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Every woman deserves to feel in control, clam and confident throughout their birth experience!

06/05/2024

🤍 Welcoming the new family member 🤍

03/05/2024

✨Breast changes in early & late pregnancy ✨

26/04/2024

✨Simple Recipe ✨

You've been up all night with the baby or are running late for work because the kids have had one of "those" mornings! 🙄

I see you!!!!

It's hard to take care of yourself when you are so time poor or just utterly exhausted, but these incredible jars are packed with nutritional components which will give you energy, keep you full and can be enjoyed on the go!

Already doing this little trick? Drop your favorite toppings below 👇

23/04/2024

🤍 Early signs of pregnancy 🤍

What are some of the most common signs of pregnancy, and could you be pregnant?

22/04/2024

✨Light touch during labour✨

Did you know that light touch massage releases endorphins which inhibits some of the pain messages going to brain 🤯.

*photo posted with permission of Mumma.

It doesn’t have be a full blown massage with oils and the works, a gentle head massage, hair stroking or back/arm scratches do the job nicely 💆🏽‍♀️.

Be sure to get you birth team to work and start practicing their moves on you now 😉.

18/04/2024

This morning I saw an incredible mumma birth her 9lb/4kg baby boy at hospital with the use of gas and air.

This is a reminder that you can still aim for your dream birth regardless of birth location and baby’s size.

Although the size of baby was seen as a potential challenge, mumma had done her research and felt confident in her decisions. The staff supported her choices whole heartedly and communicated everything with the mumma throughout the labour process.

Even when baby started misbehaving briefly, the hospital staff communicated the options with her and her partner and explained why they were on the table. This collaborative approach helped her achieve her dream of a natural birth with only gas and air for assistance.

Still absolutely buzzing from seeing this goddess do her thing!!!

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24/03/2024

Some oxytocin to help with my recovery 🥰✨❤️

18/03/2024

Out of office ❤️.

I’ll be keep you posted as I see fit and able however emails and calls won’t be answered for 2 weeks whilst I focus purely on healing ✨

I’ve been asked, do I feel like losing my womanhood? But I don’t, because I’m more than my uterus.

I’m a wife, a mother, a friend, a doula, an employee… and by going through this, I will be better at all of those.

Sure, I’m nervous about the recovery, being away from my kids, how my body will be after and I’m weirdly sad about losing the thing that let me grow my two healthy girls.

But I’m choosing to focus on the positives. I was finished growing my family so that opportunity was never taken from me.

I’ll also have a better quality of life, less pain, less medication, less sleepless night and exhaustion from days on end of pain.

Anyways, I’m off to live in my granny un**es, oversized t-shirts and watch hours of reality TV 😉.

22/02/2024

Here is to 34! 🥳🥰. I have had theeee most hectic week, between births, sickness and work.
I’ve been almost broken.

I’m so f**king lucky for my best girlfriends and partner who support me and treat me like this. Find yourself your own wooo girls like , & 😘. And my beautiful husband Tom xx

25/01/2024

✨ Rest is key ✨

Resting between contractions is absolutely key to ensure your energy is there for pushing.

It's not uncommon for some women, including myself to have a micro sleep during labour. Your body automatically sends you into this sleepy state between contractions to help reserve your energy and prepares you for the next phase.

Often women get worried that labour has slowed down or eased up but in fact your body is still well and truly working its magic to assist the baby in its decent.

How incredible are our bodies!!!! 😍

📸 - Amber May - Birth Photographer

23/01/2024

✨ New Blog Post ✨

This month's topic is "What is the Induction Process for Birth".

I've kept it super simple in the post, of course there are risks and benefits to everything birth related but it's important to remember that induction births can be beautiful too!

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