Canberra Postnatal Care

04/10/2026

‘Preparing for Your Postpartum’ is a live virtual event designed to support your postpartum journey — your feeding, your body, your identity, and your support network.

🗓 Wednesday 7 October
⏰ 6:30 PM AEDT
📍 Free + Live + Virtual (link on registration)

In this session we will explore:
Identity
- What matrescence is: the psychological shift of becoming a mother
- How this change affects your sense of self and your relationships

Body
- What happens to your pelvic space during pregnancy and birth
- How to care for your body postpartum and let go of the “bounce back” pressure

Feeding
- Common myths and challenges in the early days of feeding
- When and where to seek help, and how to prepare before baby arrives

Support
- What meaningful postpartum support actually looks like (beyond meals and baby visits)
- How partners, family and friends can help without taking over or adding pressure
- Practical first steps to build a support network, even if you don’t have one yet

With expert guests:
Tracey Anderson-Askew – Childbirth & Parenting Educator, Founder, Transform Parenting
Lo Mathias – Endorsed Midwife & Pelvic Release Practitioner
Anne Endres – Endorsed Midwife & IBCLC Lactation Consultant

🎙 Hosted by Parris Burtenshaw-Davies from The Women Who Guided Me Podcast
Whether you’re pregnant now, recently postpartum, or supporting someone who is, this session will give you practical tools and reassurance from trusted experts.

🔗 Reserve your spot now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wEnEERNCR62g-u7pzHH-lg #/registration

17/09/2026

Personalised lactation, feeding, sleep and settling support — in the comfort of your own home.
• IBCLC — specialist breastfeeding and lactation expertise
• Registered Midwife
• Child and Family Nurse
• Qualified NDC Possums practitioner
• In-home personalised consultations
• Support that considers the whole baby and family, rather than looking at feeding or sleep in isolation
Expert postnatal support personalised for your baby and your family — without leaving home.
For Home visit booking see link in bio

You Got this!
Care Empower Connect

13/09/2026

Babies Sleep!

Lots of parents worry about their babies sleep !

In the first 12 months, there is a bell curve of sleep taken of 11.8hours to 20.5hours in 24hour clock (Ngala:average sleep chart).

So some babies need less sleep than others. Just like Adults.
We are all individuals!

I am a qualified practitioner in the possum program which promotes Neuroprotective developmental care. (www.ndcinstitute.au).

Dr Pamela Douglas looks at the evidence around sleep and states sleep is a function of the normal human body.
Babies knows how to sleep
We don't need to teach them to sleep, but we make conditions so they can sleep!

Dr Pamela Douglas talks about sleep pressure and babies sleep when their sleep pressure is high enough to make them sleep. Resisting when it is not high enough.

You got this Mumma!!

For more support or info on baby's sleep www.ndcinstitute.au or contact me….

We are running an intro session on Thursday the 17th Sept at 10am in Dickson. Booking via the link in bio.

27/08/2026

Looking forward to Lauren going us this coming Thursday the 3rd Sept via Zoom at DKB hall Dickson
🎶 Lauren is a Registered Music Therapist and Neurologic Music Therapist, specialising in paediatric music therapy with a passion for working with infants and their families!
Did you know they have music therapist working in the NICU in Melbourne. How divine is that!
Lauren will join us on this coming Thursdays parent group on Zoom from Melbourne to discuss all things music for our babies.
🎶🤱 She speaks about the world of music and its impact on little ones.

Lauren said “Music during the early years is a wonderful way to support your baby’s development, mental health, and exploration of their environment and relationships”. She explored various ways to incorporate music into routines, including for sleep! 💤✨

Want to know more Check out her on insta latherapyau
A reminder your baby does not mind what your voice sounds like, be silly, play with your voice, and your baby and remember to have fun!!
You got this!

16/08/2026

08/08/2026

✨ Biodanza Dance Class for Parents & Bubs! ✨
Join Amy and myself for a joyful morning of movement, connection & vitality 💃🕺
Designed for parents, carers & expectant parents — with babies up to 1 year old.
🗓️ Thursday 20th August
⏰ 10–11 AM
💰 $10 – Bring a friend for FREE!
Dickson location
Bring:
👕 Comfy clothes
💧 Water
👶 Baby carrier (or pram/playmat — whatever works!)
Let’s dance, connect & feel good together 💛
Book via www.canberrapostnatalcare.com !

31/07/2026

24/07/2026

ANTICIPATION AND EXCITEMENT

🙌 Fathers play more often and more vigorously than mothers, providing important and unique contributions to baby’s healthy development.

🌟 Play using anticipation and excitement help build baby’s social and emotional skills. It provides an experience of co-regulation of a different kind: regulating positive feelings! Anticipation and excitement need to be paced so baby does not become overwhelmed and stays in a positive state. From the dizzy highs of excitement, a young baby then needs to be down-regulated back to a calmer state again. This provides vital learning about managing intense feelings, allowing baby to practice in safe spaces feeling intensely excited and modulating those feelings down again.

Mutual delight is also so important for parents and infants – enjoying each other is foundational to a healthy relationship 💛

Dads' involvement is positively impactful to their baby’s development.👶💕

Download your own copy of this illustration, and the Handout too, from our website.

Check out the full series of resources in our Speaking for the Baby campaign on our website:
Centre for Perinatal Psychology: https://www.centreforperinatalpsychology.com.au/resources/speaking-for-the-baby-campaign/

🫶 Written, developed and created by Dr Bronwyn Leigh and illustrated by Jess Racklyft for the Centre for Perinatal Psychology

24/07/2026

🌿 Nurturing New Beginnings is back! 🌿

Looking for a welcoming space to connect with other parents and enjoy some time with your little one?

Our Nurturing New Beginnings postnatal group starts again Thursday, 6 August, and we'd love to welcome you! 💛 We still have places available.

📍 DKB Hall (next to Café Stepping Stone), Hawdon Place, Dickson
🗓️ Thursday, 6 August
⏰ 10:00am–11:30am
👶 For parents with babies up to around 10 months
📅 Fortnightly on Thursdays
💛 Small, supportive group

This is a warm, relaxed, and non-judgmental space where parents can connect, share experiences, build friendships, and gain support during the early months of parenthood.

✨ We're also excited to have some wonderful guest speakers, including:
🤲 Baby Massage with Paola – Light Hands and Heart
💃 Amy, Biodanza Instructor – movement and connection session
🥣 Plus upcoming sessions on starting solids, music therapy, baby sleep (the Possums approach), and more!

💲$20 per session

Book your place via our website: www.canberrapostnatalcare.com

We can't wait to meet you and your little one! 💕
– Stacey

23/04/2026

Hey Canberra Parents, want to find out some tips for your baby's development, ask an expert? We are lucky to have Izzy from Brave Kids Physio coming to visit and talk to us next Thursday the 30th of April in Dickson at 10am. Booking via the website www.canberrapostnatalcare.com $20 a session. Hope to see you and your little one there. 👶🏼❤😎