Not too pushy to push
Two days ago I attended a debrief with my partner, this was recommended to me by my women’s health physiotherapist after I disclosed to...
'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...
The power of broken expectations
I was the fainter at school. Injections, check. Biology lessons, check. Always flat on my face, and always resulting in chipping my front...
Stretched midwives
My eldest was born via emergency c-section. My youngest was born via elective c section which unfortunately then turned into an emergency...
A Healing Second Birth
Thought it would be interesting to send my two birth stories as they are very different! My waters broke with my first baby at 35 weeks...
Changing expectations
I had a straightforward pregnancy with fantastic midwife care. I had a student midwife who checked in with me a lot. I did a long...
