Sam Welford Birth Positive

Sam Welford Birth Positive Practicing Midwife, Hypnobirthing Teacher, Reflexologist. Follow me on Insta .welfordmidwife

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช...
19/04/2025

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ. โฃ
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๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. โฃ
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๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ. โฃ
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒโฃโฃThose last weeks of pregnancy can seem to last forever. Especially if youโ€™re past your estimated due d...
05/04/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒโฃ
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Those last weeks of pregnancy can seem to last forever. Especially if youโ€™re past your estimated due date. This time spent โ€˜waitingโ€™ can be physically and emotionally heavy. Itโ€™s really easy to fall into a doubting mindset where you wonder if youโ€™ll be pregnant forever (even though you know how ridiculous that is). Youโ€™re cranky and tired and sore and just plain over it. โฃ
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And then the messages from friends and family start pouring in and the rising pressure of their anticipation is a stress you definitely donโ€™t need. โฃ
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But what if you considered this time before labour differently? Instead of counting down the days (and waking up each morning feeling defeated that youโ€™re still pregnant), you realised that itโ€™s a distinct phase; the beginning of your body softening and opening in preparation for labour. โฃ
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And then you sunk into it and did things that made you happy; rested when you were tired, relaxed in the bath, watched movies that made you laugh - all the things that encourage oxytocin to flow, the very same hormone that kick-starts labour. โฃ
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๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐——๐—ข ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜. โฃ
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Similarly, you canโ€™t force labour to begin; you need to sit back, trust, and let it come to you. We know thatโ€™s easier said than done, but creating a low-stress space to get oxytocin flowing is not only relevant to labourโ€ฆitโ€™s actually essential to get labour started in the first place. โฃ
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Do you know your options for birth, both in and out of a hospital? Do you want to talk through your birth preferences or...
05/02/2025

Do you know your options for birth, both in and out of a hospital?

Do you want to talk through your birth preferences or have help completing a plan?

Positions, Pain Relief, Birthing the Placentaโ€ฆโ€ฆ..

Do you want to talk through anything that might be worrying you or anything you just want to know regarding birth?

Come along to this Midwife led Group session to learn more ๐Ÿ’›

Thursday 13th February 10.30-12pm ยฃ25

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โ€œThe moment ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐ŸฉทMany seem to forget in the midst of child birth that in that moment there is in fact ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ...
04/02/2025

โ€œThe moment ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐Ÿฉท

Many seem to forget in the midst of child birth that in that moment there is in fact ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด.

Two beings both entering new worlds, a world where they must ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด and learn to navigate new life filled with the unknown.

A world where they are both simultaneously faced with overwhelming vulnerability and unfamiliar emotions.

The transformation a woman goes through as she moves from maiden to mother is ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ of a womenโ€™s life.

So this is a gentle reminder to ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ mama.

Please do not forget that you also need to be held and supported in this birth ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐Ÿฉท



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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜…โฃ ๐Ÿค What is it. Should I clean it off. How does it help my baby โฃVernix is the white sticky substance that covers ...
16/11/2024

๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜…โฃ ๐Ÿค What is it. Should I clean it off. How does it help my baby
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Vernix is the white sticky substance that covers your babyโ€™s skin whilst in the womb. It protects their skin from looking all pruney, like how your fingers and toes go when youโ€™ve been in the bath too long!โฃ
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๐ŸคVernix acts as a protective barrier for the skin. It has antibacterial + moisturising properties so, as tempting as it may be, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ. Let your babyโ€™s skin absorb this in the first few hours/days of life and It will help their skin adapt to life outside the wombโฃ
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โฃ๐Ÿ› The Royal College of Midwives (2018) state there is no current evidence to support when a baby should have their first bath but expert opinion recommends delaying for the 1st 24-48hrs at least, or until your babyโ€™s temperature has stabilised. ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?โฃ
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๐Ÿฆ  Remember the skin microbiome is a diverse array of microorganisms that colonise the skin surface and has an important function in protecting the body against harmful organisms as well as supporting the immune system. (Plus babies donโ€™t tend to get sweaty or dirty like older children so a โ€˜top and tailโ€™ is often enough at first)โฃ
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If your baby is born after 41 weeks, their skin may be slightly dry or peeling. This is because all the protective vernix has been absorbed before they were born. The very top layer of their skin will gently peel off over the next few days, leaving perfect skin underneath. Nature is a clever thing ๐Ÿค
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Avoid using perfumed creams or lotions, as they may do more harm than good. ๐Ÿงผ Postnatal care NICE guidance recommends using plain water for the first 8 weeks + only using a mild, non-perfumed soap or lotion when required.โฃ

