All blog posts by Michelle McKechnie

Caitlyn and Jordan’s Beautiful Birth Story

Caitlyn and Jordan’s Beautiful Birth Story

From the Sunday before my birth, when she came over for OMP bodywork and gave me the most grounding pregnancy massage (where she told me to visualise seeing my baby’s face and pulling him to my chest — which I did, exactly like she said, just in a different location than planned), she was already holding space for something bigger.

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The Importance of Continuity of Care for Pregnant Women

The Importance of Continuity of Care for Pregnant Women

By Michelle McKechnie Pregnancy is one wild ride—packed with excitement, surprises, nerves, and weird and wonderful things happening to your mind and body! It is a MINEFIELD of information out there which can be very overwhelming. But there one secret ingredient that...

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Taking care of your lady bits

Taking care of your lady bits

Hi, it's Michelle here from Perth Doula Services. I wanted to talk to you today about perineums. There is a lot of perineal oil out on the market, and I've had some great advice from a women's health specialist, she said that any oil you buy from the supermarket is...

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Birth of baby Lucas

Birth of baby Lucas

21.11.23 🐣 I was honoured to be asked to support this beautiful couple through the birth of their son Lucas. We had so much fun together that we ended up finding excuses to catch-up more than planned! Mirella was well informed of her choices all through her pregnancy...

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