Hypnobirthing and pre & postnatal yoga
One of the many great things about a home birth is that you can labour in your own time, without being under the time constraints that might be placed on you in a hospital. You’re also not under pressure to have a vaginal examination (VE) to determine if you’re in established labour, a pressure that […]
I’m so impressed with this mama, Lydia, from my pregnancy yoga class, who stood her ground and trusted her instincts when told she was ‘only 3cm’ dilated and would need to leave the birth centre room she was in. Lydia knew she was in established labour and said no, she wasn’t going anywhere: “The midwife […]
At 6pm, two hours after the drip had started, nothing was happening – we FaceTimed my two boys at home to say good night, as soon as I saw their faces (after only 5 mins on the phone) my contractions started thick and fast!! I often tell mums-to-be, that it generally gets easier with second […]
The warm water provided instant relief and within a few minutes my waters broke. Almost immediately I felt the urge to push and my son Alexander was born safely into the water 15 minutes later. I’m always encouraging the women I teach to think about using the pool for birth, almost without exception people say […]
Francesca had a slow start to labour but once things got going everything went perfectly. She gave birth to baby Rory five minutes after getting in the birth pool, and got to experience breathing her baby out, with no pushing needed: This time I really didn’t even feel like I did any pushing – my […]
I love this picture of Olga and baby Jamie shortly after birth, you can almost feel the oxytocin flowing. Olga had just been through a long induced birth, using the Foley Balloon Catheter, and whilst her labour sounds really hard work and potentially very stressful, her beautifully optimistic mindset means she experienced it differently. Olga […]
First time mum Jen had a really quick labour, arriving at hospital fully dilated and ready for birth, however things took a bit of a worrying turn once she arrived, when babies heart rate dropped, leading to an episiotomy and forceps delivery. I’m happy to say that Jen and her husband Rob did a hypnobirthing […]
This is the beautiful and slightly stunned face of Cheryl, who gave birth to her son Maverick in the car, alone, whilst her husband ran inside to get a midwife. What’s amazing about Cheryl’s birth is her presence of mind and calmness during the delivery, she says: I had my second urge to push as […]
Until week 31 of Harriet’s pregnancy everything was going well, but then a concern that baby was measuring small, led to a scan that indicated a deceleration in baby’s growth. This led to a worrying number of weeks for Harriet, involving lots of additional appointments and a decision to be induced at 37weeks. I’m happy […]
Our last birth story on here, was Nicki’s speedy ‘accidental’ home birth. By a lovely coincidence, Nicki’s friend Alice, also had a home birth, three weeks later. Nicki and Alice came to my pregnancy yoga classes together, and I always think what a lovely coincidence, when friends are pregnant at the same time. However, no […]