HUNTER: WEEK 1 MILESTONES & BREASTFEEDING 4 February 2011 in Hunter, Uncategorized

Week 1 milestones established breastfeeding can lift head upright (though can’t hold it up for long) smiles involuntarily cries liquid tears I’ve listed established breastfeeding as the top one, because it’s the most important one for me. Breastfeeding is, by far, the most challenging...

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 3 February 2011 in Hunter, Uncategorized

Happy Chinese New Year 2011!! Our little hongbao baby Here’s wishing all of you a wonderful Chinese New Year! The fireworks went off last night directly outside our window – egads! Hunter slept soundly through it all.. but can’t say the same for myself...

CESAREAN RECOVERY in Hunter, Uncategorized

Video of me in labour, at 9cm dilation (ie. 90% of the way to birth!). I was drug-free, but kept falling asleep during labour & pushing ‘cos was sooo tired! My recovery from my Cesarean was….. painful. I won’t mince my words – it...

THE BIRTH OF HUNTER 31 January 2011 in Hunter, Uncategorized

Hunter Burgess Firstly, a big thank you for all your messages over the past few days! Normally I like to reply to comments since I reckon it’s polite to respond to people that make the effort to write.. but as you can imagine, things...