The Family Room WA

👋🏼 Hello! My next calendar round of workshops & events has been released 🥳 And if these aren’t for you, maybe you know someone they’d be perfect for 🩷

I work in the pregnancy, birth & baby space and I’m so excited to bring not one, not two, but THREE🌟 new classes over the next few weeks in addition to the classics 🙌🏼

Added to the lineup that already includes:
➡️ a 3 week baby massage series with a head-to-toe focus 💆🏻‍♀️ and
➡️ 2x one-off workshops that focus on colic, constipation & congestion 💩
➡️ Belly Birth: All About Caesareans 🤰

Are 3 more workshops!!
💛It’s Not My First Rodeo 🐎- birth class refresher
💛Parenting - The Wild Ride 👶🏻
💛Navigating Active Birth workshop 🗺️

Follow the link in comments for dates & details 🩷
Some new venues are included this time, now covering areas from Stirling to South Perth to Kelmscott 🚗🤩

Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
Holly xx

Happy International Day of the Midwife 🌟🤰👶🏻🥳

I’d love to hear your favourite midwife story here 👇🏽🩷

The second segment to Mothers Celebration is yoga! 🧘‍♀️
This is safe and restorative movement perfect for pregnancy and postnatal, and suitable for those with injuries and who need to take it gently🩷

Our pre/post natal yoga instructor is Claire

✨Hi everyone 👋🏼 I’m Claire - founder of The Centre of Bright Beginnings.
✨I currently offer yoga specifically for pre/postnatal, pelvic health and parenting. There are group classes and programs as well as an online program called Practical Yoga for Parenthood.

✨I’m also studying to become a Matrescence Coach and a Bowen Therapist with the goal to incorporate these into my offerings.

Can’t wait to meet you all 🤗 🙏

Mothers Celebration
May 11
10.45am-12.15pm
North Perth
Link in bio

The second segment to Mothers Celebration is yoga! 🧘‍♀️
This is safe and restorative movement perfect for pregnancy and postnatal, and suitable for those with injuries and who need to take it gently🩷

Our pre/post natal yoga instructor is Claire

✨Hi everyone 👋🏼 I’m Claire - founder of The Centre of Bright Beginnings.
✨I currently offer yoga specifically for pre/postnatal, pelvic health and parenting. There are group classes and programs as well as an online program called Practical Yoga for Parenthood.

✨I’m also studying to become a Matrescence Coach and a Bowen Therapist with the goal to incorporate these into my offerings.

Can’t wait to meet you all 🤗 🙏

The first segment of Mothers Celebration is safe & fun exercise brought to you by and 🌟

But first, what is kanga? 👇🏽
🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

Kangatraining is the ultimate postnatal exercise class specifically designed for mums and their babies/toddlers. Mums engage in the exercise program while ‘wearing’ their little ones in a carrier, which eliminates the need for finding child care, whilst also promoting mum and baby bonding. An added bonus is that babies often fall asleep with the movement - it also means no crying babies in prams! All exercises are safe for postnatal mums and special consideration is taken to protect the pelvic floor.

Exercise whilst keeping your baby close and connecting with likeminded Mums.
Mums can start Kangatraining from 6 weeks after a vaginal birth and 12 weeks after a c-section birth. There are multiple Kangatraining locations over Perth and WA.

Feel more than welcome to BYO baby and carrier, or just come as you are and have a laugh! 😁✨🦘🩷

Mothers Celebration
May 11
10.45am-12.15pm
North Perth
Link in bio

Em is a KangaTraining instructor and a babywearing consultant, and will be up the front at Mothers Celebration on May 11! Go give her a follow 🌟

A Joey Named Jack Babywearing is run by Em. Em offers babywearing consultations 1:1 and for groups. Consults mostly take place in her Beldon home showroom and online.

A Joey Named Jack Babywearing retails well known, more optimal baby carriers and baby carrier accessories from over the world.

Em also runs Kangatraining Padbury, Greenwood and Surrounds, a postnatal safe and full body babywearing exercise class.

🩷 Mothers Celebration 🩷

✨A celebration of femininity, womanhood and motherhood ✨

🫶🏼You’re welcome to come as a mother, daughter, sister, aunty, partner, or someone who loves one! Newborn and nursing babies welcome 👶🏻

🌈BYO yoga mat and whatever comfort measures you need
🌟Snacks provided
💃🏻Tickets are pay-as-you-like

Are you gonna be there?!

