Can Social Media Heal The Wounded Mother?
Last month the big news in birth was the Telegraph’s headline about Mumsnet stories increasing fear and requests for a caesarean birth....
Expectations of Antenatal Education
As an antenatal Hypnobirthing teacher and postnatal trauma practitioner, one of the things I notice is that a lot rests on antenatal...
The mental is as important as the physical
When I came across the #makebirthbetter campaign I almost gave a sigh of relief . Upon reading other mum's stories I realised with...
A Positive First Birth
Before I was pregnant I had always assumed that I would want to give birth in a hospital with as much medical assistance and pain relief...
Beginning to Heal
Dancing was my favourite thing. Pre-babies I loved to be out dancing, to be totally free, to inhabit my body in a way that I didn’t care...
'All I remember is almost everyone not helping me'
My daughter was overdue and so I was told I needed an induction. The date to trigger hospital policy was a Sunday, so they told me I had...
A magical labour
Labour in the end was one of the most magical experiences I will ever have. It was utterly breathtaking. I will never forget it, for none...
Birth preferences
I think one of the things that really helped me was to think of my birth plan as birth preferences instead. This made it feel like it was...
A Traumatic Straightforward Birth
Even as I'm writing this I'm not sure whether it's going to end up as a traumatic story or a beautiful story. For me at least, I know...
A positive birth with intervention
I love nothing more than thinking about my daughter and remembering her coming into the world, so I'm jotting down a few thoughts for...
