RESOURCES & LINKS:
Lamaze International https://www.lamaze.org/
DONA International https://www.dona.org/
HypnoBirthing International https://us.hypnobirthing.com
HypnoBirthing Australia https://au.hypnobirthing.com
NZ Council of Homeopaths https://homeopathy.co.nz
NZ Natural Fertility https://www.naturalfertility.co.nz/
Bach Flower Essences http://www.bachflower.com
Traumatic Birth Recovery https://www.traumaticbirthrecovery.com
Stillbirthday https://stillbirthday.com
“Remind Yourself That You Cannot Fail at Being Yourself”
RESOURCES I TRUST AND LOVE:
Dr Sara Wickham https://www.sarawickham.com
Evidence Based Birth https://evidencebasedbirth.com
Midwife Thinking https://midwifethinking.com
Dr Sarah Buckley https://sarahbuckley.com
Hannah Dahlen http://hannahdahlen.com.au
Kathy Fray https://www.kathyfray.com
Homebirth Aotearoa http://homebirth.org.nz
Jenny Blyth - Birthwork https://birthwork.com/
Penny Simkin https://www.pennysimkin.com/
Zoe Clarke-Coates (Baby loss) https://www.zoeadelle.co.uk/books/
Milli Hill (Positive Birth Movement) https://www.positivebirthmovement.org/author/milli-hill/
Birth Without Fear (January Harshe) https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/
Dr Jack Newman (aka Breastfeeding Guru) https://ibconline.ca/
NZCOM https://www.midwife.org.nz
Find your Midwife https://www.findyourmidwife.co.nz
Plunket NZ https://www.plunket.org.nz
PADA https://pada.nz
SANDS http://www.sands.org.nz
HRI https://www.hri-research.org
Cochrane Library https://www.cochranelibrary.com
Kathy Fray (Maternity Consultant) https://www.kathyfray.com/
Aviva Romm, M.D https://avivaromm.com/
“You Are The Single Biggest Influence In Your Life”
BOOKS: Pregnancy & Birth - Available to lend from my extensive lending library
Giving Birth With Confidence - Judith Lothian
Dr Jack Newman’s Guide To Breastfeeding - Dr. Jack Newman & Teresa Pitman
Birth In Focus: Stories And Photos To Inform, Educate And Inspire - Becky Read
And Baby Makes Three - John Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman
Mothering The New Mother: Women’s Feelings & Needs After Childbirth - Sally Placksin
Helping Baby Sleep: The Science & Practice Of Gentle Bedtime Parenting - Anni Gethin & Beth Macgregor
Touchpoints (2nd Edition): Your Child’s Emotional & Behavioural Development - T. Berry Brazelton, M.D
The Baby Book: Everything You Need To Know About Your Baby From Birth To Age Two - William Sears, Martha Sears
Having Twins & More: A Parent’s Guide To Multiple Pregnancy, Birth & Early Childhood - Elizabeth Noble
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering - Dr Sarah Buckley
Informed Is Best - Amy Brown
Give Birth Like A Feminist - Milli Hill
The Positive Birth Book: A New Approach To Pregnancy, Birth & The Early Weeks - Milli Hill
Birth Skills - Juju Sundin
Optimal Care In Childbirth: The Case For A Physiological Approach - Goer & Romano
Natural Hospital Birth - Cynthia Gabriel
The Simple Guide To Having A Baby - Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler, Janelle Durham
Birth Reborn - Michel Odent
The Nursing Mother’s Companion - Kathleen Huggins
The Birth Partner - Penny Simkin
Expecting Better - Emily Oster
Like A Mother - Angela Garbes
Hold Your Premie - Jill Bergman
Spiritual Midwifery - Ina May Gaskin
Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Birthwork - Jenny Blyth
Birthing Your Placenta, Vitamin K & The Newborn, Group Strep B Explained, Inducing Labour: Making Informed Decisions, What’s Right For Me? Making Decisions In Pregnancy And Childbirth - Dr Sara Wickham
The Attachment Pregnancy - Laurel Wilson & Tracy Wilson Peters
Books: Infertility, Baby Loss, PND, Gut Health:
INFERTILITY:
The Fertility Doctor’s Guide To Overcoming Infertility - Mark P. Trolice, M.D
HEALTH/GUT HEALTH:
The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution - Aviva Romm, M.D
Heal Your Gut - Lee Holmes
The Body Ecology Diet - Donna Gates
WOMEN’S HEALTH:
8 Steps To Reverse Your PCOS - Fiona McCulloch, N.D
Period Repair Manual: Every Woman’s Guide To Better Periods - Lara Briden (highly, highly recommend)
Heal Endometriosis - Susan Richards, M.D
BABY LOSS/GRIEF/PND:
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression - Kleiman & Raskin
Mothers Cry Too - Dr Sara Weeks
The Baby Loss Guide - Zoe Clark-Coates
FERTILITY/INFERTILITY LINKS:
You can still naturally conceive even with low AMH watch here
