Calmbirth Blog

Articles and stories from Calmbirth’s educators

Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Bec Rogers

Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Bec Rogers

Educators
Bec Rogers is a wife, a mother and has been a midwife for over 11 years practicing her entire career where she trained at the Royal North Shore Hospital in…
Calmbirth baby Heath Kam Knightly Harker is born…

Calmbirth baby Heath Kam Knightly Harker is born…

Birth Stories
Welcome Heath Kam Knightly Harker - WOW what a story! "I pushed the baby out painfree at 2:08am. I didn't even feel a thing despite not having an epidural. The…
Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Kirsty Crimmins

Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Kirsty Crimmins

Educators
Kirsty is a midwife, nurse, Calmbirth Educator, mum to a beautiful boy and passionate about all things pregnancy, birth and postpartum. As a midwife I have the amazing privilege of…
Welcome Earth side Calmbirth baby Addison

Welcome Earth side Calmbirth baby Addison

Birth Stories
Here is her incredibly inspiring birth story…written by her AMAZING Mama Kristen & supported by her wonderful Dad Michael I was terrified of birth before attending Cass’ Calmbirth class &…
The Fourth Trimester – Setting yourself up for a well supported fourth trimester – so that you can focus on rest, recovery, bonding and breastfeeding

The Fourth Trimester – Setting yourself up for a well supported fourth trimester – so that you can focus on rest, recovery, bonding and breastfeeding

Birth Stories
The 4th trimester is known as the 12 week period following the birth of your baby. It is a time for rest, recovery, bonding and establishing breastfeeding (if you are…
Your Hospital Bag – What to Pack

Your Hospital Bag – What to Pack

Postnatal Care
As a midwife, there is nothing worse! Read below 👇 There is nothing worse than seeing a partner or support person frantically rummaging around through a large suit case trying…
Happy IBCLC Day!

Happy IBCLC Day!

Postnatal Care
I have been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant for 5 years now and will be re-certifying my LC certificate this year.  Being a Lactation Consultant has been hugely rewarding…
All the oxytocin vibes…

All the oxytocin vibes…

Birth Preparation
Oxytocin is the hormone of LOVE, associated with trust, empathy, relationship building, sexual activity, labour, birthing, breastfeeding and bonding! 
The Postpartum Pledge…

The Postpartum Pledge…

Postnatal Care
Today was a light bulb moment Before heading off to a gorgeous winery with friends to celebrate our mumma to be, I had organised a little guessing game of ‘if…

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