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...
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 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...
My 'perfect' birth
When I fell pregnant with my son in 2012, it wasn't even a question that I wouldn't hypnobirth again. I looked forward to the practice,...
Start the New Year with a New approach to birth?
Thinking about birth positively is, for some, a NEW approach to thinking about birth. Many of us will have been surrounded by horror...
What is a good birth anyway?
Why is a ‘good’ birth important? Why is a complete and positive antenatal education important? What difference does it really make...
When is the best time to start The Wise Hippo birthing programme classes?
We advise that the programme is suitable from 20 weeks of pregnancy, to 34 in usual circumstances, although have taught women post 40...
The power of my instructor role
I thought that the most powerful birth experience I would ever experience would be my own, but I never dreamt how much the experience of...
Midwives: creating and supporting positive birth experiences
It's not always what happens on our journeys, but the people we meet along the way. I still have vivid recollections of many of the...
