Protecting Birth - Doula Glasgow

06/12/2023

THIS is so true…. ‘Being With’ ❤️

04/12/2023

As you should know, one of my favourite subjects 💛

25/11/2023

Lovely memory from 5 years ago. Spending valuable time with amazing homebirth midwives ❤️

20/11/2023

Homebirth ❤️

Research shows that planning to birth at home increases your chances of a normal vaginal birth.

16/11/2023

What is a Doula? We are also all of this, often more so ❤️

What is a midwife

A midwife is a chameleon, a leopard with ever changing spots.
A reflection of all those we have cared for
Of who we’re with in the moment
We dress ourselves to match the room, to match you in whatever ways we need
We’re patched together in a quilt of mismatched remnants and wonky threads
A quilt we’re forever picking at, loose threads tied, unpicked, re patched, ironed, scrunched
Some bits destined for the bin, other bits tucked in corners folded just so.
A life long project that is never really finished
I’ve remade myself again and again and I will again

Midwives are a work of art, a work of heart
A strange mix of science, biology.
A vast amount of abstract knowledge that we don’t know we know, yet somehow we do.
We exist in the moment before that first breath
We look you in the eyes, for a moment it’s just us two.
‘Just one more,’ part of me in awe as you pull it from the depths
Then we’re suspended in that brief all consuming hitch of your breath, that seems to last forever
Before we all breathe again when cries ring out like church bells on wedding days.
Towels fall around you like celebratory confetti, wiping away the old as we welcome the new.

And when silence stretches fourth, we will wrap you up tight, stop the world as you prepare to say goodbye.
Drape you in kindness, smallest touch, our words feeling hollow.
A Lilly white blanket that should have seen you home
Nothing feels like it can ever be enough

We’re the hand in your photos, the touch you’ve forgotten
We’re the photographers, the faceless voice, that face you can’t quite place
That person in Tescos that looks familiar, but you’re not sure from where
We’re your advocates, your voice, the rudder in the storm

We’re the rushing feet, the jangling keys
We’re the laughers, the cryers, the jokers.
The back rub that hits just right
The chirpy cheerleader in the middle of the night
Seeing you at your best and worst
Eventually becoming a blue blurry smudge on the periphery of your memories as time passes

But just so you know, just so you’re aware
A midwife is made up of all of you

Copyright: Midwifosaurus
Photo credit: ‘yes, you did it.’ Kate Kennedy Birth Photgraphy (See comments)

14/11/2023

When I was at the Birth Home in Uganda. Antenatal class Ugandan style 😍 way to go mummas

14/11/2023

Did I tell you about the time I met Ina May Gaskin? Or should I say she met me!! Lol

13/11/2023

Undisturbed birth hormones have the power to change us: fear gives way to courage, doubt gives way to belief, and pain gives way to joy.

Who’s feeling all the feels right now? 🥺

11/11/2023

❤️

31/10/2023

Home birth works!
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30063-8/fulltext

*Thanks to Sam Todd for the infographic*

16/10/2023

16/10/2023

In a world where we rush around and try to fit too much in, a baby’s ‘due date’ has come to be seen by some people as a kind of appointment.

Statistically, only 5% of babies are born on their due date and many healthy babies are born after this.

I sometimes suggest that people plan to do something nice on their baby’s due date; there’s a really high chance that you’ll be free to do it!

But the important thing to remember is that, on the whole, our bodies and our babies’ bodies know what they’re doing.

If you’d like more information about due dates, induction or birth in general, see www.sarawickham.com/iol

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