Useful links to guide you throughout
your #MumLife
Asking Google for answers but not finding the motherhood support you need?
We've compiled a list of useful resources focused on maternal care to simplify your search. From Websites to Podcasts, Apps and Mums Blogs, find the right inspiration for your journey, not just your baby's.
Online classes
Online learning programmes that offer educational support for Mothers.
- Pregnancy Exercise - pre & postnatal exercises led by the talented & knowledgeable Lorraine Scappens.
- Organic Hypno-Birthing - child birth education class with emphasis on Hypno-Birthing methods led by Tara Lowther.
- MUTU System - information and physical workouts for postnatal recovery.
- KC @ Home - Sneeze without Wees programme - pelvic floor training programme for women, designed by Pelvic Floor Specialist Personal Trainer Kirstyn Campbell and Approved by Women’s Health Physiotherapist Jamie Thomas.
Organisations
Leading initiatives that offer online and in-person interaction.
- SPACE - organisation and facilitation of local support groups in New Zealand for first time parents.
- The Parenting Place - family coaching services and parenting resources + live workshops.
- Parent Centres New Zealand - focus on childbirth education with some parent education and support services for families across NZ.
- La Leche league - worldwide organisation of accredited breastfeeding helpers and group meetings providing support for breastfeeding Mothers.
- Pregnancy Exercise - online and in-person prenatal + postnatal fitness programmes.
- Spinning babies - information and live workshops on fetal positioning (breech, transverse, posterior) and birth to reduce the chance of C-section.
- CareerMum - NZ social enterprise driving positive solutions to workplace challenges faced by career mums.
- Bella Mama - New Zealand's only Spa specialising in pregnancy and postnatal massage, products and workshops to support new Mothers.
- Serene sleep - sensible sleep solutions with the invaluable guidance of Annette, writer and sleep expert for Tots to Teens parenting magazine.
Websites
Predominantly web-based providers offering online support services.
- Find your Midwife - easiest way to find your midwife in New Zealand.
- Mothers Matter - campaigning website that aims to increase awareness to have a discussion around the importance of postnatal care.
- Maternity Services Consumer council - contains information on how maternity care is provided in New Zealand and options available to women.
- SANDS - Supporting bereaved parents, families and whanau throughout New Zealand.
- Home Birth Aotearoa - regional home birth groups that support and provides home birthing options.
- Multiple Birth Association - New Zealand nationwide parent-led support network helping families in their journey from expecting to raising multiples.
- Boob or Bottle - online community, supplies and support resources to assist breastfeeding or bottle-feeding Mums.
- TABS (Trauma and Birth stress) - informational website around post-traumatic disorder following childbirth.
- Pelvic floor health - resources and supplies for New Zealand women who want better Pelvic Floor Health.
- The Pelvic Expert - educational online platform with self-service solutions to support women's health.
- KellyMom - online community and resources focusing on breastfeeding and parenting.
- Elvie - online shop selling most innovative award-winning Kegel trainer using biofeedback technology and world’s first silent wearable breast pump.
- Verve Women's Wellness - service provider around women's wellness and New Zealand reseller for Elvie trainer.
- Mothers Helpers - helping Mums to identify the signs of postnatal depression and actions to take from there.
Apps
Mobile-based Applications supporting Mums.
- Sprout - Fertility & Period Tracker + Pregnancy + Baby, FREE from the App Store
- BabyCenter - Pregnancy Tracker, (includes Ovulation tracker, Due date Calculator, Baby registry checklist, Contraction tracker, etc.) FREE from the App Store
- Cozi Family Organizer, FREE from the App Store
- Peanut - Meet Mom Friends, FREE from the App Store
- What to expect, FREE from the App Store
- Baby Monitor 3G, from NZ$3.99 from the App Store
- Mum & Baby, FREE from the App Store
- The KITE program, 14 mini programs for Mums' personal development, FREE trial then one-off payment of NZ$14.99
Podcasts
Audio resources to listen to in your own time.
- Double Strength Mama Power - is about parenting with love, humour and plenty of reassurance. Tune in with Presenter Suzy Cato and NZ parent blogger and author Tui Fleming to hear about all things parenting with the wisdom born from being at different stages of the child rearing process.
- The Parenting View - a place to listen and chats about all things parenting. Hosted by popular NZ blogger Maria Foy.
- It takes a village - from RNZ, Kathryn Ryan presents interviews to help navigate modern family life.
- Respectful parenting - each episode addresses a reader's parenting issue through the lens of Janet Lansbury's respectful parenting philosophy - world renown author of “No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame” and "Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting".
- Wellness Mama - weekly podcast covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life.
- Atomic Moms - parenting podcast lead by Ellie Knaus about joys and complexities of caring for our children & ourselves.