Macarthur Midwife

Reshared from Ashleigh Foy | Private Midwife & IBCLC This is your golden hour at home ✨

Your baby lifted straight onto your skin. Still wet. Still warm from you. No corridor between the moment they arrive and the moment they land on your chest.

The cord stays attached, quietly pulsing, still doing its work. Nobody reaches for the clamp before it’s ready to let go. No clock on the wall. No form to sign. Just low light, a quiet room, and your baby exactly where they landed.

Your midwife stays close. Watching everything. Touching almost nothing. The weighing, the measuring, all of it can wait its turn.

You can birth your placenta in your own time. Your toddler can walk in, sleepy-eyed, to meet their sibling right here, in their home, their safest and most familiar place.

Nobody hands your baby back to you. They were never carried away to begin with.

This is what an undisturbed hour protects. The bond forming in the quiet. The oxytocin doing its work, uninterrupted. Breastfeeding finding its first, best chance to begin.

This is exactly what private midwifery care at home is built around. Not rushing the moment that matters most.

Reach out if you would like to explore private midwifery care 💕

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A gentle little essential for the whole family, perfect for:
🤱Ni***es while breastfeeding
👶 Nappy rash
✨ Breakouts
💛 Chafing

Normally $24.95
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✨ A SOOTHING BALM FOR ALL ✨

Our new all-purpose balm is coming soon! 🤍

Perfect for:
🍼 Ni***es while breastfeeding
👶 Nappy rash
✨ Breakouts
💛 Chafing

Normally $24.95
🔥 PRE-ORDER: $19.95 🔥

Limited stock available — pre-order yours before they’re gone!

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Reshared from Calmbirth Labour runs on oxytocin. This is the hormone that drives contractions - but, it’s also really shy, and it does’t flow quite as well when your body senses it’s being watched or feels unsafe.

Adrenaline on the other hand, is the hormone at the opposite end of the spectrum.

It’s released the moment your nervous system senses threat, whether real or perceived. It can be triggered by many things such as bright lights, strangers being in the room, feeling like you’re in a space that isn’t yours, or even being questioned when you’re halfway through a contraction.

The problem is, that when adrenaline rises it directly competes with oxytocin and can cause your labour to slow down or stall.

This is why familiarity is so important in labour. It’s not just sentimental, it’s actually physiological! A space where you feel protected, private and undisturbed is a space where your body is more likely to feel safe to do what it knows how to do.

Wherever you’re planning to give birth, it’s super important to chat with your pregnancy care provider about what would help you feel safest while you’re there.

Posted by Ashleigh Foy | Private Midwife & IBCLC

✨ Something new is coming…

I’ve been working on something and can’t wait to share it with you. 👀

A fresh new product is coming 📣

Trust me - you’re going to want to get your hands on it.

Limited stock ☝🏽

Coming soon 🗓️

Stay tuned. 👀✨

August Catch Up 💫

Everyone is welcome — mums, dads, siblings, family & friends 🤍

Currently pregnant? We’d absolutely love for you to join us too ❤️

Come along for a relaxed catch up while we have brunch and the kids play in the park🌿👶☀️

📍 Camden Valley Inn
📅 Friday 28th August
⏰ 11am- 1pm

Please let me know if you’ll be there - a table will need to be booked as it’s school holidays.

Can’t wait to see you there 💫

🤍The placenta- Your baby’s first home🤍

The placenta, amniotic sac, and umbilical cord are so much more than anatomy—they are a baby’s very first home.

The embryonic sac gently surrounds and protects, creating a warm, fluid-filled space where they can grow safely. The placenta delivers oxygen and nutrients while supporting their development throughout the pregnancy. And, the umbilical cord is the beautiful connection between mother and baby, transporting the oxygen and nutrients.

Our bodies truly are extraordinary - we grow a whole organ to nourish and grow our babies ✨

📸 Shared with consent from a client who birthed her baby at home 🏠