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๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ.its one of the things we are most scared about, right? โฃโฃBut honestly, itโ€™s maybe not as bad as you are imagini...
13/10/2024

๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ.its one of the things we are most scared about, right? โฃ
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But honestly, itโ€™s maybe not as bad as you are imagining, and everything usually heals so well down there. So try not to worry too muchโฃ
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Iโ€™ve given birth va**nally 3 times and whether you tear or donโ€™t tear you will still feel sore, bruised, achey. Usually for the 1st 4-5 days, then everything starts to heal and feel better โ˜บ๏ธโฃ
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๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜/๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด;โฃ
๐Ÿ’›Think about your position when you give birth. Being more upright, forward leaning or on your side can help. Basically not on your back/sitting semi reclined with your legs wide open!โฃ
๐Ÿ’›Be instinctive, listen to your body, push when it tells you to. And try not to hold your breath for a long time. Use your โ€˜Down Breathโ€™ to push.โฃ
๐Ÿ’›Consider water (in a birth pool or using a warm perineal compress).โฃ
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If you do have stitches, and even if you donโ€™t, ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด;โฃ
๐Ÿ’›Hygiene is key. Try to prevent infection by having good hand hygiene before and after using the toilet.โฃ
๐Ÿ’›After the toilet gently wash (plain water or maybe with a few drops of Lavender and TeaTree in the water) and pat dry. Get laid on your bed with your legs open, let the fresh air at you for a bit!โฃ
๐Ÿ’›Change your pads regularly. โฃ
๐Ÿ’›I also like a bit of a Spritz at each change! โ€˜Spritz for Bitsโ€™ by is probably my fav (Iโ€™ve yet to find better! But happy to hear your views) โฃ
๐Ÿ’›Have a high protein diet and keep hydrated to help wound healing โฃ
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What Iโ€™ve noticed is that we defo see less tearing at a HomeBirth. And I donโ€™t think itโ€™s necessarily solely because we are at home, but more the whole birthing vibe all together. โฃ
๐Ÿ’›Thereโ€™s no rushingโฃ
๐Ÿ’›Itโ€™s calmerโฃ
๐Ÿ’›Women are always instinctiveโฃ
๐Ÿ’›very rarely choose to birth on their back/satโฃ
๐Ÿ’›They do what they feel is rightโฃ
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ปโฃ
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๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป? โฃโฃEspecially the bones in their head!โฃThis...
10/10/2024

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป? โฃ
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Especially the bones in their head!โฃ
This means they can move about and overlap. โฃ
๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐Ÿ’œโฃ
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Birth is NOT like pushing a watermelon out of your bum ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿซฃ For one thing melons are NOT soft, and they do not squish up easily! Theyโ€™re not designed perfectly like a baby is. And during labour youโ€™ve got hormones on your side, also making YOU super stretchy (you are also designed perfectly)!โฃ
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During birth the bones move over the top of one another. And the parts which join the bones together, known as โ€˜suture linesโ€™ and โ€˜fontanellesโ€™ (you can see them in the pictures) are also very soft and mobile/not fused together. Which helps them get through the pelvis and out of the va**na without causing any damage to their own skulls and (hopefully) minimal harm to you. โฃ
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Itโ€™s the reason babyโ€™s are commonly born with cone shaped heads (usually back to normal after 48 hours but can take longer ).โฃ
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๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ โ€˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ?โฃ
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๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด/๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด โ˜บ๏ธโฃ
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๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ข๐—จ๐—š๐—›. But guess what, so can you ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸปโฃโฃThe transition stage of labour comes at the end of the 1st stage...
07/08/2024

๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ข๐—จ๐—š๐—›. But guess what, so can you ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿปโฃ
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The transition stage of labour comes at the end of the 1st stage. Itโ€™s the final part of that stage and a significant milestone on your journey to meeting your baby. Youโ€™re on the home stretchโฃ
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Hereโ€™s what you need to know:โฃ
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๐Ÿ’œ It usually happens when your cervix is dilated between 8 to 10 centimeters. And Itโ€™s a sign that youโ€™re getting closer to meeting your babyโฃ
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๐Ÿ’œ This stage is intense. Both physically and emotionally/mentally.โฃ
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๐Ÿ’œ You will probably feel exhausted and overwhelmed, and even doubt your ability to continue. This is completely normal and many women say they โ€œare going home, not doing it anymore, get this baby out, ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌโ€ etc..โฃ
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๐Ÿ’œ You might notice increased pressure in your pelvis, bum, hips, and a strong urge to push. And you might feel sick, shaky, overwhelmed, very irritable or you might cry. Just try to remember, this is all part of the process, nothing to worry about, you are soon going to meet your baby. โฃ
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๐Ÿ’œ This is a great time for your birth partner to reassure you how amazing you are doing, remind you to focus on the breathing techniques and to keep going. โฃ
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๐Ÿ’œ Once your cervix is fully dilated the transition stage ends, and the second/pushing stage starts. This is when you get to use your power to work with your body to push your baby out.โฃ
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Donโ€™t forgetโ€ฆ..youโ€™ve got this, get ready for those new baby scrunches and cuddlesโฃ
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๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿซถ๐ŸปโฃDid you know you are the perfect person to support her through birth. Simply because you are you. โฃ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚...
13/07/2024

๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿปโฃ
Did you know you are the perfect person to support her through birth. Simply because you are you. โฃ
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. You are also one of her biggest sources of Oxytocin, simply by just being there. โฃ
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It can be scary being a birth partner. Itโ€™s a tough role. Remember, youโ€™re not expected to know everything, weโ€™re (us midwives) here to help you โ˜บ๏ธโฃ
And If you feel a little overwhelmed, take a big breath and know that you to have got this!โฃ
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Hereโ€™s a few tips:โฃ
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๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ;โฃ
๐Ÿ’œAttend a birth prep class together, that way you can learn a few things, know what to expect & pick up some tips on how to helpโฃ
๐Ÿ’œDiscuss the birth, what vibe is she aiming for, what are the important things & how can you help achieve thisโฃ
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๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ;โฃ
๐Ÿ’œ set up the environment to create that all important birthing atmosphere. Think about things like lighting, music, smell, privacy/noise levelโฃ
๐Ÿ’œ Keep her hydrated. Offer sips of fluid (and snacks) regularly, labour uses up so much energy & fuel is importantโฃ
๐Ÿ’œOffer comforting touch. This helps her feel safe & supported. It could be a simple head stroke, counter pressure, a massage, or even just a hand on her shoulder. Did you know, light touch massage over the back, arms, thighs is great for releasing endorphinsโฃ
๐Ÿ’œHelp her change positions regularly, remember you are helping your baby rotate & descend through the pelvis. Think Optimising Fetal Position is the key. Support her weight if she needs itโฃ
๐Ÿ’œApply that TENS machine, run her a lovely aromatherapy bath, give her your hand (or a comb) to squeeze. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต. Count her through the breathing until the contraction/surge/tightening has easedโฃ
๐Ÿ’œMost importantly stay with her, encourage her, calm her, be her anchor. Remind her just how amazing she is โฃ
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๐Ÿ˜‚Oh and definitely be flexible. Prepare for some abuse & try not to take it personally! Donโ€™t get discouraged if she doesnโ€™t like something you try!โฃ
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๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ? โฃ


