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I had big plans…
I had big plans for this pregnancy with it being my last. I was going to spend my days in flouncy dresses, drinking green juices and doing yoga 3 times a week. But, that was far from the reality. I co
‘We were meant to go to Birdland..’
11th August 2018. My due date and the date my precious boy arrived into the world. I hadn’t slept much because his movements had changed and I was worrying, so at 8am I rang triage who asked me to c
Suzy’s Cesarean Birth
So having been told early on in pregnancy that I would need a c section as I had Placenta Previa (placenta blocking cervix) to then be told at 30wks my placenta had moved and you can have a normal del
Birth at home on the toilet story
Christelle was planning a smooth, comfortable birth with her baby number 2, a birth at home on the toilet was not how she imagined achieving this. But she did achieve the smooth comfortable birth she
Happy Mothers Day to you Mothers and Mothers-to-be…
Today is a day where I always reflect on my own childhood and my own Mum. I was really lucky that my Mum was always around, always at home, always there to pick me up from school. This is something th
The big Q… How do I get my baby to sleep?
Top 5 Tips for guiding baby into good sleep habits:
• 1: My first tip would be swaddling! Sometimes, we try swaddling and baby gets cross and we think “My baby hates to be swaddled!”- For a few,
Gemma’s Birth Story
You finally get the positive test and after the initial anxiety of getting to that 12 week scan has passed, thoughts turn to labour, or at least they do for most people. Me? I figured there was no poi
Snowed in in labour
I’m sitting here looking outside to the blizzard that surrounds my house. With the trouble that many of the midwives are having getting into hospital to work it makes you think what about the la
What I HATE about Hypnobirthing
One thing I HATE about Hypnobirthing.
“My body is made to give birth, naturally”
“My body is built to give birth”
“I trust my body and its ability to give birth.”
“M
Breastfeeding – it’s a suckers’ game!
For the purposes of this mini-piece, I have tried to imagine that I am a bearded, 5’9”, slightly-introverted, new father. I will be channelling my husband and trying to see the last 11 weeks of ou
Hypnobirthing Caesarean Ellie’s Birth
Ellie used hypnobirthing in her pregnancy for preparation for her VBAC and used hypnobirthing for her caesarean birth.
My First Baby
Two and a bit years ago I was bouncing on my birthing ball watching