Adrenaline rush…what does that feel like to you? Perhaps anxiety, or swirling thoughts? Maybe it’s the physical sensations of the heart-pounding, palms sweating and quick shallow breathing. However we experience it, it is the body’s reaction to FEAR. Adrenaline is designed to keep us SAFE. When something causes is to feel, uneasy, unsafe. […]
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 […]
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’m back again to talk about hormones! I know you have heard me banging on about oxytocin till the cows come so I’m starting with something less obvious but equally pivotal when it comes to birth. Time for a curveball Let’s talk about cats (stay with me). Have you ever had a cat […]
How To Survive The 4th Trimester Hey Mama to be I’m guessing you want to be as prepared as you can be for the birth of your baby. You like to know that all bases are covered. So, You’ve read the birth books, taken antenatal or Hypnobirthing classes along with some […]
Tips To Prepare For A Positive Induction Lovely Mama to be Induction is one of the most common ‘what ifs’ As many as one in 5 babies in the UK are the result of an induction. Certainly, for the couples I meet on my East London Hypnobirthing courses, it’s one of the […]
10 Top Tips For Birth Partners To all you birth partners out there; if you are even on this page, seeking out how to be a good birth partner, then chances are, you are already well on your way. But hey, it never hurts to be too prepared right? It’s common for birth […]
‘Mum Guilt’ and Why It’s Time to Wave Goodbye I have been reading Rebecca Schillers’ – No Guilt pregnancy plan this week and it’s inspired me to write this post Let’s talk about Mum guilt then – The struggle is real! Or even ‘Mum to be guilt’. This feeling can start in pregnancy, […]
10 Things To Do When You Go Past Your Due Date The mystical magical ‘due date’ of 40 weeks pregnant. If you give birth on your estimated due date then you are in a small minority. As few as 4 percent give birth on that date, some women even birth before then, any […]