Anything and everything about birth and babies
ITV have brought us a great program on birth in “Home Delivery” this March, and it has sparked an interesting conversation online about birth and where you do it. Giving birth at home is something which was done as a matter of course for many years, its only in the past few hundred years...
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Did you know that there is more than one way to tell how progressed you are in labour? Vaginal examinations are the default way that midwives generally find out, but this is generally because this is what they learned to do when training, and what other people do at the time. It is not...
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I thought I’d send you an “eat my words” email just in case it maybe helps any of the dads you meet. I don’t know if you could tell but (I suspect like many dads) I was a huge sceptic about HypnoBirthing. I was very keen to be supportive of what E wanted so...
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I’ve been meaning to a post on cord clamping for a while, but this post on “The Stir” has prompted me to get going with it. My feelings on the matter are that regardless of any additional future benefits of delayed cord clamping, the immediate benefit of allowing the baby a bit of extra...
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For those of you who have done a HypnoBirthing course before for a previous baby, and are looking to refresh your memory with the techniques and get into the pregnancy; a refresher course is a perfect way to do this. Even if you had a birth which did run into the realms of special...
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Ina May Gaskin, World renowned natural birth midwife, talks about how careful observation and maintain a relaxed frame of mind can help labour to advance. Also, interestingly, talks about how labour can go backwards if the labouring mum isn’t totally at ease. Keep watching to hear the solution to this She also introduces the...
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I’m one of those eternally hungry sort of people who snacks very regularly. This is okay, but it helps, particularly in pregnancy if it stays healthy. Unhealthy snacks are readily and easily available, so are healthy ones but not in equal quantity. On the go foods can help. If you are doing HypnoBirthing and...
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Banner for local HypnoBirthing I’ve been a busy bee preparing new marketing materials for Sheffield HypnoBirthing and the other local practitioners for us to use at events over the coming year. It is wonderful working as a team, even though I’m self-employed. I love that working together supports each others professionalism and success, and...
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