2: How To Find Your Village with Pinky McKay | The Lowdown with Bravemumma

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We know Pinky McKay as a best selling author, Australia’s most recognised and respected breastfeeding experts - but there is so much more about this amazing woman’s journey.

Today we talk about the fearless nurse who was a natural born leader from a very young age. We learn about how her mischievous nature led her to become an icon for mothers everywhere.

You’ll need a big cuppa for this episode as we dive deep into many aspects of pre and postnatal topics for mumma’s.

This episode is for you if you want to know more about:

becoming a mother and having a baby in newborn intensive care unit (NICU)
breast pumps throughout the years
breast feeding, blocked ducts and breastfeeding culture
finding your own ‘village’
La Leche League
working mums in a corporate world
parenting books & literature
how women prepare for birth throughout the generations
birthing your placenta
postpartum haemorrhage
trusting your motherhood instincts - how do you know when they aren't saying anything?
‘surrender’ - what if you just can’t?
postpartum doula
caring for mums during COVID-19
birth trauma
‘baby blues’, anxiety, postnatal depression and birth trauma
how we make birth better for our girls
pelvic organ prolapse, vaginal tears, episiotomy
Mums and Bubs Unit for mental health