Katie Parker3 minBaby Sleep: Parenting in a way that feels right for you and your babyBaby Sleep: Parenting in a way that feels right for you and your baby
Katie Parker3 minNourishing Yourself In Uncertain TimesWhat we often see in disaster situations is a lag between the event and the psychological impact on the people affected - which in this...
Katie Parker6 min10 SURVIVAL TIPS FOR NEW MAMAS DURING LOCKDOWNSo, here we are, back in lockdown again. If you’re in Melbourne, new stage four restrictions have brought a whole new level of heaviness....
Katie Parker5 minPOSTPARTUM DURING COVID-19: THE OTHER SIDEI’ve been reluctant to write about the ‘silver linings’ during this period of isolation. I know the term can seem dismissive of the very...
Katie Parker2 minNEW PARENT SUPPORT: 10 WAYS TO GET HELP DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONSNew parents need their village now more than ever, and in the absence of an in-person village, many are thinking outside the square and...
Katie Parker3 minWHAT MY MISCARRIAGE TAUGHT MEour weeks ago today I birthed my baby, who had died in my womb, in the bathroom at Seven Sisters Festival. At the time I described this...
Katie Parker5 minASKING FOR HELPLet’s say you’re now okay with being vulnerable and opening up to people about your struggles (please see my previous blog Connecting...
Katie Parker3 minTHE BENEFITS OF BEING VULNERABLEThe days and weeks following birth are an intense time of transition, learning, rest and recovery. The modern mother is often not able to...
Katie Parker2 minA BETTER WAY TO DO POSTPARTUM?In many cultures all over the world the postpartum period is revered. There is an acknowledgement that new mothers need mothering and...
Katie Parker3 minWE NEED TO DO BETTER FOR NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIESSomething I hear a lot from the Mothers I work with is that there are people in helping professions doing the opposite of helping....