Northern Beaches (and online) support and resources
NORTHEN BEACHES SUPPORT:
Please let the business know you were referred by Labour Loot
Beaches Pelvic Physio (North Curl Curl & Manly) beachespelvic.physio
BeachLife Physiotherapy (Frenchs Forest & Narrabeen) beachlifephysio.com
MGS Physiotherapy (North Curl Curl, Mona Vale & Manly) mgs.physio
Penny Hanlon (Frenchs Forest) womenshealthroad.com.au/penny-hanlon
Pilates Physio Style (Brookvale) pilatesphysiostyle.com
Total Physiotherapy Manly Vale totalphysiomv.com (see article: What you should know about your pelvic floor in pregnancy, childbirth and beyond)
Pelvic floor and care clinic (not a physio):
Core Restore Co. (Brookvale); non-invasive core and pelvic floor treatments corerestore.co
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC):
Megan at Learn Latch Love learnlatchlove.com.au
Peta at Beaches Baby beachesbaby.com.au (also runs a monthly 3hr breastfeeding session)
Suzanne at Northern Beaches Midwifery northernbeachesmidwifery.com (also offers antenatal and postnatal care)
Lucy and Kristin at Birth and Beyond Education birthandbeyondeducation.com.au
Abby at Birth Circle birthcircle.com.au
Emma at Flow by Emma (Hypnobirthing) flowbyemma.com.au
Megan at Learn Latch Love learnlatchlove.com.au
Natalie at Prepared to Birth (Hypnobirthing) preparedtobirth.com
Complete Chiropractic (Dee Why) completechirocare.com.au (special offer for Labour Loot customers/Aquanatal® participants)
Luminance Health (Balgowlah) luminancehealth.com.au (and kinesiology)
Restore Health Clinic (Wheeler Heights) restorehealthclinic.com.au
Janine at iBirth ibirth.com.au
Gail & Kate at The Nesting Hub thenestinghub.com.au
Danae at Danae Birth Doula danaebirthdoula.com.au
Michaela Olovsson michaelaolovsson.com
Hannah at Olive & Kin (Northern Beaches; donations support free urns for pregnancy and infant loss to grieving parents) oliveandkin.com.au
Juliette (perinatal OT) at Nesting Space (Collaroy; home visits & telehealth) nestingspace.com.au
Louella (postnatal psychology) at Nurture & Bloom Psychology (Manly) nurtureandbloompsychology.com.au (read about mental wellbeing 5 mood-boosting tips from Louella)
Other state/national resources:
Stillbirth Foundation stillbirthfoundation.org.au
Bears Of Hope (counselling services) bearsofhope.org.au
Women & Children First 9971 4499 womenandchildrenfirst.org.au
Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter (NBWS) 9977 7772 nbws.org.au
Other state/national resources:
NSW Domestic Violence Line is available 24/7 on 1800 65 64 63
Lifeline 13 11 14
Police 000
Emma at The Birth Movement (Manly) thebirthmovement.com
If you are a local Northern Beaches healthcare professional/business who cares for women in pregnancy and after birth and would like to be added to my website, please email me.
ONLINE RESOURCES:
Baby’s movements: Movements matter
Breastfeeding (information before your baby is born)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (PDF download)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) fact sheet
Every week counts (benefits for baby development in third trimester)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in pregnancy: Diabetes Australia
Having a Baby book (NSW Health PDF download)
Healthy eating during your pregnancy (PDF download)
Mothersafe - medication/supplement safety advice in pregnancy
Pelvic floor health for expectant and new mums (PDF download)
Pelvic girdle pain (PDF download)
Perineal massage (PDF download)
Podcasts:
Dad’s guide to the first month after birth
Support person; the role of the support person (PDF download)
Acupressure for labour and birth
Acupuncture and Acupressure for Pregnancy and Childbirth; Debra Betts
Pain relief options in labour
TENS machine for pain relief
Waterbirth (PDF download)
Article about pelvic floor muscles by Total Physiotherapy Manly Vale: What you should know about your pelvic floor in pregnancy, childbirth and beyond
Partum Panties disposable undies
Mothersafe - medication/supplement safety advice when breastfeeding
Newborn (caring for)
Newborns (first week with a newborn)
SIDS guidelines for safe sleeping
Hannah at Olive & Kin (donations support free urns for pregnancy and infant loss to grieving parents) oliveandkin.com.au
Stillbirth Foundation stillbirthfoundation.org.au
Bears Of Hope (counselling services) bearsofhope.org.au
While I check these links regularly, sometimes pages move. If you notice a link is broken, please let me know via email so I can update it and you can access the information.