How To Have a Positive Caesarean Birth With Hypnobirthing
Birthing your baby by planned caesarean and want a positive birth experience that feels empowering? Here are some suggestions for how to prepare for your c-section, a sample birth plan, and some tips on how to aid your recovery after a caesarean.
Induction of Labour, Guide and How to Have a Positive Experience
How do you know if induction of labour (IOL) is right for you and your baby? In this research-backed guide NHS Midwives Nissa Moger and Jo Peñaranda discuss why you might be offered an IOL, the pros and cons, ways to bring on labour without induction, and 10 ways you can have a positive experience if you decide to opt for IOL.
Hospital Birth Bag Checklist
Unmissable advice from NHS Midwife Nissa Moger for what to include on your hospital birth bag packing list - for you, your baby and your birthing partner. Download and print the list for your own use. Includes recommended essential oils to help labour and birth.
A Free Guide to Mental Health in Pregnancy and Postpartum
Becoming a mother is one of the most significant transitions in a woman’s life. Not only is there the physical growth and birth of the baby, but there is a parallel emotional journey towards motherhood.
The way a woman experiences her pregnancy is individual to her. We all come to pregnancy with our own important personal histories. You may have been through many cycles of fertility treatment; you may not want children; you may have conceived in a blended cultural family; you may have experienced a previous pregnancy loss; you may have conceived straight away and are ecstatic……
A Free Guide to Having a Doula
To doula or not to doula…that is the question!
Ever heard of a doula? Wondered what one is, what they do and how they can help? Is it all witchcraft and incense? Hopefully, I can dispel a few myths here!
What is a doula?
A doula supports women and those that birth through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. How do we do that…. well, to start with we are non-judgemental and incredibly open in our approach. We appreciate that everyone makes decisions that are right for them…..
What I've Learnt... From A Tale of Two Tears
Preparing for the birth of our first child in 2013, I was utterly convinced we had it sussed. I expected to breathe my baby down in my bedroom, upright, giving my tissues time to expand, gravity supporting my open pelvis etc.
I knew if there was a real emergency, I would have an unplanned C-section, but I never considered any outcome in the middle….