It took me a while to write this as I felt at first my birth didn’t go to plan, the first bit of labour where i was contracting at home was nothing like I imagined it! I was not prepared for how intense contractions could be! Looking back it was literally the birth I planned…
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…
After attending hypnobirthing at Amy’s studio with my husband we were quickly set on what type of birth we wanted. Labour for as long as possible at home, gas and air pain relief with a water birth. We were still unsure on where we wanted to give birth. The options being the Horton Midwife Led…
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…