Your body is perfectly designed to give birth. During a Hypnobirthing course you will learn about how the body works to support labour. It is absolutely fascinating! One thing I want to discuss here with you is your PARASYMPATHETIC and SYMPATHETIC nervous systems. Two systems already with in you designed to help in labour. However,…
The perfect system for giving birth
The WRONG position
‘Your baby is in the WRONG position’ This phrase is particularly chosen when the baby is in the back to back position (otherwise known as the posterior position). A phrase no one expecting a baby ever wants to hear! It massively predisposes failure and it hikes up any pre-existing anxiety levels. I have had too…
Estimated Due Date
Estimated Due Date Did you know that only 4-6% of Babies birth on their estimated due date. I want to explore your ‘Estimated due date’. Due dates can cause so much stress. Almost all expectant couples etch their date in their mind. In the UK a pregnancy due date is when mum is 40 weeks…
Gas and Air
What is Gas and Air? Gas and Air is also known as Entonox. It has no colour and no odour. It is typically made up of 50% oxygen and 50% nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas. Entonox does not block the discomfort but it tends to take the edge off. Entonox is available in…
Vaginal Examination
Vaginal Examinations Explained Let me reassure you that a health professional MUST obtain verbal consent from YOU prior to performing a vaginal examination or often referred to as a VE. How are Vaginal Examinations performed? A Midwife or health professional will help you to lie down in a private place and when you are ready…
Delayed Cord Clamping
What is Delayed Cord Clamping? I have been finding in class that not many expectant parents have heard of the phrase ‘delayed cord clamping’. I feel that this is such an important topic to understand so I have decided to write a bite-size expectant parent blog on delayed cord clamping to help you understand what…