TEDTALKS: Own Your Body’s Data watch here
Hope after IVF: Restorative Reproductive Medicine read article here
Infertility & Sub Fertility - Symptoms of an underlying issue read here
Reproductive Health Institute: Ovulation a sign of health - Understanding reproductive health in a new way read here
FACTS - What Is Charting? read here
Fertile Hope Yoga - Free Fertility Affirmation Deck click here
My Fertility Hub - click here
She Talks Health - 10 Day Digestive & Hormone Reboot click here
Joette Calabrese Feminopathy (Homeopathic) - click here
In Touch Fertility - PMS Survival Guide click here
Products you can trust and love:
Supplements:
Dr Libby Bio Blends (purchase online) https://www.bioblends.com/dr-libby/
BePure Products (online and in selected stores) https://www.bepure.co.nz/collections/all
Re.skin (Supplements & Skincare) - online https://re-skin.com
Lifemum (online & selected stores) https://www.lifemum.co.nz
Livonlabs Liposomal Vitamin C (online & selected stores) https://www.livonlabs.com/products/vitamin-c/
Harker Herbals (online & selected stores) https://www.harkerherbals.com
Inner Health Plus (online & selected stores) https://www.innerhealthnz.co.nz
Clinicians (pharmacies and health stores) https://www.clinicians.co.nz/
Kiwiherb https://www.kiwiherb.co.nz/
Go Greens (multi nutrient formula) - brilliant in smoothies https://www.nuzest.co.nz/collections/good-green-stuff
Vital Greens (multi nutrient formula) - brilliant in smoothies https://vitamins.co.nz/
Two Islands Protein Powder - brilliant in smoothies https://twoislandsco.com/
“The Quieter You Become, The More You Can Hear”
Skincare/Haircare/Bodycare:
Glowlab (from Supermarkets - yah!) https://glowlab.co.nz/
Skinfood (online & Supermarkets - yah!) https://skinfood.co.nz/
Essano (online & Supermarkets - yah!) https://essano.co.nz/
Rage Against Chemicals (online & selected stockists) - Products are NZ made and gorgeous https://rageagainstchemicals.com/
Aesop (online & instore) https://www.aesop.com/nz
Weleda (especially the iconic Skinfood) https://www.weleda.co.nz/
The Herb Farm (online & selected stores) https://www.herbfarm.co.nz/
Antipodes (online & selected stores) https://www.antipodesnature.com/
Trilogy (online & selected stores) https://www.trilogyproducts.co.nz/
Loveskin (online) https://loveskin.co/
World Organics (online) https://www.worldorganics.com/
“Never Look Down On Anybody Unless You Are Helping Them Up”
Organic Natural Baby care (skin, hair and body care):
Skinfood https://skinfood.co.nz/
Ecostore https://ecostore.com/nz/shop/
Weleda https://www.weleda.co.nz/
Naked Baby https://www.nakedbaby.co.nz/collections/body-lotions-balms
Little Dragon Skincare https://littledragonskincare.co.nz/
Tui Balms https://www.tuibalmes.co.nz/
Kiwiherb (Baby balm) https://www.kiwiherb.co.nz/products/childrens-products/
Made 4 Baby https://www.made4baby.co.nz/
The Herb Farm (bot bot cream) https://www.herbfarm.co.nz/collections/mother-baby
“Power Over Others Is Weakness Disguised As Strength”
SUPPORT ESSENCES/FLOWER ESSENCES:
Sleep Drops (adults/children) see: https://sleepdrops.co.nz
Bach Flower Rescue Remedy - available from selected pharmacies and health stores
Weleda (Homeopathic preparations and skincare, including for baby) see: https://www.weleda.co.nz
Naturopharm - see: https://www.naturopharm.co.nz
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Fertility Focus Yoga
Topknot Fertility Focus Series offers different meditation/breathing techniques to help you destress and calm the mind. It offers movements recommended to prepare the body for conception and allows you some space to focus on you.
Pregnancy Yoga
Yoga is a perfect way to keep active throughout your pregnancy. The movements are gentle but help you build and maintain strength. It helps you to reduce those niggles you may feel as baby is growing and gives you the space to relax and bond with your baby.
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Post Natal & Beyond Yoga
No matter what age your children are, its important that your movements are safe for the changes your body has gone through with child birth and child rearing. Postures change, needs change and your time is significantly reduced. Topknot classes are a perfect way to get some movement done at home with or without your children around.
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