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Watch the #BabyMamaDance For Endless Hours Of Entertainment
Stuck in quarantine? We can't look away from these hilarious baby mamma dance videos on Instagram. Danced to the song 'Baby Mama' by Starrkeisha, mamas take to the floor and show us how they 'Drop it down, drop it down-down low' often with their partners wriggling around behind them. Get ready to be addicted with these cute videos from The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne and Big Brother’s Skye Wheatley, amongst others. Here are some of our favourites. Laura Byrne The Bachelor's Laura Byrne with hubby, Matty J, try everything possible to get their baby evicted. View this post on Instagram Happy due date kiddo. It’s TIME to vacate the premises. 🎉 📷 @barton.louis A post shared by Laura Byrne 🌹 (@ladyandacat) on Jun 8, 2019 at 2:07am PDT Cris Rivera Chris Riviera from Puerto Rico breaks it down and shows us she's still got twerkability (we think it's a word?) at #39weekspregnant. View this post on Instagram Lil Baby I Love you and all but it’s about that time for you to bring that a** OUT! 😂 Todays little workout was fun, embracing all of this mom/pregnancy bod with all its jiggle 😜💃DROP! DROP! DROP! #babymama #babymamadance #babymamachallenge #39weekspregnant Babygirl in the back minding haaaa business 🥴🤣 A post shared by 🍋🌻🍋🌻 Pineapples 🌻🍋🌻🍋 (@itscris77) on May 26, 2020 at 8:47am PDT Hannah Polites YouTuber, Hannah Polites, mixes it up with the whole family. We love her mother-daughter booty dance in matching pjs - super cute! View this post on Instagram Just dancing my way to labour 🤪👶🏼💕 Literally cannot walk after doing this 🤭 #babymamadance #36weekspregnant #dancefamily #cringe 🤪💃🏼 A post shared by hannahpolites (@hannahpolites) on May 14, 2019 at 1:16am PDT Emilee Hembrow Another YouTuber, Emilee Hembrow from Gold Coast, QLD dances a chill solo, and it's no wonder, she's about to 'pop' at #39weekspregnant. We almost can't watch (almost). View this post on Instagram I feel like I’m about to pop🤣 Dancing the baby out all weekend long in this heat💙What day do you guys think I’ll go into labour?!🤔 #39weekspregnant #babymamadance A post shared by E M I L E E H E M B R O W (@emileehembrow) on Dec 15, 2018 at 1:13pm PST Skye Wheatley Big Brother's Skye Wheatley acknowledges she's 'cringe' but has fun anyway. We love a girl who can laugh at herself. View this post on Instagram Nearly died filming this because I’m so unfit 😂🙈😅 I know I’m cringe but here’s the baby momma and 500k dance 😂💁🏼♀️🌈🎉 #duedate #20thdecember #nobabyyet #whereheattho A post shared by 𝒮𝓀𝓎𝑒 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝑒𝑒 𝒲𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓉𝓁𝑒𝓎🦄🌈⚡️ (@skye.wheatley) on Dec 19, 2018 at 11:35pm PST Kambri Randolph Mum of six boys, Kambri parties with her sisters quarantine-style in this hilarious choreographed dance. View this post on Instagram Things are a little different this time around but we couldn’t disappoint the people! You know we’ll always show up for a push party... even during a pandemic! A post shared by Kambri Randolph (@kambrirandolph) on Apr 23, 2020 at 7:14pm PDT Congrats to all the new mamas. We love these baby mama dances! If you want to take part, tag us on your next #babymamadance and we'll repost it. Have fun #stayhome. x
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How Mums Are Staying Connected & Sane During Social Distancing
Today marks the 43th day of quarantine and while some mums are loving the quiet time spent with their babies, others are going stir crazy, or worse, feeling the effects of isolation and loneliness as they try to cope with a lack of support. The good news is you don’t have to go it alone. Now more than ever there’s a virtual activity for anything you can imagine! Here’s how some mums are changing it up and getting social online. Join A Facebook Mums Group As you can imagine, quite a few Facebook Groups have started up in response to lockdown. Our favourite is the Family Lockdown Tips and Ideas Group. It’s a fun page where families are encouraged to post anything they want to share with other members. Post a link to a good online resource or just let off some steam with a personal rant on how you feel - we love how this page lets you express yourself. Credit: Lauren’s post is from the Family Lockdown Tips & Ideas Facebook Group Social Distancing Happy Hour Wine-not? These neighbourhood mums are enjoying a Friday catch up with a cocktail in hand, six feet apart. Cheers to that. Community Group App If Facebook pages aren’t your thing, there are a few new-mum apps available for online meetups and chats about day-to-day mumming. Our favourites are Peanut and Mush. Both are online social networking apps for mums where you can connect on issues of motherhood, fertility, PND and just about anything else you can think of. Credit: Image from Peanut.io Group Chats Need to see faces? Don’t forget video hangouts on Facetime, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger Video and Zoom. Bring a cup of tea and don’t be shy about suggesting regular meetings. Even your kids can get in on the action, using hilarious filters and greenscreen backgrounds to create a virtual playdate. Credit: Image from NorthshoreMums.com.au Live Stream Exercise and Meditation Classes Credit: Image from mothernurtureyoga.com.au Now more than ever it’s important to keep your body moving! Workout with other mums at one of the numerous online exercise events taking place at different gyms and exercise studios. We love this pre-natal yoga class by mothernaurtureyoga.com based in Drummoyne. Will you try one of these groups? Let us know how you go! Message us in the comments about any free resources or links you’ve stumbled across that you think might be helpful for other new iso mums.
