The Baby Business Midwives

21/11/2025

13,000 more hours of touch by 3 years of age! ❤️

Research tells us that babies who co-sleep in infancy, especially in those early years get around 13,000 extra hours of touch.

Thirteen thousand.

Because when you keep your baby close, day and night, they’re getting 10 to 12 extra hours a day of your skin, your warmth, your presence.

That’s not spoiling.
That’s wiring.

Touch is brain food.
It releases oxytocin, serotonin…
It lowers cortisol.

It teaches your baby’s body how to feel safe.
How to come back to calm.

We actually have studies showing
co -sleeping babies have lower stress reactivity meaning their little bodies bounce back from stress faster.

That’s not dependence.
That’s coregulation.
That’s safety being built from the inside out.

So the next time you’re contact napping,
bed sharing, doing whatever gets you both some rest and someone tells you you’re creating bad habits, remember this ~

You’re not creating a clingy baby.
You’re creating a resilient one 🖤

The Breastmilk Queen - Amy McGlade 🥰

15/11/2025

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🟣 BLOG POST
Back by popular demand. I've revised, updated and republished my VBAC blog post so you can all stop messaging me about it 😆
"A VBAC is simply a birth. The most likely outcome of going into spontaneous labour after a previous c-section is the vaginal birth of a healthy baby. If we stop making a mountain out of a molehill, and instead nurture self-trust and support physiology, more women will experience VBAC as a healing and empowering rite of passage."
https://www.rachelreed.website/blog/vbac

14/11/2025

Some ‘induction myth’ bingo cards by lovely Sara…

04/11/2025

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Hospital Won’t Tell You This — 6 Natural Ways To Help Your Cervix Dilate Faster 💥👇

Every pregnant woman deserves to know this truth:
Sometimes your body just needs a little encouragement to open up for labour.
Not force. Not stress.
Just nature + support 🤍

Here are 6 natural ways to help your cervix dilate faster — safely 👇

1️⃣ Relax your body & mind
Tension slows dilation.
Deep breathing, calm music, dim lights…
Your cervix opens more when your mind feels safe.

2️⃣ Gravity is your friend
Standing, walking, sitting on a birth ball — let your baby press down.
Upright positions = faster opening.

3️⃣ Warm shower or bath
Warmth relaxes muscles and reduces pain, helping dilation progress naturally.

4️⃣ Hip swaying & gentle movement
Think slow dancing or rocking on a ball.
Movement = better baby positioning = better dilation.

5️⃣ Stay hydrated & nourished
Labour is WORK.
Sips of water, coconut water, broth — keep your energy stable so your uterus stays strong.

6️⃣ Emotional support
A loving voice…
A reassuring hand…
Someone saying:
“You’ve got this mama.” 🤍
Oxytocin opens the cervix — fear shuts it down.

💡 Reminder
You don’t need “strength”.
You need calm, support, and trust in your body.

Your cervix knows what to do.
You are not weak.
You are not slow.
You are bringing a whole human into this world — THAT is power 💪🏾❤️

👉Medical Note:
If labour stalls, always follow your midwife/doctor’s guidance.
These are natural supports, not medical replacements.

💬 Tell me mama — which one are you going to try first?
Follow for more pregnancy and labour truths that hospitals don’t always teach 👶❤️
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Preshcute utonwa

02/11/2025

Some ways we can support you..

Midwives work in teams as the main healthcare provider for women & babies during:

🤰🏻 pregnancy
🤱🏻 childbirth
👩‍👧‍👦 the postnatal period

We thank ALL midwives for the vital lifesaving care they provide to mums & babies around the world—each step of the way.

14/10/2025

You can’t biologically separate a baby’s need for milk from their need for comfort…

You can’t biologically separate a baby’s need for milk from their need for comfort. Those night wakings aren’t manipulation, they’re communication. They’re how your baby regulates blood sugar, builds supply, maintains connection, and stays safe.

When we force a baby to “self-soothe,” we’re teaching them silence, not independence. We’re teaching them that no one comes when they call. And when those feeds get skipped, your supply drops, your hormones shift, and your baby’s growth can slow.

Modern culture tells moms that babies should sleep through the night. Biology says otherwise. Babies are meant to wake. They’re meant to feed. They’re meant to need you.

You are not failing if your baby still wakes. You are mothering exactly how nature intended.

Protect that bond.
Protect that milk.
Protect that baby.

They need you… day and night.

13/10/2025

Mastitis is not always a bacterial infection - antibiotics are not always needed. Sometimes they can have an anti-inflammatory side effect and appear like they are improving the mastitis when they are not..

25/09/2025

Exactly..

25/09/2025

The foundation of many maternity care guidelines is based on ‘expert opinion’ and not on high quality evidence 😓

23/09/2025

With that recent headlines this is important to share! An English post but totally applicable! Paracetamol in pregnancy is 100% safe! ❤️

💊PARACETAMOL USE IN PREGNANCY💊

With the recent headlines we thought it was important to share the current guidance regarding the use of paracetamol in pregnancy.🤰

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulation Agency (MHRA) states:

"Patient safety is our top priority. There is no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children."

"Paracetamol remains the recommended pain relief option for pregnant women when used as directed. Pregnant women should continue to follow existing NHS guidance and speak to their healthcare professional if they have questions about any medication during pregnancy. Untreated pain and fever can pose risks to the unborn baby, so it is important to manage these symptoms with the recommended treatment."

"Our advice on medicines in pregnancy is based on rigorous assessment of the best available scientific evidence. Any new evidence that could affect our recommendations would be carefully evaluated by our independent scientific experts."

"We continuously monitor the safety of all medicines, including those used during pregnancy, through robust monitoring and surveillance. We encourage anyone to report any suspected side effects to us via the Yellow Card scheme."

More information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-confirms-taking-paracetamol-during-pregnancy-remains-safe-and-there-is-no-evidence-it-causes-autism-in-children and https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/paracetamol-for-adults/pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-fertility-while-taking-paracetamol-for-adults/

19/09/2025

The work of labour is your baby's first gift ✨