‘Home From Home’ water birth unit set up in Wexford Hospital
Wexford General Hospital has officially opened a new water birthing unit in their maternity ward. The space aims to provide a calm and tranquil environment for mothers while delivering and also provides them with a choice of how they wish to give birth. “The water birth may not be suitable for everyone, but our goal […]
2 years ago
“Why does she feel so heavy?” 12 mums tell us the very first words they said after giving birth
“We did it, baby!” Those very first moments after having just given birth is by far the most intense in your life. What I remember most is that feeling of getting those brand new, warm and slippy babies placed in my arms. Everything else just melts away. It’s a combination of things, of course, that […]
3 years ago
“My husband humiliated me for accidentally pooping during birth”
Birthing a baby is – for most women – the single most intense and, most often, physically painful thing they will do in their lives. It is full-on. Your body is literally trying to squeeze out an entire, fully-grown baby – and it requires all your concentration and energy and will. And sometimes, when all […]
3 years ago
A TikTok-er showed the size of an epidural needle, and yep, it’s huge
Sure look – we knew it – mums really are warriors. Giving birth is no picnic, as everyone who has done it knows, and to help cope with the pain, some women opt for having an epidural – a type of anaesthesia that is injected into the epidural space, which is located around the spinal […]
4 years ago
Real, raw, amazing: Why I think we need to talk more about positive birth experiences
Confession: I loved giving birth. Both times. So much so that I would love to have another baby just to be able to experience it all over again. Yes, really. I was lucky, I suppose, in that, I felt very cared for by the midwives at the Oslo hospital where I gave birth. Lucky that […]
4 years ago
C-section shaming is a thing – and if it has happened to you, you will feel this
Honestly, how is this a thing?! We are all well aware of the concept of ‘mum shaming.’ Bizarre as it is, mums have been known to shame each other over different parenting methods, whether or not you go out to work once you are a mother or even when it comes to what type of […]
4 years ago