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Our Spotify Playlist for Late Night Breastfeeding
Having a baby is a delicate time for all mums. From birth through to the first six months, it’s a seemingly magical period, unique to each mother and baby, where bonding involves sleepless nights of breastfeeding and holding bub close as you rock them over and over to sleep. In our blog, Everything They Don’t Tell You About Breastfeeding, we recommended to not turn on lights while breastfeeding, as a TV screen or phone can disrupt your baby’s circadian rhythm, making it harder for them to adjust to a sleep routine. Instead, we recommend listening to your favourite podcast or relaxing music. That got us thinking, what are the best songs for those 4am nights when you’re so tired but so happy? We asked New Beginning’s mums for their favourite song recommendations and got so many good suggestions, we created a Spotify playlist. Click here to check it out! A mix of soothing orchestral pieces and modern day low-fi - there’s no cutesy baby songs here! We like to think of this as your relaxing midnight soundtrack to help you remember the magical time when baby was just a newborn. Here’s a few stand out tracks we love: ‘Dancing In the Moonlight’ - L’aupaire This song is a classic and the cover version with L’aupaire is calming while still bringing back memories. Plus the words are also so perfect for night time with baby. ‘Nothing Even Matters’ - Lauryn Hill From her iconic album ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, this song, fittingly, is a celebration of Hill’s first born with Rohan Marley. The song talks about how everything disappears when you’re with a newborn. ‘Confidence’ - Ocean Alley So groovy, so funky - perfect for a late night jam session. ‘Together At Last’ - Alexis Ffrench Classical music with a twist! Alexis Ffrench creates positive and uplifting piano pieces that mimic modern pop songs in structure. Warm, simple and beautiful, it’s a perfect song to listen to late at night. ‘Milk’ - Kings Of Leon Sometimes you’ve got to have a sense of humour! ‘Milk’ is the perfect song to pump milk to, or breastfeed, without it getting too loud. What do you think of the song choices? Would you add any to our list? Comment below your favourite late-night songs to breastfeed and cuddle to. We might add some of them to the list! For more mum's entertainment, Watch the #BabyMamaDance. Thank you to Bijanka Orr, Nikki Moses and the other fabulous mums (who want to remain anon) for contributing to the playlist :)
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Everything They Don't Tell You: Breastfeeding Tips & Advice
We’ve all heard the common advice about breastfeeding, everything from ‘how to latch’ to ‘how to burp’. But what are the lesser known truths we don’t hear as often? Here are some bits of advice you’ve (probably) never heard before. Don’t Check Your Phone During Night-time Feeds While breastfeeding can be boring at night, try not to binge on Netflix or catch up on emails. Lactation consultant, Eileen Murphy, notes turning on lights or the TV can disorient your baby and make it harder to set them on a sleep schedule. We recommend listening to a relaxing podcast instead. You Don’t Have To Use The ‘Hollywood Hold’ The most common latching technique is to cradle your baby sideways with its head resting on your elbow, but if that’s not working there are 10 other positions you can test out on bub. Everything from lying down rugby holds (look it up) to vertical latching, where your baby faces you and rests on your knee. Experiment to find what’s right for you. Breastfeeding Can Deflate Your Boobs, If You Don’t Use A Supportive Bra Yes, it’s true, breastfeeding can make your boobs start to look like old tube socks (*silent screams). One way to prevent this is to find great maternity bras that really lift and support your boobs no matter what stage they’re in. A great bra will support the breast’s ligaments and help recover damage caused by your baby pulling on your breast as they turn their head about. Other preventative steps include strengthening exercises, diet and drinking lots of water. Drink Water To Produce Milk Speaking of drinking water, when breastfeeding the best thing you can do to produce milk is to stay hydrated. Your body will keep trying to produce milk even if you’re not, but it can make you feel pretty sick and unwell. If you'd like to know more about breastfeeding, have a read of our blog: How long should a newborn feed