The real value is in talking about it, exploring, researching and talking about your options, whilst not under any pressure to make a decision. Your birth partner needs to know your thoughts and feelings, that way they can truly advocate for you when and if needed. It’s sometimes better to think of your plan as …
What do I need to buy?
Parents often buy an extensive list of equipment, only to find much of it taking over the home and it rarely used. Sometimes it’s better to wait and see, get the basics and go from there. It is also worth saying that not everything has to be new, babies use things for a short time …
How do I get comfortable in early labour?
How do I recognise it? It may start with some period like cramps, you may need to use the toilet, the body naturally purging itself ready for birth. Sometimes the first sign is the mucus plug coming away, or perhaps it’s low level backache that turns to something more. What’s happening? That magic hormone oxytocin …
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Hypnobirthing
Hypnobirthing: Is it for you? You may have heard a lot about this in recent years, Kate Middleton and other celebrities seem to favour it, is it something for you? What is it? Hypnobirthing is a complete antenatal education, it covers meditation techniques to get into a state of deep relaxation, visualisation and breathing techniques, …
Back to School…
September’s here! Time flies, the summer holidays stretched out before us, now we only have a week left! September is bringing a nip in the air and the start of a new season. Don’t be overwhelmed with what needs to be done, follow these steps. Make a list or what you need to buy and …
Love is in the air…
February is the month of love, but what we Mums often forget is to love and look after ourselves. Are you so busy running the home, looking after babies, doing the school run and making sure everyone is ok, that you are bottom of the list? Whatever way you look at it, you can’t give …
Christmas is coming …
How are you doing? It can be difficult to feel festive if you’re overwhelmed. Juggling work, family events, young children, shopping and present buying, trying to meet expectations is enough to get anyone down. See if any of these tips can help you. • Christmas Traditions- they can be great, but don’t feel pressure to …
So you’re going to be a birth partner…
How wonderful, what a privilege; they may be your first thoughts, followed by what do I do, how can I help, what if I panic? You won’t! Your wife/partner/sister/daughter/friend has picked you because you’re the person to comfort them and make them feel safe, you can do that. What can you do before baby arrives? …
Where are we tonight?
School’s well underway, Autumn is here and the afterschool and sports clubs have started! I know I’m back into full swing with Brownies, Dance, Gymnastics and Archery on the agenda in our house. Whether it’s choir, chess, baking or basketball, it’s good to get them involved. It’s easy for children spend large amounts of time …
Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Night Sickness…
No exaggeration!! So we have all heard the news that Kate is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and comments range from not much sympathy, from those who haven’t experienced such sickness and think she has an easy life, to complete empathy, from those who are in the know. What Mummy misses her child’s first day …
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