The Educated Mumma

The Educated Mumma Childbirth educator and postnatal doula. Empowering women with education, to be the mumma they already know how to be.

“Protect breastfeeding: a shared responsibility” 🤱🏼I am incredibly grateful for the support I had in my breastfeeding ...
07/08/2021

“Protect breastfeeding: a shared responsibility” 🤱🏼

I am incredibly grateful for the support I had in my breastfeeding journey. It wasn’t always easy…low supply, slow weight gain, tongue ties, returning to work after 4 months which meant pumping and stressing about having enough milk expressed. I had support from the beginning with the fantastic midwives and health nurses at Gosford hospital and central coast health and then from my family and friends. My husband was an amazing support the whole 18 months I fed both my boys. He always made sure I had a comfy spot to feed, a bottle of water and snacks. And if we were out, he cut my food and made sure I was comfortable and then organized all the expressed milk so he could bottle feed the boys when I was at work. 👨🏽‍🍼

Did you have a village of support in whatever your goals were? Who was your greatest support? What support did you want or need?

Words from The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2021 theme Protect breastfeeding: a shared responsibility is about how...
07/08/2021



Words from

The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2021 theme Protect breastfeeding: a shared responsibility is about how breastfeeding contributes to the survival, health and wellbeing of all. The theme also acknowledges that although support at the individual level is very important, breastfeeding must be considered a public health issue that requires investment at all levels.

For ABA, WBW 2021 is a valuable opportunity to highlight how essential a village of support – especially fathers, partners and other carers – is to achieve breastfeeding success and increase breastfeeding duration, plus the long-term effects of this such as improved health outcomes for mother and baby. It is also an opportunity to raise awareness among decision-makers, workplaces and the wider community that it is the responsibility of all to help increase breastfeeding rates and ensure more mothers have breastfeeding success.

Happy World Breastfeeding Week! This week (1 – 7 August 2021), we’re celebrating our support village, whether it be fat...
02/08/2021

Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

This week (1 – 7 August 2021), we’re celebrating our support village, whether it be fathers, partners and carers, or even grandmothers, uncles and aunties.

Matrescence… 👇🏼Posted • I don't want Matrescence to simply become an understanding of how a woman changes at the start...
16/07/2021

Matrescence… 👇🏼

Posted • I don't want Matrescence to simply become an understanding of how a woman changes at the start of motherhood. ⁠
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I don't want it to be an acknowledgement of how her body and hormones change in that fourth trimester. ⁠
If we limit our understanding of what Matrescence is to just the transformation of the early days and weeks, we miss the whole point of this word. ⁠
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The GIFT of Matrescence is its an invitation and permission. ⁠
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It is an invitation to ask questions, to look within, to examine how you were mothered and how you want to mother. ⁠
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It is an invitation to talk to your partner about how you've changed and how you haven't, and it's an invitation to BE changed.⁠
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It invites you to gather with women in a new way, and learn the ways of women that have long been forgotten and ridiculed. ⁠
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And it's permission. ⁠
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Permission to say no, to change your mind about your career, your relationship, the way you parent and the way you move your body. ⁠
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It's permission to let go of the old standards you thought you needed to keep and the old beliefs that kept you stuck. ⁠
It's the permission you didn't even realise you were waiting for to finally break free of all the rules and expectations we put on mothers and women. ⁠
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Done right, understanding Matrescence can be a revolution in how you feel about yourself in EVERY. SINGLE. AREA. OF. YOUR. LIFE. ⁠
Way beyond the fourth trimester. ⁠
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That's what Matrescence represents to me - ⁠
a revolution in womanhood. ⁠
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07/07/2021

This was amazingly accurate for me! Did you experience any of this?

05/07/2021

*RECALL*
Plum Silicone Soother, in a range of colours, Sizes NB-6m and 6-18m. Sold at Baby Bunting nationwide, from May to June 2021.

This recall affects product packaging marked with 20/21 above the barcode.

The product may have been damaged by its packaging, and the teat may break off the shield. A broken teat may pose a choking hazard for young children, which can lead to severe injury or death.

Consumers should immediately stop using the product and return it to any Baby Bunting store for a full refund.

Please let your family and friends who may have this product, know.

For more information, consumers can contact Plum Australia on [email protected] or
03 9580 6055. Visit https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/plum-australia-plum-silicone-soother for more details.

