For 13 years I have sat in post natal support groups with women who have just had babies. This is where I learn most about the experience of having a baby. Women in a safe space will talk, and talk they do. They process their lives by talking. It helps them to come to terms […]
Archive | Life with your newborn
Top 10 indicators your newborn baby is normal
Posted on March 29, 2012 in Life with your newborn
Beer + Bubs Perth presenter Kristin Beckedahl is an experienced doula and mother of two. If anyone knows what a “normal” newborn looks like, it’s her! Here’s a guide, especially for fathers, on what to look for on the day your baby is born… Fixing your eyes on your long-awaited newborn baby for the first […]
Becoming Dad to Charlie by guest blogger, Darren Mattock
Posted on January 2, 2012 in Fatherhood preparation, Life with your newborn
Darren Mattock is the former CEO of the Fatherhood Project, an organisation that runs courses for men as they prepare for their role as fathers. Here he shares his personal story of how he made the transition from fatherhood idealist to the real deal of dads – a journey with his wife Lucy Sporne and […]
Bonding with baby: a guide for the boys
Posted on November 30, 2011 in Life with your newborn
At Beer + Bubs we bang on a lot about how important bonding is for newborn babies. Here, Carrina Bradbury, our Beer + Bubs Bunbury presenter, goes into more detail about exactly HOW dads can bond with their bubs. There is nothing more beautiful to a mum than the sight of her partner and baby […]
Post natal depression: a dad’s guide
Posted on November 4, 2011 in Life with your newborn
The Mental Health Association of NSW is behind Postnatal Awareness Week 13-19 November with a snappy post card campaign hitting the mailboxes of birth workers recently. The headline is EVERY SUPERMUM NEEDS A SIDEKICK. The “sidekick” they have in mind is a GP, midwife or child and family health nurse. These are such important resources […]
Top tips for first time fathers: those first few weeks with your newborn
Posted on March 15, 2011 in Fatherhood preparation, Life with your newborn
“Anyone who tells you that the first weeks of their baby’s life were a walk in the park was either residing in another country to said newborn or seriously embellishing the truth. It’s exhausting but it’s not permanent.” Lucy Perry, Cheers to Childbirth: A Dad’s Guide to Childbirth Support, Pure Publishing, 2010. I’m sometimes asked […]