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What They Don’t Tell You at Antenatal – Competition to Win a Tiba and Marl Changing Bag

And the winner is….   Breastfeeding. Seriously the hardest thing I have ever done. After your body pops out a baby, it then has to deal with nip pain. Like serious nip pain. I had mastitis

Welcome to the Club with Mothercare

        Mothercare hosts Welcome to The Club events for expectant parents   – Featuring interactive talks on pregnancy and maternity style led by top parenting expert

Gloucestershire’s Best Pregnancy Support Service

We have been nominated for our FIRST AWARD !!! Wooohoooooo!!!! Yippee!! The award is for the Gloucestershires Best Pregnancy Support Service with Cheltenhammaman and we are absolutely jumping for joy,

Sleepyhead Giveaway

Get your hands on a Sleepyhead ?? ? Over here at The Bump to Baby Chapter we know how important it is to limit the robbery of the sleep thief. So we’ve got for you one shiny new Sleepyhead of Sw

Mothering the month

My Scarlett squidge is five weeks old and we’ve navigated our first month as mummy and daughter together. The changes she’s gone through already are just awe inspiring and we’ve real

Childbirth- The prefect time for a date night

  I will set a scene for you…. A gentle walk across the countryside holding hands admiring the wonderful views, followed by your favourite curry, maybe some candle light, your favourite songs p

Lottie’s Birth Story; My IVF Baby

Love reading positive birth stories, you’re in the right place…. This positive birth story is with Lottie and her miracle IVF baby Scarlett. Lottie had an empowering induction and described herse

Do It Like a Mother – Welcoming Rory

I often tell my clients that no two pregnancies or labours are the same. So I shouldn’t have been surprised by my recent experience, but somehow I was caught off guard. I imagined when the birth ca

An insiders guide to obstetrics…

It’s 11pm and I’m 3 hours into my shift as an obstetric registrar. I look up at the lady I am delivering and tell her that I’m putting the ventouse cup on – a glorified sink plunger that’ll

Ask A Midwife- Yes that exists

In response to your ‘Ask A Midwife’ Qs we have put together a few of our favourite ‘Yes That Exists’ myth busters… Baby brain.. You’re swearing at your husband for

Father of Daughters: My Twin Birth Story

We asked Simon AKA Father of Daughters about his experience of the arrival of his daughters. Here is his story. I’ve never been asked about my birth story. Not surprising really seeing as I’m not

A book love…

I have always loved reading – being able to escape life to my own imagination for a few hours. Lets face it, nothing beats curling up with a cup of tea and a good book, especially in this winter