Check out these men’s postnatal mental health stats …⁣⁣1 in 10 dads experience postnatal depression. 18% develop an anxi...
18/06/2021

Check out these men’s postnatal mental health stats …
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1 in 10 dads experience postnatal depression.
18% develop an anxiety-related disorder. ⁣⁣

Men are 50% more likely to experience postpartum depression or anxiety if their partner struggles with it. ⁣⁣

‘s mental health checklist for expecting or new dads is a quick tool to help you get the support you may need. Visit www.panda.org.au/checklist
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The reality is that fathers are also going through a massive identity shift when they enter into parenthood. ⁣⁣



This week is Men’s Health Week. Don't forget to check in with the dads in your life! And if you are a dad yourself, know...
18/06/2021

This week is Men’s Health Week.

Don't forget to check in with the dads in your life! And if you are a dad yourself, know that PANDA's Perinatal Mental Health Helpline is here to support all expecting and new parents.

PANDA National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline
Call 1300 726 306
Mon to Fri, 9am - 7.30pm AEST/AEDT


Following from menstrual hygiene day let’s talk about menstrual cups…Posted • ‘s experience with is very similar t...
13/06/2021

Following from menstrual hygiene day let’s talk about menstrual cups…

Posted • ‘s experience with is very similar to my own! SWIPE👈🏽 .
I bought my cup almost a year ago from I read the instructions and boiled it to sanitize it straight away. In the bag ready for my period to arrive and there it says for over 6 months.
The instructions said to try it out in the shower before you have your period so every month when my period showed up again and I bought a packet of pads I thought “oh well looks like next month”.

I finally bit the bullet 3 months ago and used a pad as well for that extra piece of mind.
There was initially some discomfort. I’m still getting hang of inserting and removing the cup but it’s a blessing! I no longer feel it while wearing it. I still wear a panty liner for the first few days just in case but no more pads!
Honestly, just give it a try. Please!

03/06/2021

Father's & Father-figures have a significant impact on their children all through out their life. However, the first 1-3 years are especially important. During these years a child's brain is developing at a rapid rate and absorbing everything around them.

A father's (or Father-figure’s) involvement and engagement, especially in regard to learning and play, helps a young child's development; socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically.

Dr Bruce Robinson shares his top three tips to incorporate play into your household:

1. Engage in physically active play – opt for activities such as rolling around, chasing, and piggy-back rides – fathers physical play is what's important.

2. Allow for some unstructured, unplanned play. Let them explore, experiment and figure things out for themselves.

3. Let your child be the guide. Have them choose a variety of activities that they like.

🔴Let’s break the taboo around periods...Everyone needs to know and understand that menstruation is a normal physio...
28/05/2021

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Let’s break the taboo around periods...

Everyone needs to know and understand that menstruation is a normal physiological function of womanhood.
Menstrual hygiene is the topic which we should all be concerned about.
Having periods is not something to be ashamed of.
Menstrual blood is just blood. 🩸

Today I am standing up to spread awareness about menstrual health and hygiene.

As a teacher in North West NSW, have experienced first hand, young women, who were using socks and fabric scraps as menstrual products because of a lack of access to feminine hygiene products. They would use the same sock over and over again until throwing it out or washing it at the end of their period. This is happening TODAY...in Australia!

The vision:
By 2030, it is possible to create a world where no woman or girl is held back because she menstruates. This means a world in which every woman and girl is empowered to manage her menstruation safely, hygienically, with confidence and without shame:
– everyone can access and afford the menstrual product of their choice
– period stigma is history
– eveyone has basic information about menstruation (this also includes boys and men)
– everyone can access period-friendly water, sanitation & hygiene facilities everywhere


🩸Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021🩸Poor menstrual hygiene caused by a lack of education on the issue, persisting taboos a...
28/05/2021

🩸Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021🩸

Poor menstrual hygiene caused by a lack of education on the issue, persisting taboos and stigma, limited access to hygienic menstrual products and poor sanitation infrastructure undermines the educational opportunities, health and overall social status of women and girls around the world. As a result, millions of women and girls are kept from reaching their full potential.
Menstrual Hygiene Day is a global advocacy platform that brings together the voices and actions of non-profits, government agencies, individuals, the private sector and the media to promote good menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) for all women and girls.

More specifically, MH Day:
🔴breaks the silence, raises awareness and changes negative social norms around MHH, and
🔴engages decision-makers to increase the political priority and catalyse action for MHH, at global, national and local levels.

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