Childbirth Education Association Darwin

01/09/2026

What a treat this was. Completely surpassed my expectations - Wow! We had two very young babies in the group and they completely settled and were quiet and calm throughout. Megan is offering this Sound Journey for Mother Blessings or you can join her every second week on Saturdays at Subud hall. Contact Megan on 0429878684 for more information

30/08/2026

So true! When you are calm you can help them be calm - co - regulation 🌸

We enter parenting with a massive toolkit of discipline strategies, behavioral charts, and phrases designed to control our children's actions. But the first time you experience a massive meltdown on a public floor, you quickly realize that the wildest storm in the room isn't the child screaming — it's the internal panic, anger, and embarrassment exploding inside your own chest.

Children do not learn emotional control from what we say; they absorb it from how we react. If we respond to their chaos with our own screaming, slamming doors, or cold shoulders, we are teaching them that the only way to handle big feelings is to match them with aggression.

True emotional regulation is caught, not taught. When we pause, take a deep breath, and lower our tone in the middle of a battle, we aren't letting them "get away" with anything — we are lending them our nervous system because theirs is completely overwhelmed.

It is incredibly humbling to realize that the person who needs the most discipline in the house is often the adult. It means looking in the mirror and admitting that our triggers aren't actually about our child's behavior; they are about our own unresolved stress, fatigue, and old emotional wounds.

Parenting isn't a project to manage; it is a mirror. When we focus less on forcing compliance and more on mastering our own reactions, the dynamic in the home shifts naturally. It breaks the cycle of reactive parenting, allowing us to respond with steady intention instead of matching their chaos with our own. ❤️

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25/08/2026

The right to choose where we birth is important ! Even if you personally don’t want a home birth think about others who do. Please sign and share 🤍

I was fortunate to have access to 2 endorsed midwives for my homebirths. I live in a regional area.

For many regional and rural women, they rely on an endorsed midwife as their primary midwife, and often the 2nd or back up midwife will be employed at a local hospital, it might be a paramedic or nurse with neonatal resus training.

You might not have homebirthed, you might live in a metro area where this isn't an issue, you might have finished birthing. Homebirth has always been the canary in the coalmine for the birthing world. We have homebirth due to thousands of women over the years fighting for those women who will come after her.

Sign the parliamentary petition, share it, tag somw friends and family.

Will post link in stories and comments.

25/08/2026

The Birth High - There’s a reason many women describe the moments after birth as euphoric, elated or surreal. During labour and birth your body releases a powerful cocktail of oxytocin, endorphins and adrenaline - supporting bonding and the transition into motherhood. After birth these hormones can create a rush of love, relief, joy and connection as you meet your baby. Your body doesn’t just birth your baby - it also prepares you to fall deeply in love with them🤍 www.Ceadarwin.asn.au for more info about birth preparation

22/08/2026

Perfectly explained 💜

17/08/2026

In the news today …

Did anyone catch the excellent article in The Australian article yesterday "Is ‘obstetric violence’ pushing Australian women towards freebirth?
Birth trauma and limited access to popular midwifery-led maternity programs is driving a growing number of Australian women to freebirth – delivering babies without any medical support." by KATE SMITHERS
eg "The unacceptable prevalence of birth trauma remains a significant problem. The NSW birth trauma inquiry has recommended its state government expand its midwifery services, as well as incentivise the profession. RANZCOG has partnered with Birth Trauma Australia to deliver a pilot program designed to address the causes of birth trauma and deliver trauma-­informed education for health professionals. Advocates say trusting women is at the heart of allowing all mothers to birth safely and with the respect they deserve."
but best not to read the comments. (Behind a Paywall so can't share the whole thing, I paid $4 to access)

11/08/2026

Very grateful to the Community Benefit Funds support to purchase some fresh new birth pools and CUB stools. This equipment provides huge relief to birthing women during labour. We would be honoured to be part of your journey whether it’s a Childbirth Education Class, a Birth Pool or TENS hire or joining our Pregnancy yoga class. You can view www.Ceadarwin.asn.au for more details. Our aim is that you have a positive birth

07/08/2026

We would love you to join us for Pregnancy Yoga tomorrow morning - Saturday 8th of August in the Boab room at the Nightcliff Community Centre. $17 for a casual, $15 with a multipass

07/08/2026

Just wanted to let everyone know that from the 1st of July there has been an additional 10 days of parental leave pay granted by the fair work ombudsman.

From 1 July 2026, your family can get 130 days of Parental Leave Pay. This is an increase from the previous 120 days.

Employees can receive payments while they’re on parental leave.