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Birth Stories, Testimonials, Pregnancy Discussion & A Bit of Hypnobirthing Too...
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Decoding Pregnancy Dreams
Exploring the science and folklore behind those weird and wild dreams, just why are they so wild……
Natural Energy Boosts For The Third Trimester
Pregnancy fatigue is real, and despite every (older) woman telling you to “sleep now befor the baby comes!” It isn’t that simple, so I’ve put together some natural ways you can try to boost your energy during the last trimester.…
Two Very Different Births
How Hypnobirthing Techniques Helped Me Through Two Very Different Births and Afterwards Too.
21st March 2020, a date that I'm sure is seared into many peoples memory, as its the date the country officially went in to lockdown, and all the lovely things I'd had planned for my maternity leave which had only started only 2 days prior, were suddenly cancelled. Aquanatal classes? Cancelled, appointment for my lashes? cancelled, right through to my baby shower, cancelled. It was honestly a heart-breaking time and I grieved for that lost time and opportunity for a long time. I'd "saved up" my annual leave and had started my annual leave at 31 weeks, so I knew even if my baby came early, I was still faced with a long stretch of time, that was now to be spent on the sofa confined to my home with the dog and husband for company......
Things I Wish I’d Known Before Pregnancy
Following on from my social media post about the things I wish I’d known before becoming pregnant, I felt it was the perfect opportunity to get back to blogging with all the things my followers wish they’d known too.
So here are the top 10…
The Importance of Mental Well-Being in Pregnancy
Today marks the beginning of "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week" 1st to the 7th of May 2023. Ad it felt like the right time to talk about my experience of mental health in pregnancy and the perinatal period.
28th January 2020 and I was about 24 weeks pregnant with my first baby. Just the day before I had been present as midwife at the birth of my best friends beautiful baby girl, and I felt exhausted, both physically and mentally exhausted. I had been waiting and waiting for this surge of energy and "pregnancy glow" to appear for my second trimester, and it was at this point realised I was almost into my third trimester and not experiencing anything remotely close to "glowing!" In fact I felt that at given moment I could burst into tears, and my emotional responses felt so extreme, I simply didn't recognise myself....
Breast Feeding Awareness Week 2023
Even a “professional” found it difficult!
As a midwife we learn a lot about breast feeling but that didn’t always help me when I was on my own breast feeding journey!
Breast feeding my first baby was a dream, he had no issues whatsoever so when I was pregnant with my second baby I was expecting a pretty similar smooth ride!
Top Tips For a Heatwave
We’ve been getting some unseasonably hot weather this September, so I thought I’d share my top tips for keeping cool!
Keeping cool and beating the heat is especially important during pregnancy as unfortunately you are more prone to dehydration, fatigue and even heat stroke.
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