Supporting Breastfeeding for a Baby in NICU- Part 1

by emmacushnan // March 30, 2015 // No Comments

“My feet may be very small and the way maybe be hard but I do not walk alone” If your baby is in NICU then breastfeeding can be especially challenging. Depending on how many weeks your baby is when... Continue reading →

Birth Trauma and PTSD – Raising Awareness

by emmacushnan // March 10, 2015 // 24 Comments

Birth isn’t normally something we think of as traumatic or can cause PTSD. When people think about post traumatic stress they often think of a soldier, returning from battle traumatised and battered by the ravages of war and the terrible... Continue reading →

Navigating the Challenges – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

by emmacushnan // March 5, 2015 // No Comments

When my first daughter was born 6 weeks premature I was thrust into the world of NICU and it was scary. When I went down for the first time to see my tiny daughter in her incubator it was a... Continue reading →

Breastfeeding and the early days- feed, feed, feed.

by emmacushnan // February 24, 2015 // No Comments

‘IS YOUR BABY FEEDING AGAIN?’ If you a breastfeeding mother you have probably had this said to you at least once. Whether it was your partner, a family member, a friend or a complete stranger the words can cast... Continue reading →

Listen to your Baby – they have something important to say

by emmacushnan // February 13, 2015 // No Comments

Even during pregnancy our babies communicate with us. The first few months of pregnancy we rely on tests, scans, and our own body responses to tell us we are pregnant and all is going well. The many blood tests... Continue reading →

Trust your Body – Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.

by emmacushnan // February 3, 2015 // 6 Comments

Trust your body. Have you heard this said before about birth and caring for your baby? What do we mean we we say to women to ‘trust your body’? As mothers and women how can we do this? Well... Continue reading →

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