It feels so surreal to be writing this 😂 but having enjoyed so many birth stories during my pregnancy I really wanted to share my own. I hadn’t really realised how much my partner took away from hypnobirthing and how it enabled him to advocate for me when I was unable to speak for myself….
A positive second birth on labour ward at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Featuring Low Papp A, Induction and a quick birth. So here’s a brief run down of the whole thing – It was so different from my first birth and the Hypnobirthing really did make a difference, my partner, Neil, said I was really…
When I found out I was pregnant I was so excited however It soon dawned on me that I would have to give birth and I started to panic; all I knew about birth was what other women had told me and it sounded like a painful and traumatic experience. I looked into ways to…
On Monday 13th February I started to feel like things were happening… That evening I had dinner at my mother in laws and made a comment to say I think you may need to have Arabella tonight (she was my childcare). That evening I went home and had a mad moment of wanting to iron…
A letter to Lila, one year later. Sitting down to reflect on your birth story is like having the opportunity to step back in time. I think about how it felt to feel your movements before you were earth side and can’t help but compare those tiny flutters to the confident 14 month old who…