12/01/2026
How is my baby boy 2 😢
Here are some birth prep tips to celebrate.
I am by no means an expert.
But I’m just sharing what helped me have my dream low-intervention second birth (after a very medicalised first birth)
In no perfect order:
▫️got my pelvic floor sorted so that I could actually RELAX and dilate .physio.pilates
▫️ Read some amazing books - my #1 was birth with confidence by
▫️ Had the most incredible birth doula who helped prepare my husband and I as a team, and was by our side for the later stages of labour and birth.
▫️Listened to lots of podcasts
▫️ Invested in the online class - some amazing interviews on there. Especially the one about breathing. Def came in handy 😅
▫️Listened/ slept through my calm birth meditations most days in the third trimester
▫️ Had labour prep acupuncture + acupuncture in early labour .pawley
▫️ Had 1001 convos with my amazing husband, who was totally on board.
▫️ labour pain management - tens machine.
▫️ Custom herbs - to help prepare my uterus.
Well now that I write it all out it sounds like a a lot. But it was a process.
I don’t relax easily. I’m not a go with the flow person. I like to prepare.
And I’m grateful the second time around that I got to experience my dream birth.
I know preparation doesn’t always equal the end goal. I learned that the first time.
That’s not your fault. That’s birth.
But you can definitely try.
Share with someone who’s birthing in 2026 🩷