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Midwife Alex

Midwifery and Lactation. Empowering women with knowledge. Your Body. Your Baby. Your Birth.

17/09/2026

The tiny feet you spent months feeling from the inside… finally resting in your hands. 🤍
There are some moments you wish you could hold onto forever.

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15/09/2026

Some babies arrive with only a little vernix tucked into their skin folds. Others arrive beautifully covered in it. Both are completely normal. 🤍

This soft, white coating has been caring for your baby’s delicate skin throughout pregnancy, helping to protect it while surrounded by amniotic fluid.

There is no need to hurry it away. When baby is well, the vernix can be left to absorb naturally while those first hours are spent warm against your chest, feeling your skin, hearing your heartbeat and settling into life outside the womb.

The vernix, the wrinkled skin, the tiny curled-up body… these are all part of a newborn meeting the world for the very first time. 🤍

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10/09/2026

Feeding your baby may look peaceful from the outside, but holding the same position several times a day can be tiring, especially while your body is still recovering from birth. 🤍

Whether you are breastfeeding, expressing or bottle feeding, a few small adjustments can make feeding more comfortable:

🤍Bring your baby up towards you rather than leaning forward
🤍Place pillows beneath your arms or baby for extra support
🤍 Sit somewhere that supports your lower back
🤍 Keep your feet resting comfortably on the floor or a footstool
🤍Keep water, snacks and feeding supplies within easy reach
🤍Try a different feeding position if your shoulders, neck or back begin to ache

After a caesarean birth, positions that keep pressure away from your abdomen - such as side-lying or the football hold - may feel more comfortable while you heal.

Feeding should not leave you in ongoing pain. If something does not feel right, reach out for guidance.

Your baby is being cared for during every feed. Your recovering body deserves care too.

08/09/2026

Baby has arrived… but birth isn’t quite finished yet. 🤍

This image captures the third stage of labour - the time between the birth of your baby and the birth of your placenta.

While your baby rests close, your uterus continues to contract, helping the placenta separate and move down.

It can be such a quiet in-between moment. Your baby is finally in your arms, while your body gently completes the final stage of birth. 🤍

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03/09/2026

Private midwifery care gives you something that can be difficult to find in a busy maternity system - time. 🤍

Time to ask your questions, talk through your options and understand the changes happening throughout pregnancy and after your baby arrives.

Care with Midwife Alex may include:

• Evidence-based pregnancy and birth education
• Exploring your birth preferences
• Breastfeeding preparation with an IBCLC
• Bodywork and guidance around your baby’s positioning
• Optional acuneedling for pregnancy-related concerns
• Birth debriefing after a previous experience
• Feeding and attachment assistance after birth
• Wound healing and postnatal recovery
• Newborn care, development, sleep and settling guidance

Appointments are shaped around what you and your family need, whether this is your first baby or you have travelled this road before.

Private midwifery care is available during pregnancy and until six weeks postpartum, with appointments offered in the clinic, at home or online.

Find out more at www.midwifealex.com 🤍

01/09/2026

We talk a lot about preparing for birth. But there are many weeks of growing, changing and adjusting before that day arrives.

The aching hips. The nausea that lingers. The heartburn, restless nights, pelvic discomfort and those moments when you simply don’t feel quite like yourself.

Acuneedling and Moxibustion can offer another layer of care during pregnancy, supporting common discomforts, emotional wellbeing, birth preparation and the positioning of baby.

Caring for you isn’t only about the day your baby arrives. It’s about how you feel along the way, too. 🤍

Appointments are available at midwifealex.com/appointments

27/08/2026

Pregnancy is filled with waiting.

Waiting for the next appointment. The next movement. The first contraction. The moment you finally meet.

And then, the waiting ends, with your baby warm and real in your arms.

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25/08/2026

Breastfeeding is natural, but that doesn’t mean it always comes easily. 🤍

You and your baby are both learning. Finding a comfortable position, getting a deeper latch and understanding your baby’s feeding cues can take time.

If feeding is painful, your baby is struggling to latch, feeds feel unusually long or you’re worried about your milk supply, lactation support can help work through what is happening and make feeding feel more manageable.

You don’t need to wait until things feel overwhelming before asking for help. Sometimes, a few small changes can make a meaningful difference for both you and your baby.

Lactation appointments are available here midwifealex.com/lactationservices 🤍

20/08/2026

Your baby’s first home came with its own life-support system. 🤍

The placenta is the only temporary organ the human body grows from scratch. Throughout pregnancy, it works around the clock - delivering oxygen and nutrients to your baby, removing waste and producing hormones that help support the pregnancy.

Then, after birth, its work is complete.

It may not receive the same attention as the tiny person beside it, but this incredible organ has been part of your baby’s story from the very beginning.🤍

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18/08/2026

Two hearts, finally face to face. 🤍

Her hands are the first to hold them. Her chest, the first place they rest. And her heartbeat - the one they've known for nine months - is still the sound that says you're safe.

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Ngunnawal Country
Canberra, ACT

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http://www.midwifealex.com/

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