🔗 in bio for ticket 🎟️

🙌🏼Guys!! have very generously decided to sponsor this event, so we have created a little comp for you ✨

What you have to do:
👉🏽Like and share this post
👉🏽Jump over to MHIVY’s page and 🔗 to become a subscriber for the low cost of $10
👉🏽Make sure to be following all 3 businesses and me .family.room.wa
👉🏽Comment on this post ME and your favourite emoji once you’re done to go in the draw for a free ticket!! 💖💯✨🥳

✨MHIVY are a local Perth biz creating a community to supporting other local businesses! They have a subscription platform for $10/month where you get full access to all their discount codes (local biz like tradies, beauty therapists, health, and food discounts!) as well as the chance to win $220 each month drawn among their subscriber pool 💰💰💰

This competition is in no way sponsored by Instagram. Winners will be contacted by me directly, do not accept messages from other accounts. Competition closes Friday midday. Winner must be free to attend the workshop.

💟I've just received delivery of these absolutely GORGEOUS cards!! Designed by a local Aussie mumma Sara at I am so excited to announce I am now a stockist ✨

🫶While I'm working out how to add them to my product options, please know they are available if you want them!

🤰The Positive Birth Affirmation Cards are beautiful, and bigger than expected! There are 17 inspiring and calming affirmation cards, and 3 blank cards so you or a loved one can design your own.

👶The Milestone Cards include 38 cards from 5 weeks through 42 weeks pregnancy, and another 38 cards covering from birth through to 2 years old, and a selection of 'My First...' memory keepsake cards!

🌷Each set is $39, or as a bundle together they are $70. Perfect for your own birth & parenting journey, or as a thoughtful baby shower gift 🩷 Post and pickup available

👉🏽 Put it in your calendar
May 11
10.45am-12.15pm
North Perth

Details announced soon ✨

Did you know it’s currently Baby-Wearing Week here in Aus?!

There are so many benefits of baby wearing:
👶🏻 promotes bonding and connection
👶🏻 boosts oxytocin
👶🏻 upright positioning for those reflux babies
👶🏻 reduces flat spots on their head
👶🏻 leaves you hands free
👶🏻 supports breastfeeding
👶🏻 reduces crying time
👶🏻 shown to boost parents’ confidence
👶🏻 something either parent or a carer can do

🩷 What else do you enjoy about babywearing?

Some great people in Perth that offer face to face or online consults to help you find your perfect carrier, or give tips & tricks for their use, include and

🤰Still having flashbacks about an experience from your pregnancy & birth journey, or feeling upset, sad and/or angry when you think about what should have been the most magical day of your life?✨

🫶Come join Holly (from The Family Room WA ) & Emma (from ) as they offer a safe space to guide and support you starting your healing journey. Together, they have over 2 decades of experience supporting mums in the perinatal space, and are each birth trauma healers in their own businesses 💙

🎟Tickets available through Humanitix or Link in Bio
https://events.humanitix.com/overcoming-birth-trauma

👇🏽 What would you add to this list? 🤓

🤦🏽‍♀️ The pregnancy & birth world is a totally different language! And it’s (often) not always woman-centric

🤰 Likely cos the language developed was from the medical point of view when male doctors started to see maternity care as their domain 🫣

Plus, Latin words were traditionally used for a lot of medical terms 🤷🏼‍♀️

And what an adventure it is…!

Happy International Women’s Day!! This year the theme is 🩷

🌏 Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated 🌹

Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all

What differences can you see in yourself or others to celebrate? Let me know! 👇🏽

🤰Student midwives (SM) are a great addition to your pregnancy & birthing team!
👶🏻There’s generally 4 universities in WA that offer midwifery training, and during that time they are required to follow a certain number of pregnancy women through pregnancy, birth & the first few weeks. 🙋🏽‍♀️This is called a CCE - continuity of care experience.
This is a free service, and you can meet a few before deciding who you vibe with the best.

💃🏻Have you heard of student midwives?
Did you have one?
What else do you want to know about them?
I’d love to know! 🌟

Morning coffee & brainstorm with my (hopefully-one-day) SIL Jess to look at what I’ve got coming up this year and how to shoot for the stars! ✨

If you’re looking for a marketing guru or small biz cheerleader, she is the bee’s knees! 🐝 Super passionate about environmentally focused business, and has recently set up both my lil bro’s business & joy project . He is too lucky! 🍀

P.s. flick through the pics to see Norman go in for a smooch 😆

I’ve heard from lots of student midwives & mums that it can be quite a time commitment trying to find the ‘right’ person to support them through pregnancy, birth and after. So… I created a speed dating workshop just for you!

