birthing

All you need to know.

3 years ago

I was your stereotypical pregnant girl on her first pregnancy. A total cliché. Days and nights were spent pouring over the pregnancy books, the week-by-week pregnancy guides on websites – that’s when I wasn’t running to a pregnancy yoga class, or a one-on-one session with my hypnobirth instructor! I did it all, read it all, was consumed by […]

7 years ago

“I could not have asked for a better support team.”

9 years ago

When I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, I knew next to nothing about birth. The small amount I did know came mostly from TV – waters breaking in a big gush at a climactic moment in the film, labour that always seemed excruciating, and newborns that look three months old. I […]

9 years ago

I’ve had three ‘overdue’ and ‘big’ babies. I’ve been told on each one that I’m ‘measuring over’. I’ve been sent for a ‘sizing scan’ in the last few weeks of pregnancy. I’ve had to say ‘no thank you’ to the offer of induction on all three. In the end they were all born without medical […]

10 years ago

In my mind, midwives are absolute angels. Practicing midwifery is definitely a vocation; I have huge respect for their expertise and the compassion and emotional support they offer, often in a very difficult working environment and for not a lot of money. Some women feel consultant-led care is the ‘safest’ and ‘best’ care during pregnancy and […]

10 years ago