Three Little Birds - Perinatal Psychology

Three Little Birds - Perinatal Psychology We are a dedicated mental health service supporting parents through fertility, pregnancy, birth & beyond.

Locations in Morningside and Red Hill .

12/06/2026

Dr Rach presented a poster at the Queensland Infant Mental Health Symposium today.

The topic was focused on our work with attachment and bonding concerns that might come up with the parents we see.

The main insights:

⭐️ Most of the mums we work with have a beautiful and normally developing bond with their baby
⭐️ The most common concern is mums expressing anxiety that they didn’t fall in love with baby immediately (and that is quite normal) - but anxiety itself might threaten their bond
⭐️ Bond in any relationship is about trust, mutual understanding, mindfulness, curiosity and shared pleasure - it can be improved

Here are some of the ways we do it:

⭐️ Treating the anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and adjustment issues
⭐️ Teaching mindfulness - our powers of observation and curiosity
⭐️ Expanding the village
⭐️ Looking after mums’ physical needs - especially birth recovery
⭐️ Empowering and supporting by highlighting their strengths

12/06/2026

Let’s now turn our attention to attention, this .

Mothers naturally turn their attention toward themselves and their growing belly, the nursery, nesting, birth, and their baby. They become preoccupied with it all (and that can sometimes trigger anxiety). When things are overwhelming, we will naturally turn away or avoid what we find difficult.

There can be so much shaming of new mothers. At this time in life, they need affirmation - not accusation.

It is not true to our foremothers would spend all of their day just staring into baby’s face and meeting all of their needs. Mothers have always needed to work and tend to the needs of others while looking after their baby. It is in fact important for their bond that mothers are not always perfectly responding.

Our gripe with the distractions of tech are less about the fact that they are built to be distracting attention gremlins, and more about the fact that algorithms play on our vulnerabilities. New mothers are fed the most fear and guilt inducing messages about their mothering. And they are only just beginning to be a mother, so of course they haven’t got it all figured out yet. They are sitting ducks.

We have a radio station dial inside of our heads and we can choose to set it to whatever station we want.

The attention economy does not want us to do anything offline. And so it is a radical act of defiance to get off the tech and give the gift of our attention to the things that really matter.

Starting - with you xx

Attunement is the theme for this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week .But wait - how can an infant have mental h...
11/06/2026

Attunement is the theme for this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week .

But wait - how can an infant have mental health problems???

This week was developed by the Parent-Infant Foundation to help shine a light on this very point. No, babies don’t present to the psychology office and sit themselves down to be psychoanalysed. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have mental health.

Even the tiniest of little ones are born with unique talents and a sense of themselves - equipped with a voice and lungs full of ear-piercing cries in order to signal their needs.

At the same time, human infants are incredibly premature after their 9 months’ gestation as compared to other mammals. They are ultimately powerless and in need of constant care and protection.

We help guide new parents as to ways of Tuning In to their little one’s unique abilities as well as their fragilities.

And you know what? The same can be said of newborn mothers, too!

Attunement is the theme for this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week .But wait - how can an infant have mental h...
11/06/2026

Attunement is the theme for this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week .

But wait - how can an infant have mental health problems???

This week was developed by the Parent-Infant Foundation to help shine a light on this very point. No, babies don’t present to the psychology office and sit themselves down to be psychoanalysed. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have mental health.

Even the tiniest of little ones are born with unique talents and a sense of themselves - equipped with a voice and lungs full of ear-piercing cries in order to signal their needs.

At the same time, human infants are incredibly premature after their 9 months’ gestation as compared to other mammals. They are ultimately powerless and in need of constant care and protection.

We help guide new parents as to ways of Tuning In to their little one’s unique abilities as well as their fragilities.

And you know what? The same can be said of newborn mothers, too!

Today for we want to start by talking about joy. It is important for parents to offer their child a lot of warmth, del...
10/06/2026

Today for we want to start by talking about joy. It is important for parents to offer their child a lot of warmth, delight, and a sense of satisfaction from being with them.

Fill their cup with deposits of mutual delight and joy, and you will have plenty of buffer for the rough times.

But what about the rough times? We want our baby to know it is ok to experience the entire spectrum of emotions. So while we can’t use language with a baby to say “I get you”, we can match the tone and intensity of emotion that they express.

March the feeling to show you care and understand them. And from there, we might also be able to use our big person powers of influence to help them right-size the emotion. In doing so we embed the very important life skill of emotional regulation. It all starts with co-regulating by matching then shifting the emotion, and just like magic - over time they will be better able to do that for themselves.

Follow their lead and see where the journey takes you both 🐦🐦🐦

10/06/2026

Reflective clinical supervision echoes the process of attunement that we want to give our clients - and for them to give to their babies. It sits at the heart of all that we do. If you would like to receive supervision with Dr Rach, please reach out at the link in bio 🐣

This year’s theme shines a light on the concept ofAttunement, and the role that parents play in shaping their child’s ...
09/06/2026

This year’s theme shines a light on the concept of
Attunement, and the role that parents play in shaping their child’s early experiences.

Attunement refers to the ability of parents to “tune in” to their infant’s needs, and an important component of this is the capacity to get out of our own way so that we can see others clearly.

When parents are struggling with emotional health, our feelings, thoughts and actions can be overtaken by these powerful emotions. We can find ourselves losing sight of our little one in the process.

Perinatal psychologists are especially equipped with ways to help new parents balance their own needs with that of their little one. That’s one of the reasons we are proudly Brisbane’s largest team of specialist clinicians.

We got you 💙
You got this 👊

is proud to celebrate and raise awareness for Infant Mental Health. This week we will be posting about this year’s th...
08/06/2026

is proud to celebrate and raise awareness for Infant Mental Health. This week we will be posting about this year’s theme of:
Attunement.

We hold this concept close to our hearts in the work that we do, by keeping baby in the frame, because their little minds are being made each and every day.

Social media is full of so many shoulds. We are well aware that posting about mindfulness for mothers can so easily be filtered to land on your brain like just another should. A stick to measure against labelled “you fail”.

But the fantastic thing about the concept of ATTUNEMENT is that - you can’t fail at it!

If you are trying, you are doing it.

If you’re aware of your bub, you’re doing it.

If you know you’re important to your little one, that’s it.

Mindfulness is not about perfection.

It’s about curiosity, wondering, guessing, recalibrating, trying again. And it all begins with the practice of slowing down and noticing.

Hug your babies, and take care of yourself and each other. And always remember, we are right here with your hot steaming cup of affirmation ☕️

Babies don’t need perfect parents, they need connected-enough parents 🤍It’s not about getting it right all the time. Rep...
04/06/2026

Babies don’t need perfect parents, they need connected-enough parents 🤍

It’s not about getting it right all the time. Repair, responsiveness, and attunement matter more than perfection.

If parenting feels heavier than expected, support is available. Book with our perinatal team via the link in bio ✨

01/06/2026

Babies don’t need perfect parents. They need connected-enough parents.

If parenting feels heavier than expected, support is available. Book with our perinatal team via the link in bio.

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612A Wynnum Road
Morningside, QLD
4170

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
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