What about the midwives?
We hear so often “you can’t pour from an empty cup”. I am realising more and more, just how true this is but, as a midwife, I feel this is j
'We made it out alive'
Whenever I hear the news that a friend, or family member, is pregnant my first response is fear! I know I'm supposed to be delighted for...
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...
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...
Induction and intervention
My first labour was an induction, which took a lot longer than I think anyone had anticipated, however I wasn't warned it could take so...
Noticing the pressure for a natural birth
I am contributing by sharing something that made my second birth really positive. At my booking in appointment I was asked if I would be...
A Healing Second Birth
I felt traumatised by the birth of my first child and thankfully learned some things that made my second birth experience vastly...
Relying on myself
I have had two very different births and going in for my third in October. The first labour I knew I wasn't taking baby home as it was an...