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This is my amazing client Ellie. And later this week, at 37 weeks (and a few days) she is going to give birth, via Elect...
17/06/2024

This is my amazing client Ellie. And later this week, at 37 weeks (and a few days) she is going to give birth, via Elective Cesarean, to her 1st Babies๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’› โฃ
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We had a bit of a shock at the first scan!! But Ellie and Mike have took everything in their stride and sheโ€™s made it to โ€˜full termโ€™ with 2 healthy well grown babies, which I totally love ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿปโฃ
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Iโ€™ve had the absolute privilege of caring for them, alongside her fabulous Obstetric Team at James Cook and the wonderful โ€˜Twin Lynnโ€™ (if you know you know ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป). โฃ
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Together as a team weโ€™ve provided regular, frequent (I hope youโ€™re not sick of me yet!! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™ˆ) appointments, and I think this speaks for itself in how well this pregnancy, and you, have been. โฃ
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Ellie also has a pretty great Team of Mike, her mum, family and friends, who are all playing a massive part of forming her village. โฃ
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So after what Iโ€™m sure feels like a million Tinzaparin injections and along with her growing Colostrum Stash, Iโ€™d say we were ready for these babies now.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ-๐Ÿด ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€?Wellโ€ฆthey can be the most wonderful, terrifying, beautiful, challenging weeks ...
27/04/2024

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ-๐Ÿด ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€?

Wellโ€ฆthey can be the most wonderful, terrifying, beautiful, challenging weeks of your life!

The sleep deprivation is a killer, on top of feeling like you have little clue what you are doing ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Itโ€™s a big learning curve for sure. Getting to know your baby. Also getting to know you, and your partner, as you evolve into parenting.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ? ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐Ÿ’›

Hereโ€™s some of my Top Tips for that time:

๐ŸŒŸBe kind to yourself. And take it easy. This bit takes time. Itโ€™s not a race. Let your self recover

๐ŸŒŸSurround yourself with support. Those that visit and bring you a meal. Or do some washing, tidying, helping with other kids (you get the idea)

๐ŸŒŸItโ€™s ok if you donโ€™t make it out of your Pjโ€™s! Or wash your hair for weeks. Dry shampoo is your new best friend, stock up.

๐ŸŒŸAlso stock up on food and nutritious easy to grab snacks. Prepare by batch cooking (or get someone else to batch cook for you) and fill your freezer ready.

๐ŸŒŸOoooh and donโ€™t forget to save a little freezer space for colostrum too ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป

And Rememberโ€ฆyou made a human from scratch, Iโ€™m pretty sure you can do anything ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

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๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’›โฃWhen pregnant, the cells of the baby migrate into the mothers bloodstream and then circle back into t...
10/03/2024

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’›โฃ
When pregnant, the cells of the baby migrate into the mothers bloodstream and then circle back into the baby, itโ€™s called โ€œfetal-maternal microchimerismโ€.โ โฃ
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The cells circulate and merge backwards and forwards, and after the baby is born, many of these cells stay in the motherโ€™s body, leaving a permanent imprint in the mothers tissues, bones, brain, and skin, and often stay there for decades. Every single child a mother has afterwards will leave a similar imprint on her body, too.โฃ
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Even if a pregnancy doesnโ€™t go to full term these cells still migrate into your bloodstream.โฃ
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Research has shown that if a motherโ€™s heart is injured, fetal cells will rush to the site of the injury and change into different types of cells that specialize in mending the heart.โฃ
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The baby helps repair the mother, while the mother builds the baby.โฃ
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How amazing is that?โฃ
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Itโ€™s incredible how motherโ€™s bodies protect the baby at all costs, and the baby protects & rebuilds the mother - so that the baby can develop safely and survive.โฃ
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Studies have also shown cells from a fetus in a mothers brain 18 years after she gave birth.โฃ
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