Making the move Research shows that if we arrive at the place where we are going to give birth already in active labour, it reduces this risk for intervention This means that by the time we arrive, our care providers would like us to be over 4 cm dilated or having around 3 contractions in […]
The 4th Trimester The shift in hormones after the birth of your baby is the single most impactful change a woman will ever experience in her life as well as a shift in identity similar to adolescence and the term I’m loving for this right now is Matresence! I have put together a quick and […]
Sometimes less is most definitely more, Give me a beautiful voice and a guitar or piano and I’m happy. Winding it down with a blissful acoustic playlist, These singers give me goosebumps! Link to the Spotify below. Enjoy x
World mental health day last week, really got me thinking, it was an inspiration to read everyone else’s stories and how they have been affected. For me, pregnancy was a time for anxiety to rear its ugly head. I have put together this piece all about pregnancy anxiety which I suffered from and […]
Call it birth plan, birth preferences, birth goals or even have a birth vision board. Whatever. You’ve done your research. Talked to your care providers and have a pretty clear idea of how you would like your birth to be. And that’s great, knowing your options and making informed decisions about your care can be […]
Early Autumn has to be one of my favourite times of year…partly to do with the fact that I can justify buying a new coat and boots! There’s just something about it that feels like a kinda fresh start. This playlist has some fresh new tunes and some old ones too with a soulful thread […]
Despite women giving birth for millions of years, this is something that we struggle to get our heads around. Even now, knowing what I know in my work as a hypnobirthing and pregnancy yoga teacher, I still marvel at the wonder of how it all works. How does something so big come out of […]
Acupuncture is one of the many more holistic treatments a lot of women find themselves considering in their pregnancy, but they haven’t had it prior to becoming pregnant so don’t really know where to start. I sat down this week and had a chat with Karen of Karen Acupuncture one of our amazing contributors for […]
I started this playlist a couple of weeks ago in the height of the heatwave so forgive me for getting carried away! Its disco reggae in full swing so head on over to Spotify for a cheeky listen, I hope you enjoy.
In the run-up to our Ten Moons Pregnancy Day retreat in September, We are taking the time to speak to all of the event collaborators to share their wisdom and give some insight into what to expect on the day. First up is Sarah Tessier, South East London based Postnatal doula, founder of the […]