Maternal Instincts by Amberley

Maternal Instincts by Amberley Amberley Harris, Private Midwife (Endorsed). Founder 662movement.
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One of my clients breastfed this way yesterday, tucking her singlet top underneath her breast while feeding. This mornin...
04/06/2026

One of my clients breastfed this way yesterday, tucking her singlet top underneath her breast while feeding. This morning she messaged me with pain from a blocked duct in the exact area where the fabric had been.

While this can be a handy way to breastfeed, just be mindful that any pressure on the breast has the potential to block the flow of milk along your ducts.

If you do use this technique, make sure there is plenty of slack in the fabric and that the material isn’t digging into the underside of your breast.

Great 📷

03/06/2026

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) released proposed changes to the Registration Standard for Endorsed Midwives and they are now seeking feedback.

One of the most significant proposed changes? Potentially the removal of the current 5000 hour requirement to become an Endorsed Midwife.

For many hospital based Midwives, this requirement has been one of the biggest barriers towards endorsement and expanding access to private midwifery care for families.

The consultation survey closes this Friday 5th June, so if you haven’t yet submitted your response, now is the time.

If you’d like the survey link and my summary of the proposed changes sent straight to your inbox, simply comment EMAIL below and I’ll send it through.

Let’s help shape the future of Midwifery together 🫶🏻

I realise this may sound simplistic, but after supporting many breastfeeding families and witnessing the early days unfo...
31/05/2026

I realise this may sound simplistic, but after supporting many breastfeeding families and witnessing the early days unfold, it’s a truth I’ve absolutely come to believe 🫶🏻

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30/05/2026

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The lovely mum I visited in Caulfield North yesterday had a really difficult breastfeeding experience with her first bab...
29/05/2026

The lovely mum I visited in Caulfield North yesterday had a really difficult breastfeeding experience with her first baby, so this time around she reached out early for support.

She has breast implants (under the muscle) and has been especially worried about her milk supply, particularly because one side feels like it’s producing much more than the other.

I’ve supported many mums to successfully breastfeed with implants in private practice and one thing I always explore is why the implants were done initially. Sometimes, if surgery was related to insufficient glandular tissue, this can play more of a role in milk supply than the implants themselves.

In my experience, larger implants can impact breastfeeding more and may increase the likelihood of ni**le damage too.

I have a very specific focus with this mum and I’ll be sharing some of my tips around breastfeeding with implants in my next mailing list email.

If you’d like to join my mailing list, comment or DM the word EMAIL and I’ll happily add you x

Lovely 📷

26/05/2026

Driving home thinking about today’s breastfeeding client.

Second guessing:
Her milk supply.
How often her baby breastfeeds.
How much sleep her baby is getting.
Whether she’s doing enough.

I wish I could bottle up reassurance and leave it behind.

Because establishing breastfeeding is hard.

But to your baby, you are warmth, safety, nourishment, regulation and home all in one.

And to them… you are already more than enough.

This week I supported a client to breastfeed in a carrier.Such a great position for many because the baby naturally appr...
24/05/2026

This week I supported a client to breastfeed in a carrier.

Such a great position for many because the baby naturally approaches the breast “chin first” rather than nose first.

For this particular baby it meant a wider mouth and an asymmetrical attachment.

Sometimes small positional changes can make breastfeeding feel sooo much easier for both mother and baby.

Gorgeous 📷

How lucky am I to receive messages like this 🥺🤍One whole year of breastfeeding. What an achievement... 📷’s shared with p...
23/05/2026

How lucky am I to receive messages like this 🥺🤍

One whole year of breastfeeding. What an achievement...

📷’s shared with permission & so much gratitude x

If you are pregnant and thinking ahead to your postnatal period, or are needing breastfeeding support now from a private...
22/05/2026

If you are pregnant and thinking ahead to your postnatal period, or are needing breastfeeding support now from a private Midwife, this may be supportive for you.

I offer:
• In person appointments throughout Melbourne’s east (within a 30 km radius)
• Telehealth/video appointments

And if you are outside my catchment area, I also have a beautiful network of 662movement Approved Professionals who have completed my Mentorship and who I’m sooo happy to refer you to 🫶🏻

For more details, feel free to DM me anytime x

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Melbourne, VIC
3000

Telephone

0407093953

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