The Rudie Nudie Village Blog
Surviving Car Trips with Kids
Car travel with kids can be hard, but for many families, it's a huge part of their day to day life. Here are 6 top tips, including the most needed items, from a mum of 2 kids (who are under 5 and live in a remote town!).
Keeping Mum - 14 years of Pregnancy loss, Failed IVF, and Three Natural Rainbow Babies
Trigger Warning: This blog post discusses sensitive topics related to pregnancy loss and infertility and describes details of miscarriages, IVF, D&Cs, pregnancy terminations for medical reasons, chromosomal abnormalities, and live births.
A midwife’s top tips for after birth (or other perinatal) trauma
Helen, a midwife, mother and researcher, shares her top tips for dealing with birth (or other perinatal) trauma to mark the beginning of Birth Trauma Awareness Week (BTAW).
Elsie's story
Joubert's Syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects approximately 1 in 100,000 newborns - the beautiful Elsie is one of those. We spoke with her mum, Sarah, about Elsie's diagnosis, what their daily life is like, the support they have and their wins.
This blog was written to coincide with Rare Disease Day on February 28th.
Op Shopping for Play
Alice from @tinkeringwithted knows all about play - but also knows how expensive it can be if you want to buy every new thing you see on the internet. She shares with us her love of Op Shopping, and gives us great tips for finding amazing additions to your play set up.
Edible Play
Kara from @colourmekara has given us her top 5 taste safe sensory play ideas - including recipes - so you can get messy with piece of mind.
World Down Syndrome Day
To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, we spoke with Kathleen from @beautifullittlesoulsblog about her pregnancy with her daughter Elva.
World Premmie Day
We chat to Grecian, mum of twins born at 25 weeks, about what it's like to have babies born premature and her advice for parents in the same position.
The Mum Juggle with Katie Lowndes, Wellness Coach
Katie Lowndes is a holistic Wellness Coach based in Melbourne, she talks us through the "mum juggle" and how to make sure we prioritise ourselves.
Where can I start with sensory play? With Anna from @play.learn.flourish
As part of our #rudienudiemessyplayinmarch campaign, we asked Anna to share her favourite messy play activity. Remember to share your messy play ideas by using the hashtag, for your chance to win your very own Rudie Nudie mat.
