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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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