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Welcome to my Mama Coach website! As a dedicated neonatal nurse with 14 years of experience, I have had the privilege of nurturing and supporting numerous little ones and their families in the Special Care Nursery and the Neonatal High Dependency Unit. My expertise extends to caring for premature babies, unwell infants, and their families, ensuring that each child receives the love and attention they need during their stay in the nursery. Additionally, my countless hours assisting mamas on their breastfeeding journey have inspired me to become a lactation consultant – something I am working toward right now!

As a mama of four, I have firsthand experience of the beautiful chaos that comes with raising children. I had 4 babies in 5 years – picture baby in pram, toddler on hip, messy top notch and clothes that don’t match. Over the past 11 years, I juggled pregnancy, breastfeeding, newborns, and running after toddlers. Now, my newborn baby is 5 years old and has started school (how did this happen?!). It’s true, what they say, “the days may be long but the years are short”. Being a mama of school kids now, I am eager to use my professional and personal experiences to guide and support families on their parenthood journey.

My passion lies in empowering you—mamas, dads, and caregivers—throughout the parenthood experience. I believe that a positive beginning is crucial to setting the tone for the rest of your parenting journey. I would feel truly honoured to be part of such a precious, joyful, challenging, and vulnerable time in your life.

I know that each baby, child, parent, and family unit is unique, and I am committed to finding an approach that aligns with your lifestyle, parenting style, and expectations. Together, we will work towards discovering the best path for your unique situation. My Mama Coach services are built on evidence-based solutions mixed with love and understanding, free from judgement. Let’s embark on this incredible journey together!

The Mama Coach Mission Statement

To guide women and families through every stage of their journey by providing evidence-informed education infused with non-judgmental support, compassion, and empathy. 

Our vision

TO BECOME A RECOGNIZED GLOBAL TEAM OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS UTILIZING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, AND COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES AS THEY GROW AND EVOLVE OVER TIME.

Core Values

Empathy

Our job as healthcare professionals is to listen to your priorities and goals as our client.  We will walk beside you and share in your challenges and your triumphs, and we promise to support you with empathy, compassion, and respect.

Community

As you move through your journey, certain stages can feel overwhelming at times. We value creating a shared community, online and in our cities, where you are always welcome.

Diversity and Inclusion

We support all families — as we believe every family is completely unique and deserves access to quality support.  We support all women.  We will continue to learn and listen, ensuring our brand is thoughtful as well as inclusive.

Professionalism

You can expect us to provide you with evidence-informed information in a professional manner.  As healthcare professionals, we will treat you as unique, provide individual assessments, and determine the best plan of care to meet your educational needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Good question!  We are called The Mama Coach because years ago, when Carrie’s first boy was very small, she often wondered out loud to herself, “Where is my Mama Coach?” and “I need a Mama Coach!”.  Carrie searched and searched for the kind of support she was looking for, and realized there was a need for qualified support for new families.  Now that Carrie is going through her own journey into perimenopause, she has realized yet again the lack of qualified support for women and has set out to change that by launching a Women’s Health division within The Mama Coach brand. 

We recognize our name may give the impression we only serve moms; however, we will continue to work and learn to ensure our messaging is clear – all people are welcome here.  Women carry a heavy load and they do it with grace.   All people deserve support, and The Mama Coach is the answer you’ve been searching for.

We do not just support moms; our Women’s Health division will help ALL folks.  Everyone is welcome here and we are committed to providing you with quality support, no matter your sex assigned at birth, your current identified gender, and whether you have had children or not.  We are ready to hear your story and will ask and use the language you feel most comfortable with during our assessment and consultation.

We get asked this one all the time.  As Registered Nurses, having merely one method does not align with how we were trained in University to utilize the nursing process.

The Nursing Process is defined as, a “systematic approach to care using the fundamental principles of critical thinking, client-centered approaches to treatment, goal-oriented tasks, evidence-based practice (EDP) recommendations, and nursing intuition.  Holistic and scientific postulates are integrated to provide the basis for compassionate, quality-based care” (*1).  

Simply put, we will assess your child using our nursing training to determine the best way to help your family reach their goals, walking beside you all the way.  You can choose us with confidence, knowing you have picked the most qualified resource to support your family’s journey.

*1 – (Toney-Butler TJ, Thayer JM. Nursing Process. [Updated 2020 Jul 10]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499937/)

Yes.  As Registered Nurses, we have years of training on where to access credible guidelines and information. All of our programming is based on extensive research from credible sources.

As Registered Nurses, it is our professional obligation to manage client records and confidential information properly.  We use an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that is compliant throughout Australia.  Even though we share the same brand, we are all independent Registered Nurses with our own private practices. As such, we each have our own EMR that is private and secure. We do not share EMR or client information between one another without consent.

This one is a work in progress — the answer largely depends on what your private insurance covers.  Some private health insurances cover Lactation Consultant services, while others cover postnatal/postpartum services. Reach out to me for more information.