
Birth plans: making choices for a calmer birth
Birth plans: what’s the point? Birth plans. Total bullshit right? No point in planning for something you have no control over. Your midwife wont bother
You are in the CalmFamily
You are in the CalmFamily
Birth plans: what’s the point? Birth plans. Total bullshit right? No point in planning for something you have no control over. Your midwife wont bother
Patience. Communication. Lube. Hopefully all self explanatory, if a little ambiguous. Don’t even begin to contemplate getting back in the saddle until you have all
Since I left school I have studied child development from conception, and, as well as psychology and neurology, I have always loved the pregnancy and
So, you’re having a baby! You’re preparing for their arrival. Ticking all that baby stuff off your list as people generously give you all the
Preparing for birth after sexual trauma can be a really challenging situation. This article is part of a series of 3 articles. This is the
Warning: please read The first half of this story is a tale of actual medical mismanagement, and negligence. I have had numerous birth professionals request
A doula is a person, usually a woman, who offers emotional, practical and informative support to women and couples, before, during and after childbirth. A
I have had two babies, and two very different births. In both of these circumstances I had very typical pregnancies, and gave birth to large
Around a quarter of births in the UK are via caesarean section. The discussion around cesarean birth is often very negative. However, caesarean births are
A pregnancy of doubt and worry I first fell pregnant in 2012, unfortunately, at our 12 week scan we were told that the baby had
To go into spontaneous labour at 29 weeks comes as a major shock and the experience that follows leaves everlasting scars. The NICU journey is
April is Caesarean Birth Awareness Month so we have written a piece on carrying after a Caesarean birth. We hope that this will help you
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