My Belly Blog: Black & White

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Amberley Harris

As you may remember, I had plans to do an artistic pregnancy photo shoot with my lovely cousin in law Leanne. I wanted to do the shoot as close to my due date as I could (so my belly was full and round), without risking going into labour and missing the opportunity all together. We chose the 37th week of my pregnancy and the shoot was schedule for a warm Tuesday morning a couple of weeks ago. Continue reading →

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My Belly Blog: Baby Shower or Blessingway?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Amberley Harris

After some deliberation mid pregnancy, I decided I couldn’t choose between a Baby Shower and a Blessingway, so I decided to have both. So what is the difference between these two fun traditions I hear you ask??? A Baby Shower, as most of you will know, is primarily about the baby. A large group of women attend, afternoon tea is shared, games are played and commercial gifts are brought for the baby. It’s a fun and light hearted excuse for a celebration really! Below are a few pic’s from my Baby Shower which my dearest sister hosted, and it was fantastic. Continue reading →

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My Belly Blog: Birth Workshop

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Amberley Harris

Rhea Dempsey, the founder of Birthing Wisdom, is a Birth Attendant, Speaker, and Writer and arguably the most well know Birthing Educator in Melbourne. I have had the pleasure of hearing Rhea speak at many different conferences and workshops and every time I am deeply moved by her philosophies on what she refers to as ‘normal physiological childbirth’. Holly too has been singing Rhea’s praises for years after gaining her qualification as a Birth Attendant from doing Rhea’s course back in 2011. So with all this in mind, Prince Charming and I attended Rhea’s 2 day workshop at Mama in Kensington a few weeks back, called “Embracing the Intensity – Transforming Pain in Labour”. It was sensational.

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My Belly Blog: Rebozo

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Amberley Harris

Last week I packed my birth bag. My nesting instincts appear to have officially set in, and I all of the sudden felt a sense of urgency to pack my bag. Having it now neatly packed sitting in the nursery, seems to have given my racing mind peace. There are many great birthing tools I have packed in my bag, but the item I thought I would devote this blog to is my Rebozo sling. Now some of you may have heard of the Mexican Rebozo, but I suspect many of you have not.  It really is a great pregnant woman’s companion; one in fact, which I feel all women should have packed in their own birth bag. Continue reading →

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My Belly Blog: Endota

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Amberley Harris

I’m very partial to a spa treatment. I think my mum was the one who taught Holly and I about this fabulous past time, and once we started all those years ago, we just haven’t been able to stop! We’re very au fait with the whole spa experience, whether that’s a glycolic peel facial, a detoxifying clay cocoon wrap or a macadamia oil hot stone massage, we’ve had it. For this reason, I was super excited when my wonderful family gifted me a Day Spa voucher for my birthday, and so I saved the experience up to use in this third trimester of my pregnancy.

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