The Eco Midwife

My hypnobirthing story wasn’t my first plan but I am incredibly happy with my birthing experience overall because my I followed my instincts the whole way. Hypnobirthing helped me at so many different parts of my antenatal preparation, labour and birth. I spent the final few weeks of my pregnancy seeing my osteopath to help…

Sleep is one of the biggest worries for any new parent. Sleep deprivation is hard, challenging and tests you to your limits. But what about when your little one hits that six month milestone of being able to safely sleep in a different room to you? Do you immediately celebrate and put them straight into…

Navigating the maternity system can be a daunting experience. If you go to one trust there may be consultant midwives to help you achieve the birth you want and to have regular contacts with antenatally to discuss the right plan for you if it falls ‘outside of the guidelines’. At other trusts and hospitals these…

Research round up september 2018 I have always enjoyed being up to date and providing evidenced based information for parents to be. A large part of taking back control with hypnobirthing is having the knowledge base to underpin your decisions within pregnancy and birth. This year alone I have written several research round up’s for…

This Weekend has made me feel as though everything is becoming very real very soon now. I had a lovely baby shower thrown for me by my wonderful friends and family and had the best time giggling, laughing and talking about this little miracle to be. It really made me reflect on the journey of…