5 Common Pains of Pregnancy
and how to treat them
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How I spent a pleasant afternoon
Hello. Today I drove across the city to visit my friend for her baby shower. Of course this means, I took my henna gear. Here’s the results.
Stretchmarks
Hello. Yes I have stretchmarks. Lots of them. I’ve come to accept that they’re part of my body. Lately my clients have been talking about them. Most with frustration but one actually liked hers. Rare and magic. I managed to get through most of my pregnancy without stretchmarks. I already had some from teenage years […]
Is it time yet?
Hello. In my work, I see many MANY women in the final weeks of pregnancy. Something seems to happen around the 38th week where they feel huge and hurty and bored and they call me for a massage. Totally understand. Been there, done that. So inevitably along the way, the conversation always turns to the […]
Calling all blessingway people
Hello Ok, I know using the term blessingway is a little bit uncool but I had to get your attention some how. I’m wanting to hear from mums who have had a mother blessing, from people who have organised a blessing and from people who have attended them. I want to know what you did, […]
Traditions and rituals
Hello As some of you know, I spent the weekend just past at the Seven Sisters Festival. It was a women only event and I was surrounded. There were babies in carriers and being fed, pregnant bellies, mums having the weekend off, aunties, nannas and grandmas and younger girls. So many it was impossible to […]
This afternoon’s adventures
Hello I sometimes get invited to baby showers. Sometimes to work, sometimes as a guest. Today I was a guest at a friend from high school’s shower. A sneaky conversation between myself and the organiser meant I had my henna kit with me. So after all the games were played, I got down to business. This […]
It amused me ok?
Hello As it’s obvious, I’m a huge fan of the great philosopher, Dr Seuss. So when my friend Heidi fell pregnant with twins, I couldn’t help myself, but refer to them as the Things from the Cat in the Hat. Thankfully she has the same sense of humour as I do, so I got away […]
Actually, that’s how we all feel
Hello. As I was perusing facebook over my breakfast cuppa, this article about Fifi Box came to my attention. It says about Fifi not being prepared to be a mum. The article itself didn’t really worry me because that’s how most of us feel but the thing that really got to me was the comments […]
Volunteer required
Hello I think I mentioned a little while ago, I learnt how to henna at a workshop. Heaps of fun and as a result I’ve been practising on myself, paper and random people I could get to sit still long enough. But the time has come. I need to try a pregnant belly. Something beautiful […]
Why not
Hello Lately I’ve been thinking about women in our society in particular about pregnancy and how women are happy to suffer in silence through pregnancy when it comes to back pain, foot pain and butt pain. This drives me bonkers. For two reasons. 1. There are things I can do. 2. Pain increases blood pressure. The things […]