The Bump Chapter

  • 5 Reasons You Should Consider A Home Birth

    I get it… Home birth isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. But in recent years, home birth has resurfaced into the lime light. From the many magazine articles on this with people throwing around thei

    Monitoring your baby in labour – your questions answered.

    Your baby will be monitored during labour to check they are happy and doing well. What are your options when it comes to monitoring your baby in labour? Will you be able to move around? Can you use th

    The Lazy Girl Guide to Kick Starting Labour

    Natural ways of inducing labour What can I do to start inducing labour. I started writing this blog at 38 weeks pregnant. Sooo pregnant that this baby needs to be born soon, but far too pregnant to ge

    Is December the best time to have a baby?

    Why December is the best time to have a baby… Christmas is a crazy busy time for most, with all the food prepping, turkey stuffing, tree decorating and present wrapping there is just no time to

    Dads… in the Birth room or in the pub?

    Let’s throw it back to the 1950s where only the aristocratic Dads may have made an appearance in the birth room to welcome a son. The majority of Dads would be waiting in the pub for the news of

    Sports Psychology vs. Hypnobirthing. Why are they so similar?

    Sports Psychology vs. Hypnobirthing Why are Sports Psychology and Hypnobirthing so similar? If I said to you names such as Wayne Rooney, Andy Murray, Johnny Wilkinson and Jessica Ennis. What would you