
Positioning for an easier Birth
One of the quickest and easiest tools for drug free pain relief is positioning. Your body is amazing and knows the best way to labour, the best way to move
One of the quickest and easiest tools for drug free pain relief is positioning. Your body is amazing and knows the best way to labour, the best way to move
Ultrasound is commonly used in pregnancy, with recommended scans at 12 weeks (nuchal translucency, although the option of a non-invasive prenatal testing can be an alternative) and 20weeks (morphology), dating
Water – Shower/Bath/Effleurage The benefits of water for labour is outlined in more details especially in reference to women’s environment in another post found HERE. Briefly though water is well
Sterile Water Injections Have you ever heard of these magical babies? Sting like a bee…to float like a butterfly… These dermal injections work on gateway theory – (what is gateway
Acupressure When you want pain relief….but don’t want drugs… Labour is intense. It is hard. It brings you to the brink before bringing you back again. It is challenging. It
The Birth of Ridley The day started… As a first-time mum, I certainly wasn’t expecting to go into spontaneous labour when I was 38 weeks pregnant. Nor was I expecting
Whether you are planning a hospital or home birth, it is important to have that all important birth bag ready to go, preferably prior to the day of, but what
Words courtesy of Willow Durrington RM The World Health Organization (WHO) (2011) recommends that infants are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life and continue to receive breastmilk
The benefits of breastfeeding is well researched, mothers benefit from a reduction in risk from many health concerns, protection from pregnancy related complications with ongoing health ramifications ie Pre-eclampsia and
My experience with Postnatal Depression was unexpected, something I never thought I would have to worry about. I had experienced some circumstantial depression after the birth of my first child
Photography Credit to the beautiful Ebony from Little Love Lane Photography and Madi from Madi Lee Photography