
26/07/2025
It might not get said very often, but IVF doesn’t mean you give up the right to want a calm, connected birth.
It doesn’t mean your story has to be all monitors and extra scans and ticking boxes.
And it definitely doesn’t mean you’re too far down a medical path for things like breathing techniques, hypnobirthing, or yoga.
There’s a quiet story many people carry after assisted conception: that you should just be grateful.
That because science helped you get here, you don’t get to want anything more from birth than a healthy baby.
But you do.
You’re allowed to want choice.
You’re allowed to feel steady and informed.
You’re allowed to do this your way.
You’re allowed to do it their way too, but you get to be the one to decide that. With clarity, understanding and a sense of autonomy.
And if you’re not sure what your way looks like yet,
that’s okay too.
I’m here to help you work that out, if you’d like me to.
Steph x