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15/03/2026

🌸✨ MOTHER’S DAY MEGA GIVEAWAY ✨🌸

This one is a BIG one… and the dream bundle for any mum or mum-to-be. 💛

I’ve teamed up with some of my favourite baby brands to give ONE lucky winner a bundle worth over £700!

You could win goodies from:

From getting out and about with your baby, to cosy playtime, carrying your little one close and even those tiny first toothbrushing moments, this bundle has you covered.

✨ How to enter:
1️⃣ Follow
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3️⃣ Tag a mum, mum-to-be or bestie who needs this (each tag = an extra entry!)

💫 Winner announced on Wednesday 18th!

Good luck! And happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible women in this together - whether you’re holding your baby in your arms or still growing them in your belly. 🤍

12/03/2026

16 weeks 🤍

This stage of pregnancy often feels like a quiet turning point…but not always! Your body is doing an extraordinary amount of work behind the scenes, building a placenta, increasing blood volume and supporting your growing baby.

One thing I’ve been really mindful of during this pregnancy, both as a midwife and a mum, is protecting my peace. Pregnancy isn’t just physical - your nervous system needs protecting too.

Pregnant women deserve calm, kindness and support around them.

If you’ve been pregnant before, I’d love your wisdom …what helped you most around this stage of pregnancy?

11/03/2026

Sleep is such a big part of pregnancy, postpartum and motherhood 🤍 With it being Safe Sleep Week, we’re in full prep for our newborn with . Both of my kids are already kitted out in their sleep suits and our new baby will be too. Sleep suits (that are well fitted and correct tog) are a simple way to support safer sleep - helping keep baby at a comfortable temperature without the need for loose blankets, while still allowing them to move freely and sleep soundly.
Anything that supports safer sleep for babies (and parents!) is a win in my book ✨
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08/03/2026

For International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating just how extraordinary women’s bodies really are!

Pregnancy and birth are some of the most powerful physiological processes in the human body, yet many people know surprisingly little about them.

So we asked the public some intimate questions about women pregnancy and birth… and some of the answers might surprise you.

How many did you know? ✨

01/03/2026

C-section rates have risen significantly over the past few decades, both in the UK and globally.

Caesarean birth can be life-saving. It can be the safest option. And for many families, it is the right birth.

But research consistently shows that certain models of care and labour practices are associated with lower intervention rates — including lower caesarean rates — particularly for low-risk pregnancies.

For example:

• Continuity of midwifery care is associated with higher rates of spontaneous vaginal birth and fewer caesareans (Cochrane reviews).
• Upright and mobile positions in labour are associated with shorter labours and reduced intervention.
• Some evidence suggests that avoiding unnecessary induction in low-risk pregnancies may reduce intervention, particularly in first-time mothers — though this is nuanced and individual.

Other commonly discussed factors, such as staying at home in early labour or optimising the hormonal environment are biologically plausible and supported by observational data, but are harder to measure in randomised trials.

Birth outcomes are influenced by many variables we can’t control.

25/02/2026

Pregnancy nausea is no joke. It can be debilitating!

Here’s some honest accounts from me!

16/02/2026

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04/02/2026

Pregnancy isn’t what you see on the outside.
It’s a series of complex physiological adaptations happening quietly, every day. You and your body are amazing!!

Behind the scenes:

🩸 Maternal blood volume increases by ~40–50%
This supports uteroplacental circulation, fetal oxygenation, and prepares the body for the normal blood loss of birth.

🧠 Structural and functional brain changes occur
Neuroimaging studies show alterations in grey matter associated with social cognition, emotional regulation, and caregiving behaviours.

🫁 Respiratory physiology adapts
Tidal volume increases and oxygen consumption rises by around 20% to meet maternal and fetal metabolic demands.

🫀 Cardiac output increases significantly
Heart rate and stroke volume rise, allowing more blood to circulate to the uterus, kidneys, skin, and placenta.

🧬 A temporary endocrine organ is formed
The placenta produces hormones (hCG, progesterone, oestrogen, hPL) that regulate pregnancy, fetal growth, and maternal metabolism.

🦴 Connective tissue remodelling occurs
Hormones such as relaxin and progesterone alter collagen and ligament tension in preparation for birth.

Pregnancy is not passive.
It is a state of profound biological work.

22/01/2026

The early days of motherhood aren’t about doing more.
They’re about protecting your energy, your nervous system, and your recovery.

You don’t need better routines.
You need less load.

Automate what you can.
Delegate what you don’t need to hold.
Eliminate what doesn’t matter right now.

— The Modern Midwife

17/01/2026

2016 trend 👜 the last photo was my best and last design…

Aged 24, I launched an eco-friendly baby changing bag brand, made in England from recycled leather, offcuts, flurocarbon free canvas and nickel free fittings. They were filled with organic essentials for labour and birth too 🌱

I somehow secured a meeting at head office and negotiated directly with the head buyer Caroline, who saw my inexperience as something to nurture. She introduced me to from - so much love to you for your support 🫶

I was supported by some incredibly generous people along the way, including , who covered our photoshoot and offered invaluable advice 🙏 who gave me hours of his time to talk through issues I was facing. We also met at who told us some hard truths and went on to appear on The Apprentice! Good lad 😄

Alongside building the business, I partied, enjoyed my freedom and spent a lot of time with my precious family.

Twice dad come with me to 🤍, there we gained hundreds of happy customers and soon to follow little MLM babies 🥹 receiving the most incredible/hilarious feedback:
“You could run over that bag with an aeroplane and it would be fine!” 😂 Some STILL tell me their bag is going strong!

Despite the demand, we couldn’t make the business work 💔 UK manufacturing and premium quality came at a cost as well as trying to manage 72 suppliers. I eventually ran out of money. Letting it go broke my heart, I cried myself to sleep a lot.

But that year taught me there’s no such thing as failure -only learning.
And it shaped the woman I am today ✨

13/01/2026

We need a new story about where life begins.
Not one rooted in competition but in collaboration.

From the very first moment, the female body is wise.
And it always has been. 💛

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