for? On a similar note, make sure you’re eating an additional 500 calories per day when breastfeeding. Try to eat a nutritionally balanced diet, but if you slip up and eat french fries it won’t hurt your baby. Your body is designed to make healthy, nourishing milk. Empty Your Milk Often To Reduce Painful Swelling When feeding or pumping, try to empty your milk during each session, this helps prevent ducts from clogging (don’t worry it’s a rare occurrence!). Similarly, try to breastfeed or pump whenever your breasts are starting to feel heavy and full. If you wait too long they can become swollen and painfully tender. Read our blog ‘Pump or Feed’ for tips on when and how to breast pump. Breastfeeding Makes You Bolder Lastly, know that breastfeeding makes you bolder and a protective mummy. Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles show breastfeeding increases your body's threshold for stress by increasing oxytocin and prolactin levels. In a scenario where a stranger was rude to their baby, breastfeeding mums defended their baby’s rights and had significantly lower blood-pressure than mums who solely bottle-fed their babies. They were more stress-resistant - a fantastic side-benefit of the unique mother-child bond. Having trouble breastfeeding? Remember to take deep breaths, relax and search for answers to your problems. If it’s still not working, see a lactation consultant. They’ll help you and your baby learn to breastfeed. Keep in mind every parent-baby bond is unique and takes time but it’s worth it.
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Benefits of Bamboo Maternity Products | New Beginnings
What is Bamboo? Bamboo is an incredibly versatile material used in so many products nowadays. From clothing and linen, to homewares, furniture and, yes, pregnancy products. Sustainable to grow, strong and flexible, and incredibly soft and resilient when woven as a fibre, bamboo has a long list of benefits. That’s why bamboo is the perfect material for pregnant and nursing Mums. Bamboo nursing pads are soft on your skin and super absorbent, while hypoallergenic bamboo baby wipes are kind to theirs. Bamboo is a truly wonderful material which benefits Mums, babies and our environment. Environmental Benefits Reduced farming footprint Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants on earth. It uses around 30% of the water needed to grow cotton and can grow almost a metre in a single day. Less chemicals Bamboo is naturally resistant to pests so doesn’t require chemical spraying while it grows. It also requires far less chemical additives in the manufacturing process, unlike polyester or nylon which produce lots of chemical waste. 100% biodegradable You don’t have to feel guilty about your bamboo baby wipes or nursing pads going into landfill. They break down in as little as 6 months, where products made with plastics clog up our environment for 1,000 years. Benefits of using Bamboo products So we know bamboo nursing pads and baby wipes are kind to the environment. But what about you? There’s more good news! Bamboo is incredibly soft to the touch, perfect for sensitive skin and more effective than almost any other material: Naturally antibacterial fibres make bamboo more hygienic Bamboo absorbs up to 40x its own weight Up to 40% more absorbent than the best cotton Hypoallergenic, ideal for sensitive skin Our bamboo nursing pads are designed with an innovative hex weave for even more absorbency, and chemical-free bamboo baby wipes are the perfect addition to your baby bag. Types of Bamboo Baby Products New Beginnings are well and truly on the bamboo bandwagon. We have seen the benefits of this wonderful eco-friendly material and wanted to create pregnancy products that are as good for the environment as they are for new mums. You can now find a range of essential pregnancy hygiene products on our online store: Disposable bamboo nursing pads Ultra-thin bamboo nursing pads Bamboo baby wipes in boxes or soft packs Bamboo maternity pads Disposable bamboo pants Why Choose New Beginnings bamboo products? As the world continues to find new ways to use bamboo, here at New Beginnings we are dedicated to giving new and expecting Mums the kindest, most effective pregnancy products. Our bamboo nursing pads were specially designed to contour for added comfort. They are capable of absorbing up to 40x their own weight and fit seamlessly into clothes. No more wet patches or uncomfortable clothing – only the soft, non-allergenic feeling of bamboo. For baby, our bamboo dry wipes are not only more effective than traditional baby wipes but also much more environmentally friendly. They are 100% biodegradable as well as being incredibly absorbent and soft on delicate skin. Ready to order your bamboo baby products? Call our order hotline on 1300 768 868, or you can send us an email at sales@newbeginnings.com.au for more information. Don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page so we can keep you up-to-date with news and product information specially tailored to new Mums.Looking for more information about bamboo baby and nursing products? Visit our mum's guide to Why I Choose Bamboo Dry Wipes.
