The Bump Chapter

  • 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

    Top 10 Photos to capture in your birth room

    Moments in the birth room are moments to be remembered. Here are just a sample of 10 of my favourite captures. 1. The support given from your partner. (Huge photo credits to Chui King Li who was my b

    The Cascade of Intervention- Just a Myth.

    The cascade of intervention is a term thrown around in lots of pregnancy classes by lots of natural birth advocates, it means… Having an intervention (an intervention being an induction, an epid

    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