You can spend hours doomscrolling baby checklists, pretending that you’re preparing for the baby. You research prams, compare cot mattresses, and work out what you need to pack in your hospital bag. But the problem is: none of that will help you prepare for the moment when labour starts. It’s not even going to helpContinueContinue reading “What I Wish I’d Focused on in Early Pregnancy (Instead of the Pram)”
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Planning A Homebirth? Here’s Why It Could Transform Any Birth
Photo by Juliia Abramova Facing your fears about Homebirth If you are pregnant, you are probably starting to think about what kind of birth you want and where it might happen. Maybe homebirth has crossed your mind, or maybe it hasn’t. Either way, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a swirl of feelings brewing inside you.ContinueContinue reading “Planning A Homebirth? Here’s Why It Could Transform Any Birth”
To examine or not to examine: Navigating vaginal examinations in labour
Do you hear mothers talking about how many cms they were at points in their labour. Like ‘I arrived at the hospital and I was only 2cms!’ Do you have any idea what they are talking about? They are referring to the number of cms their cervix was dilated, this is worked out by aContinueContinue reading “To examine or not to examine: Navigating vaginal examinations in labour”
From Pregnancy to Parenthood: Life changing books for expectant parents
When I was pregnant for the first time I was so overwhelmed by the number of books about birth and babies. There was so much that I actually just didn’t want to research because I didn’t know where to start. In retrospect the information I had and the books that I did read didn’t helpContinueContinue reading “From Pregnancy to Parenthood: Life changing books for expectant parents”
Courageous Births and Beyond Empowering Calm, Confident Birth 