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Ultimate Maternity Hospital Bag Checklist: What to bring to hospital
With your due date nearing, having a thoughtfully arranged hospital bag for both you and your newborn is essential. This guide walks you through every must-have item—from paperwork to cozy clothing to baby-ready essentials—and includes a handy printable checklist to simplify your prep.
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Pump Or Feed? What Are Your Thoughts? Tell Us!
What to look for in a Breast Pump. Already have one? Here's what you might have missed!
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Is using essential oils at home safe for my baby?
Essential Oils and Pregnancy Aromatherapy uses essential oils as a natural therapy to relax and de-stress users. Essential oils are concentrated plant extracts that become the natural smell of their source in liquid form. As liquids, they are often inhaled or diluted into the skin and used to give you that spa and massage feeling. They can also be used in cooking! But are essential oils good for you and your baby? During pregnancy its best to take a cautious approach to alternative medicine. Essential oils contain chemicals that can be absorbed into your body and through the placenta barrier. You should do some research or consult a healthcare professional if you want to make any changes to your routine, like adding essential oils. If you are looking for an alternative to help you relax and de-stress during your pregnancy, New Beginnings maternity wear can offer products such as maternity bras and back support which are practical steps you can take to help you feel more relaxed and comfortable ‘in your own skin’. Will Essential Oils Affect My Baby? There’s a lot of debate about the effect of essential oils on you and your baby, but what is clear is that it’s best to avoid essential oils during your first trimester, as some oils have been known to cause uterine contractions. But don’t worry, essential oils in the second and third trimester can actually have benefits for your baby too.Mums testify that essential oils can be used to offer relief during pregnancy and do so in a natural way. Many people find that essential oils are a great way to ease discomfort and stress, and this is no different during your pregnancy. Lavender oil is calming and can be used to relax and help with sleep Jojoba is great in a moisturizer, to soothe aching joints and muscles. And, if you find you’re feeling nauseous, Lemon oil can help to clear the air around you, aid with digestion, and combat those sickly feelings. It’s important to consider the quality of the oils before you give them a try – you want to give your baby the very best of everything. If you have used essential oils before and know that they help you to relax and unwind, there’s no reason to stop now. Why Choose New Beginnings? If essential oils aren’t for you, why not consider other alternatives like comfortable yet functional maternity wear, which can take off the strain on your body during pregnancy. Sometimes, all it takes is supportive but stylish clothing to make you feel better. New Beginnings can improve your experience of pregnancy and choosing an expert and maternity focused brand will take the stress away, so all you have to do is relax.To find out more about New Beginnings pregnancy back support and order products, email sales@newbeginnings.com.au, or call the order hotline on 1300 768 868. Want to keep up to date with new products, ideas and Mummy tip and tricks? Sign up for our newsletter below!
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Tips and Tricks on Pregnancy Back Support
During pregnancy you experience a whole range of new emotions, feelings, and even pain, not the BOOBS, sometimes this includes back pain too! The cause of this discomfort comes from new weight around your abdomen which adds stress to your spine as you lean back to support your baby. Choosing a good quality pregnancy back support range is important for you and your baby, that's where New Beginnings back support comes in to reduce this discomfort!
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