Birth & Baby Blog

Where knowledge, experience and insight meet to give you the pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey you deserve.

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Birth is mega painful right? How will I cope?!

Our ancestors didn’t have gas & air or epidurals during labour. If you want your labour to be as drug-free as possible, understanding this has to be your starting point.

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Let’s talk about stretch & sweeps…

"I am booked in for a sweep on my due date!" is a common pregnancy milestone in the UK... but what are they? do they work? why would you want one?

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Four things I’d tell my first-time-mum self…

Pregnancy is hard. Parenting is hard. Why do we make it harder for ourselves by not sharing the knowledge we have?

These four knowledge nuggets won’t take away the hard, but they’ll help to prepare you for it.

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Information & Instinct: six steps to a feel-safe birth

When it comes to birth, feeling safe is vital. You can throw as many statistics at me as you like, but ultimately your gut instinct matters more here.

Create a feel-safe birth plan to boost your oxytocin levels in six simple steps.

Read time: 6 mins

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