Tickets are specific to either parents or student midwives, so I can make sure that numbers are kept fairly even 🤩

Link in bio, or follow https://TheFamilyRoomWA.as.me/Workshops

Hope to see you there! Holly x

Hey guys! I’ve had a spot open up in my Belly Birth class tonight. Someone can’t make it but is hoping to gift their spot to someone 🩷

If you, a friend, or anyone you know who’s free tonight Tuesday 16th and can make it to Stirling at 6.30pm please let me know asap x

Having a caesarean birth, or wanting to know more about it?🤰 Book with Holly for a comprehensive, interactive and informative workshop where you'll learn everything you didn't know about c-sections! Leave the class feeling ready, excited and empowered if this is the journey your birth takes 👶🗺

Hey friends, I’m looking at organising a “Grandparents For Everyone” group in Perth for families with young kids who don’t have grandparents in their life. Let me know if this is something you could be interested in! 🤍

🌟 My first baby massage course started today!! We had 3 beautiful mums and babies, who all enjoyed massage to varying degrees 🥰😄

It was lovely to have a chat, a snack & do some baby massage 👶🏻 today we focused on leg, foot & hips massage 💆🏻‍♀️ next week is tummy & chest 🤍

Next baby massage 4-week series starts next Monday 23rd October!

What's included? Great question!
- 4 x 1 hour classes in a safe and comfortable environment
- small class with limited numbers, get lots of individual attention
- access to me for the full 4 weeks and beyond, you're encouraged to contact me with questions and clarifications if you can't remember something or need a modification
- handout with full massage sequence on it to follow at home
- if baby's not keen on the massage in class, I have baby dolls to practice on
- opportunity to try out and buy different baby-safe massage oils
- the chance to meet a like-minded community of parents
- a goodie bag to take home on week 4!

All this is currently still at introductory pricing of $160 for the full 4-class course! Link in Bio to register - maximum 6 babies, so get in quick!

Today is a day around the globe where baby and pregnancy loss is recognised and commemorated🎗️

1 in 4 babies that are conceived aren’t born. There can be so many different reasons for this, and regardless of the circumstances we are allowed to grieve, to love, to celebrate them, and to be upset about this 🩷

I love you, I’m here for you, and if you ever need to chat please just reach out 🤍 another great support available is SANDS with a 24/7 number to call 1300072647 or check out their website

😨🥺Bub is screaming, crying, vomiting, windy, and in pain? Snuffling and coughing when trying to feed with yet another cold?

💆‍♀️Babies are born with an immature digestive system, and baby & infant massage has been proven to support their system mature faster - helping them to deal with their digestive issues and settle quicker!

👶Come along to Holly's class to learn how to help soothe and treat these common issues that babies face, and then stay to meet up with other parents dealing with the same concerns. You are not alone!🫶

Link in bio to book 📲

Hi! It's me, Holly 👋 There's some new faces around these days, so time for another intro post 🤩

👨‍👧👩‍👧‍👧I've recently added in 'Baby Massage Instructor' to my qualifications after training with IMIS as I wanted another holistic (and fun!) way to support families through this transition into the newborn days and parenthood 💆‍♀️

🤱🤰In addition, I've been a midwife since 2012 and have worked in lots and lots of places - mostly country, but now I'm back in the big smoke (Perth). Before moving back to Perth, I spent 5 years as an on-call MGP midwife first in Queensland and then the Wheatbelt.

👩‍🔬I'm an Endorsed Midwife, which means I've done extra study to be able to order bloods, ultrasounds, testing and write prescriptions independently - I love it!

🤓🤩After a serious injury in 2021, I left my amazing job working in Northam to focus on my recovery. An amazing and very smart person suggested I focus on things that I hadn't been able to address working in the public system, and The Family Room WA was born

💃My initial focus was on birth trauma and it's effect on new (and experienced) mums & dads, families and supporting them to resolve this. I still work in this area, but after burning out earlier this year I also decided to include other aspects of family & pregnancy support🫶

✨Other fun facts about me
I'm a Virgo♍️
I have a puppy called Norman🐶
I don't have a car 🚴‍♀️
I work at a fantastic hybrid model of maternity care part-time👩‍⚕️
I've lived in 11 different towns across Australia🚗
The first time I helped someone birth their baby was in a tiny town called Leonora when I was a rural nurse - she would be 12 years old now! 🥹
I'm the eldest of 3 kids👧
I've travelled to 24 countries - my favourite is a tie between Guatemala and New Zealand🌍
My favourite colour is mint green (as you can see with all my mugs!)💚
I just learnt last week that I can blow dry my hair using my bike helmet + cycling to work 🚲

If you've made it this far - thanks so much! I appreciate your support for my small business 💜

More amazing benefits of massaging babies!!

Did you know… massage for babies is amazing at supporting the vagus nerve to mature faster 🧠

The vagus nerve is the biggest nerve in the ‘rest & digest’ system (parasympathetic nervous system) 🌟

So it makes sense that the more activated and mature this nerve, the better baby’s sleep & feeding/digesting is going to be! 🙌🏼

Link in bio for massage class bookings 😉

The first session in our upcoming class is focusing on Colic, Constipation & Congestion - the Three C’s!! 💩 🤮 😷

You can choose to attend this session as a once off, or to continue for the rest of the series - it’s up to you 🩷
And you can decide after that first class 🌟

PM me if you want to know more 📱

More reasons to massage your baby! 💕💆🏻‍♀️👶🏻