This week’s show explored how we can manage picky eating when your toddler has been weaned.

We also had a call from a lovely mum of 5 week old twins re guidance around nurturing her babies, pumping and breast pain.

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Please join us on the show. We would love to hear from you!

International Breastfeeding Week starts on the 1st of August so we will have a special show.

In joy,

Deirdre Morris

Those of you who are pregnant or have been will know how it feels to suddenly find difficult some movements (like getting out of bed or sitting up) as the muscles in your abdomen relax due to changes in hormones.

My physiotherapist explained that in normal circumstances (when one is not pregnant), the muscles in your abdomen lead the way in many of your gross movements. So when you decide to stand up… your abdomen contracts first and then your legs and torso follow.

However, during and after pregnancy, this does not happen (they don’t perform their anticipatory function) with the result that movements can be laborious and even painful.

Tip: If you contract the muscles in your abdomen first and then move to sit/ stand up, it is so much easier.

Such a simple tip but it makes a big difference. Try it!

In joy,

Deirdre Morris

It is easy to get caught up in life. It is much nicer to refocus and become clear about your priorities.

This beautiful video reminded me that what I want for my babies  (in utero) is to give them a safe, loving home… to enjoy them fully, give them space and have lots of fun …..AND to empower them with skills and freedom to express their uniqueness in the world and create what they want.

LOVE is so very powerful and continues forever even if we are not aware of it.

Be warned! This may bring a few tears to your eyes.

Click here to view and notice what it brings up for you.

In joy,

Deirdre Morris

The image of birth we are most familiar with is that of  a woman lying on her back pushing her baby out. However, although this is the position most often encouraged in hospitals, lying on your back is ‘actually unfavourable for birth’ (Dr. Christiane Northrup MD, 1998).

This position tends to put the pressure of the baby into the posterior vagina and reduces the diameter of the pelvic opening (perfect ingredients for vaginal tears).

When women squat or stand during the second stage of labour, they naturally increase the diameter of the vaginal outlet as this position supports even distribution of pressure throughout the whole circumference of the vagina.

Apart from harnessing the power of gravity which helps to bring baby’s head down, squatting increases the diameter of the pelvis by 1/2 cm or more.

This position also keeps the weight of the pregnant uterus off major blood vessels so there is sufficient blood supply for mum and baby….and less foetal distress.

You can let your health care provider know your preference and visualise your birth plan being supported by those around you.

In joy,

Deirdre Morris

I was very fortunate recently to attend a conference with Deepak Chopra in Barcelona. He reminded me so much of our fertility, pregnancy and birth stories as well as our relationship with parenting, breastfeeding and all else that comes with being a woman in a modern world.

We experience ourselves as solid physical beings. That is how we perceive the world. When we look at a chair our brains see a solid entity…something permanent.

However this is, in fact, false and occurs only because our brains and nervous systems are not capable of registering what is actually taking place.

In reality, everything is energy and information flashing in and out of existence at speeds greater than light. Although we experience life as a continuity (the chair I am sitting is always in this spot), it is in fact a discontinuity flashing on and off.

What happens for us is that the memory of the chair (your fertility, pregnancy, baby and partner etc.) lingers while in the ‘off’ phase so we perceive it as always being there in the same way.

Chopra compared this to a movie which appears to be a continuous stream of visual and audio information but is in fact a series of still frames..24 per second… which is faster than the brain’s ability to process. So we see a continuous film instead of the on/off that is really happening.

Our expectations, memories and desires acutally shape what is going to happen next….what is going to come into existence.

So with regard to fertility, for example, your expectation will have an impact on what will happen for you. The same applies to breastfeeding, birth and parenting.

Looking back on your history or experience only perpetuates the illusion of continuity and brings more of what you have had in the past.

You are the creator of your experience and this moment is your moment of power.

So look forward to what you want in your fertility.  Visualise a pain-free, empowering birth.  See yourself and your baby absolutely thriving in breastfeeding. Imagine amazing support surrounding you as you relax into financial freedom.

And let the next flash ‘on’ come from the new life story you are telling yourself…the one in which you are a successful, amazing, empowered, supported, nourished mother who is fully in tune with your wonderful body, deep wisdom and infinite intelligence. 

In joy,

Deirdre Morris

My Special Report on ‘Breastfeeding Success with the Law of Attraction’ is now available as a gift to you.

This report has many great ideas as to how you can harness the Law of Attraction to support your Breastfeeding and is a tool you can begin to use long before birth (and pregnancy too).

You can either click on the Breastfeeding Page above or click here.

Visualising great joy for you and your baby in breastfeeding!

Deirdre Morris

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Debra Pascal-Bonaro, internationally renowned childbirth expert. Debra has recently completed her first film which is a documentary called Orgasmic Birth following the stories of 11 women.

Debra explained that because it is now seen as a medical event, we have forgotten that birth is actually part of a woman’s sexual life.

If you were to consider birth in this manner what would you be asking for?

According to Debra, the best kept secret of birth is that 20% of women who are not medicated report having orgasm during birth.

So what are you asking for and expecting? If you were to open up to the idea that birth is a sensual experience what would be different about your current birth plan?

Are you hoping to survive birth or would you love your birth to be am empowering, sensual experience connecting you to your deep wisdom and a pleasure for you, your partner and your baby?

You can take the first step towards an orgasmic birth…..by daring to dream. Write out what you would love and play with the idea that a sensual birth really is a possibility for you and your baby. 

In joy,

Deirdre Morris

Part 2 of this week’s Blog Talk Radio show explored the necessity of night feeds  when your baby is beyond 6 or 7 months.

Tracy Gary shared her insight into what baby really needs at night and how she eliminated night feeds in a very gentle way without any resistance from her little girl!

This show also revealed a lovely example of the Law of Attraction in action.

Click here to listen.

In joy,

Deirdre Morris

On today’s Blog Talk Radio Show from The Breastfeeding Salon we were joined by Dorothy, breastfeeding mother of twins, who shared with us how she managed the transition back to full time work while she continues to breastfeed her boys.

Great tips here for any mom dealing with the ups and downs that life can present.

Maire Clements shed light on baby’s digestion and had advice around the introduction of solids. While Tracy Gary revealed some delicious and simple suggestions regarding early solids for baby.

Click here to listen.

In joy,

Deirdre Morris