Cowriebirth

01/01/2022

Happy New Year!

Here's to 2022.

30/12/2021

Throughout the sessions on my hypnobirthing course, 2 long days for a group course or between 2 to 5 sessions for one-to-one's, I talk about the importance of practice.

Firstly, finding time in your day/week to fit the breathing, relaxation and massage practice in. This could be formally scheduling time, or simply doing the practice alongside something else eg. Listening to affirmations as you wash up.

I also encourage couples to think through all the information, consider what their preferences would be in different scenarios and build their connection tools. My post course email includes lots of resources to help with further research and conversations.

Doing this work helps the information to sink in. It also makes the tools easier to access in labour.

And luckily I'm not the only one who goes on about practice, this great blog from Lamaze gives even more reasons and tips to help with knowledge retention. https://www.lamaze.org/Giving-Birth-with-Confidence/GBWC-Post/so-youve-taken-a-childbirth-class-now-what-1

28/12/2021

Dates for next year in Blackheath. A full weekend course that gives you everything you need for labour and a little something for after.

27/12/2021

My body was made to do this

26/12/2021

Merry Christmas!!!

Hope you had a fabulous day yesterday and are enjoying a restful Boxing Day. I am.

24/12/2021

Interesting that fewer babies are born on Christmas Day. Seems like births that include hospital procedures can be rescheduled around the holidays. Makes me wonder why there is so much pressure when a mother wants to wait for her own reasons.

Christmas and New Year's are days of celebration in many parts of the world when people gather with family and friends. One thing many typically don't celebrate on those days is a birthday.

23/12/2021

Some births are very fast.

Daniela got pregnant very quickly after removing her IUD. She had a fairly easy pregnancy with the usual symptoms of waddling, weight gain, and a small bladder! She says that the silver lining of being pregnant during COVID was being able to work from home the whole time and in fact most of her cowo...

20/12/2021

Let it go. Whatever it is that you should've let go long ago. Let it go. the freedom that comes next is something wild and true.

Releasing fears about birth is liberating. It isn't something that happens immediately, but is more of a mental shift that slowly takes over every aspect of your life filling you with confidence and amazement at the possibilities available to you.

Using hypnosis, learning about the process of birth, listening to empowering statements, understanding your choices, are all ways to shift the fear and develop a confidence in your ability to birth.

16/12/2021

Pregnancy can come with aches and pains as your body stretches, looses and generally changes to accommodate your growing baby. Sciatica, joint pain, heart burn, swollen breasts, pelvic girdle pain, leg cramps... it can feel like a lot.

Take care of yourself as much as you can and listen to your body.

Perhaps see an osteopath who can help with alignment or give an indicator of if you need more support.

These discomforts are not the best part of pregnancy, but they are only for a time. See if you can find ways to focus on more positive aspects to keep you going.

xx

21/11/2021

On the March for midwives.