Your Birth

15/01/2024

It's based on science!

HYPNOBIRTHING IS NOT TOXIC POSITIVITY!⁠
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There are so many misconceptions about hypnobirthing…⁠
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Things I’ve heard in my 11 years of teaching are;⁠
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⭐It sets unrealistic expectations for birth (this depends on the method but as far as TCBS is concerned it’s not true)⁠
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⭐You aren’t allowed to talk about pain (again it depends on the method but we aren’t scared of the P word!)⁠
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⭐ It’s for home births (you can do Hypnobirthing no matter where you decide to give birth)⁠
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⭐ It’s for vaginal births (it’s also for abdominal births)⁠
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⭐ Its too woo-woo and not based in anything substantial (🙄 please)⁠
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⭐“Are we going to do yoga?” Said by the male partner of one of my clients 😂⁠
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⭐I don’t want someone to control or read my mind (me neither and I can confirm that doesn’t happen!)⁠
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⭐I can’t relax, so I can’t do hypnobirthing (relaxation is a skill that we can help you to learn)⁠
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What myths have you heard about hypnobirthing?⁠
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I’d love to know ❤️ ⁠
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Meet me in the comments 😘

11/12/2023

Even on mornings when I was tired and had 0 energy I would go to Aquabumps and feel so much better after! 😊

☆FREE☆ Active Sunderland Healthy Lifestyles Programme, are running an Aqua Bumps💧💧 programme for pregnant women at Washington Leisure Centre, every Friday morning 9am-10am. 🏃‍♀️🧘
All classes are FREE.
This programme will run up until Friday 29th March 2024. All Active Sunderland require is for the participant to fill in a health questionnaire form before they come along, so the coach is aware of any medical conditions they may have. Participants are provided with resources on weaning 🥦🥗🍉🍈🥣 and other information around healthy lifestyles too.

For more information please email -
healthylifestyles@sunderland.gov.uk

🙌Advantages of exercising when pregnant are:

Less pregnancy tiredness

Reduced risk of gestational diabetes

Improved blood circulation

Strengthens core, back and pelvic muscles

Increases flexibility which can benefit during childbirth


Active Sunderland also run a walk 🚶🚶‍♂️ for families at Silksworth Park (next to Everyone Active Centre) every Wednesday morning 10:30am. This walk is for those looking to get active after a pregnancy, or just wanting to get out and socialise with other people. There is a café on site which people make use of after the walk, which is great for socialising too!
All Active Sunderland require for the walk is a health questionnaire, to let the walk leaders know if any of the participants have any medical conditions.

11/11/2023

Treat my friend to a lovely Indian Head Massage, Pregnancy Full Body Massage & Facial this morning 💞😊

28/10/2023

We all know that the environment we are in can have an enormous impact on how we feel at any given moment. At TCBS we believe that the environment you create for birth is SO important. ⁠
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We encourage the birthing people we work with to think of all of their senses to really create that special, relaxed and comfortable setting- so that regardless of where or how you choose to give birth, you have that sense of familiarity that will soothe you and release the magical concoction of hormones needed for labour. ⁠
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Tell us in the comments about your birth environment and how you made it feel personal...

23/10/2023

Highly recommended Jill's Birthing Ball class, Pregnancy yoga & postnatal yoga! 💕 I've done all 3 and loved them all 😊

15/10/2023

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The Calm Birth School is sending love and light to all of the parents who have experienced baby loss. ⁠
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We honour every little life lost and join the wave of light to remember them.⁠
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06/10/2023

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06/10/2023

Facing induction? This will be useful! 😊

What are the best questions to ask if you're offered induction of labour?

As a midwife who has researched and written about induction of labour for more than two decades, I get asked that quite a bit.

Especially as I have a fundamental belief that there is no one 'right' path for everyone.

Twenty years before anyone hashtagged , I was promoting that very idea to women and families.

One size doesn't fit all.

You need to decide what's right for you.

And in order to do that, you might need to ask some questions.

So I have put together this guide to the five best questions that you can ask in order to get more information and make the decisions that are right for you.

I'm also going to tell you what can you learn from the answers you are given.

You can find my blog post at https://www.sarawickham.com/articles-2/five-questions-to-ask-if-youre-offered-induction-of-labour/

There's a link to my website in my bio as well.

I hope you'll find it useful.

27/09/2023

Beautiful 💕

26/09/2023

There are soo many benefits to using a ball in pregnancy as well as labour! Jill's class is fab 😊

This month I held another BIRTHING BALL CLASS. Don’t be misled this apparatus is NOT just for in labour! It’s used in pregnancy and in regard as essential regardless of birth type! The class is always a huge hit which makes me incredibly happy 💗

Check out this page for more information on when and why you should use a birthing ball! Next birthing ball class is end of October and you can book here: https://bookwhen.com/yogapupz =ev-sz0k-20231030180000

26/09/2023

We are inviting bereaved families to join us on a Walk of Light 🕯

The Forever Cherished Walk of Light will be on Tuesday 10th October at Penshaw Monument 🚶

It will reflect upon and remember all of the babies who are sadly no longer with us ❤️

More 👉 https://bit.ly/3PRhRcz

18/09/2023

Negative birth stories create fear, fear creates tension, tension creates pain. Tell your positive birth stories and encourage other pregnant women 💕

The Calm Birth School