About heidi

Co-Founder of Womama, Heidi Holbrook, lives in one of the most beautiful regions of New Zealand. Surrounded by mountains, rivers and vineyards, the Wairarapa is a wonderful place to bring up her three children aged 10, 5 and 4yrs with her husband Rupert, dog called Madonna and cats, Rhubarb and Crumble. Inspiration gathered from weekends gardening, trips to the sea, family bush walks and a real love and respect for our environment are essential ingredients in the creation of the Womama brand. Within the Womama team, Heidi leads the areas of Innovation, Branding and Design and is passionate about creating lingerie from luxurious natural fabrics, the best fibres for Mothers and babies to have next to their skins. The team at Womama are dedicated to creating lingerie that enhances a womens self esteem and nursing experience, during one of the most special and demanding times in her life.

You can read all posts by heidi below:

Free Range Chickens looking for inner city pad

I live in the country side in the Wairarapa, New Zealand and I am lucky enough to be surrounded by neighbors that have friendly clucking sounds coming from their backyards. A city girl at heart I decided to do some investigations into keeping chickens not only for myself but also looking at the growing trend of inner city chicken living.  This is what I found out… Many large cities now allow poultry within the city limits with a few guidelines. Roosters are the most common no-no as they can crow around the clock disturbing neighbors – eek. Some cities restrict the number of...

Endometriosis

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and while 176 million females worldwide are affected by this painful condition, it is not a well-known disease. So just what is endometriosis, and what do you need to know about it? Endometriosis, commonly abbreviated to “endo”, is a painful reproductive disease in which the tissue lining the uterus (the endometrium) migrates outside of the womb and implants in other areas of the body. This tissue behaves like the lining to the uterus behaves – when pregnancy does not occur, your uterine lining sheds and you have your period. If you have endo, the...

Womama’s first Blog

Juliette and I are excited to have finally launched our first blog. Our team has been busy researching and writing interesting articles which we will be posting weekly,over the next year.Topics that relate to you as a pregnant or nursing Mother, as a woman and as a mother with toddlers. Juliette and I also share a love of business, gardening, cooking, natural remedies and eco friendly living so we will be writing some interesting posts, (with handy tips) on these topics.We would love for you to tune in regularly and let us know what is on your mind. If you have any topics that you would...