BLOG

Expert information on all things pregnancy, birth, postpartum, woman's health and fitness

Want to be supported by leading experts in all areas of Pregnancy and the Postpartum, from Birth to Breastfeeding, Fitness to Parenting?

If so you are in the right place. I have helped support thousands of women on their journeys over the past decade and now want to support you too.

pregnancy support

postnatal support

Megan Owen’s Birth Story: Induction Birth

Like so many people, I’d imagined a spontaneous labour and relaxing water birth. I hadn’t done a course, but I’d read a good book about...

Jan 10, 2024

Belle Burke’s Birth Story: Home Birth

From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I knew I wanted to try to have a home birth. Both my sisters have had their babies at home,...

Jan 10, 2024

Rebecca Lynd’s Birth Story: Forceps Birth

I should have twigged what lay in store later that night when at 2pm, six days into my maternity leave, I got a sudden urge to paint a...

Jan 10, 2024

Lucy Wood’s Birth Story: Unplanned Caesarean Birth

The day before my due date (Easter Sunday!), I woke up at around 6am, feeling irregular but definite tightening sensations. I wasn’t...

Jan 10, 2024

Emily Sanderson’s Birth Story: Vaginal Birth

On the night of Monday 16 January I thought I could feel my waters slowly start to trickle, but it was hard to tell.Waking up in the...

Jan 10, 2024

Rebecca Code’s Birth Story: Planned Caesarean Birth

My journey started with fertility difficulties and, after a failed first round of IVF, we were successful on round two! We had been...

Jan 10, 2024

Holly Perry’s Birth Story: Water Birth

The female body is incredible. I ended up in the first stage of labour for circa 36 hours which was fairly long but manageable as we did...

Jan 10, 2024

Charlie Barker’s Birth Story: Forceps Birth

It was the heatwave of 2020 lockdown and, quite frankly, I was desperate to get this baby out, but of course my due date went by without...

Jan 10, 2024

Amelia Goodhead-Barry’s Birth Story: Planned Caesarean Birth

If I told you the day I had major abdominal surgery was the best day of my entire life, would you believe me? Not only because we got to...

Jan 10, 2024

VICTORIA'S BIRTH STORY- Forceps Birth

Forceps Birth * Trigger warning- shoulder dystocia happened at this birth Oliver, 8lb 11, 1st Jan 2022 On 29th December I had an...

May 21, 2023

NICOLA'S BIRTH STORY- ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION

NICOLA'S BIRTH STORY- ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION I delivered by elective c section on Friday 13th January 2023 but in order to explain...

May 14, 2023

REBECCA'S BIRTH STORY- ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION

REBECCA'S BIRTH STORY- ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION I had a relatively straightforward pregnancy, i did have a lot of sickness which...

May 7, 2023

CHELSEY'S POSITIVE BIRTH STORY- WATER BIRTH.

Chelsea's Positive Birth Story It was 4am on Thursday 16th February and I woke to go for one of my many night time pees but this time...

Apr 30, 2023

RACHEL'S BIRTH STORY- EMERGENCY CAESAREAN BIRTH.

What a whirlwind. NB: Long birth story- original pref VBAC actual birth emergency c-section. I was up for 4 hours with very manageable...

Dec 11, 2022

LAURA'S BIRTH STORY- WATER BIRTH.

I was fortunate that I had a smooth, uncomplicated pregnancy and remained low-risk. I had to have a GDD test because my dad is diabetic...

Dec 4, 2022

CHARLOTTE'S BIRTH STORY- HOMEBIRTH.

After a lovely Sunday morning walk to try to encourage my little one to arrive (I was a week over my EDD and was booked into speak about...

Sep 18, 2022

HOLLY'S BIRTH STORY- WATERBIRTH.

The female body is incredible. I ended up in the first stage of labour for circa 36 hours which was fairly long but manageable as we did...

Sep 4, 2022

CHARLOTTE'S BIRTH STORY- A VERY QUICK BIRTH

In the morning of 27th November I went in to be induced, I was 9 days over my due date and baby was measuring 7lb 14oz when I had a...

Jun 19, 2022

KATIE'S BIRTH STORY- PLANNED CAESAREAN BIRTH.

I want to share my c section birth story as for me it was one of the most clinical yet magical experiences of my life.... here goes I had...

Mar 26, 2022

HILARY'S BIRTH STORY- HOME BIRTH

In life I have always been drawn to more natural ways of doing things. Having a nursing background but working as a carer in a hospital I...

Mar 19, 2022

Want to be supported by leading experts in all areas of Pregnancy and the Postpartum, from Birth to Breastfeeding, Fitness to Parenting?

If so you are in the right place. I have helped support thousands of women on their journeys over the past decade and now want to support you too.

pregnancy support

postnatal support