Breastfeeding | Spiritual Birth

Aware Parenting Babies and Children Breastfeeding Doula Homebirth Human Rights in Childbirth Kangaroo Mother Care Natural Birth Pregnancy and Birth Information Spiritual Midwife The Travelling Midwife May 25, 2019June 4, 2019 by Marianne Littlejohn

Second Hand Gran

Second Hand Gran is a new eco fashion and ethical project I have started on Instagram – @2ndhandgran – a page dedicated to recycling and reducing waste by encouraging creativity and reuse of clothing. Clothing is something that we are all consumers of. Second Hand Gran works two ways. Firstly I am an earth loving …

Breastfeeding Spiritual Parenting July 25, 2012August 19, 2012 by Marianne Littlejohn

Follow Your Natural Instincts

Asher at Amakhala Game Reserve before a Game Drive

Breastfeeding after giving birth and sleeping with one’s infant are natural mammalian behaviours. They are in fact safety requirements to prevent contamination from outside influences and protect the newborn from predators and from harm.

Breastfeeding June 6, 2011October 15, 2012 by Marianne Littlejohn

Breastfeeding: A Learnt Mammalian Behaviour

This is just a quick post to fill in the gap between our First Kwazulunatal (KZN) Birth and the Twin Birth Story , which I am busy composing. The day after I arrived on the farm after attending the birth of the twins in Cape Town, twin lambs were born to the pet mother sheep …

Breastfeeding July 15, 2010March 19, 2022 by Marianne Littlejohn

Breastfeeding: The Bigger Picture

The significance of breastfeeding reaches far beyond its biological function; in fact there is nothing ‘natural’ about breastfeeding itself. On the contrary, attitudes and practices appear to be socially determined, and breastfeeding has to be seen as an essential element in the cultural construction of sexually defined gender roles.

Women need to prepare for natural birth in every aspect of their lives, including the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical areas of their being. A woman deserves the right to choose her companions as well as where and how she will give birth to her child.

Pregnancy and birth are normal life events for most women. To this end, interventions should be kept to a minimum wherever possible. A baby who is born gently and welcomed by warm, caring parents receives the best possible start in life.

Women who are well prepared in their minds, bodies and spirits can experience birth as a profoundly moving and empowering event.