Failure should never be associated with birth
I'm feeling a little ranty today, but I've seen and heard lot about women shaming themselves and their birth experiences recently. Too...
Trust your instincts
This blog was inspired by two things that I experienced today: my son who, this morning, threw his teddy bear at me and a lovely visit...
The power of practice
We talk a lot during our Wise Hippo classes about the importance of practising the techniques you learn. It usually becomes a bit of a...
How much help can a birthing partner be?
Listening to Mark Harris speak (again) this month was once again as inspiring as ever. Mark is a male midwife, a thoroughly nice bloke,...
Breastfeed/Bottle-feed: your choice, your decision.
Last month saw #WorldBreastfeedingWeek where we #CelebrateBreastfeeding, and that's amazing! If you choose to breastfeed your new baby,...
Even more for mums and babies from Birth Wight
I am SO excited to announce that I am now a Neal's Yard Remedies consultant. I have admired these products from afar for a number of...
How is birthing like a stomach bug?
It's probably not the first this you associate with birth, and most of us don't really like to think about a sickness bug at the best of...
Preparing for your new arrival
OK...so I'm not trying to equate the anticipated arrival of your beautiful baby with a guinea pig; I'm equating it with the arrival of...
Juggling business, family and work!
Since hypnobirthing my daughter in 2010, hypnobirthing has been an enormously important and inspirational aspect of my life. Who knew...
Just what on earth is hypnobirthing anyway?
As more and more people are hearing about, learning about, and using hypnobirthing (Sam Faiers from TOWIE and Giovanna Fletcher (Tom from...
