to get support.

And much more - your session will be tailored to your group to ensure all your questions have been answered.

26/10/2025

Is your baby fussing when you are trying to give them a bottle?

Watch this!

22/10/2025

Birth is like an endurance race…

It starts really early in your life with the experiences you get told and then when we are in our teens, early twenties and we aren’t optimally healthy.

As we move on in age you tend to gravitate towards more healthy options in life – you don’t go to a bar every night, you realise smoking and va**ng aren’t good for you and then you might get the idea of I want to have a baby. Then sometimes having a baby is a big surprise as you didn’t plan it and other people have plans for a long time and it didn’t happen.

So by the time you get into hospital to deliver your baby it has been an endurance race because if you think of someone doing a race they have to get their head in the right space, diet in the right space. You can ‘wing it’ as some people do wing life but for a lot of people you might think what if I try and do this or that and it builds you for the experience.

I always say to the people in my antenatal class that it’s not really about the day of the race because that will happen, it’s about preparing for the day because the preparing will help you recover regardless of the day of the race.

15/10/2025

Morning Sickness.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Did you know that nausea/vomiting are very common side effects of pregnancy and this affects around 70-80% of mums to be!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Morning sickness can occur at any time of the day and can be a queasy feeling that has some mums vomiting regularly, some occasionally and some no actual vomiting just feeling sick. Some mums don’t experience any morning sickness at all.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Morning sickness tends to be more common in the first trimester (12 weeks) and often subsides or goes by this time. Some tips to help with your morning sickness…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

*Drink water throughout the day⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
*Rest⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
*Eat smaller meals more often - for some mums being hungry makes them feel worse. Also keep away from foods that trigger your nausea.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
*Get fresh air, perhaps on a walk⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
*Acupuncture
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
*Acupressure bands⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
*Peppermint/Ginger are known for their benefits to help with nausea and upset stomachs.

As a side note Professor Stephen O’Rahilly who is a prominent researcher in the field of metabolic science suggests there might be a connection with hormone GDF 15 to morning sickness: His work has explored the evolutionary aspects of GDF15, hypothesizing that the high levels produced by the placenta during early pregnancy may encourage avoidance of potential toxins, a mechanism related to morning sickness.

Did you experience morning sickness with your pregnancy?

12/10/2025

Expert evidenced based support & advice to navigate pregnancy, move through birth choices with ease and attune to your baby for a calmer experience.

Each booking is for a pregnant woman AND one support person and our classes are intimate with only 8 - 12 couples per class so there is time to connect and meet others.

We offer 3 locations around Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland - Titirangi, Hobsonville Point and Mt Eden.

Visit www.holisticbaby.co.nz to learn more.

09/10/2025

A really simple tool for your parenting tool box.

Box Breathing can be helpful to reduce stress and anxiety by calming your nervous system.

Benefits of Box Breathing:
Reduces stress & anxiety.
Slows heart rate & lowers blood pressure.
Improves focus & concentration.
Regulates emotions.
Promotes relaxation & calmness
Enhances sleep quality.

05/10/2025

If you are struggling to get your baby to latch, Cathy McCormick - Lactation Consultant explains what alternative ways might be used.