Hannah’s Positive Home Birth

Love reading positive birth stories, you’re in the right place…. This positive birth story is with Hannah and her 7lb7oz baby boy. The Bump to Baby Chapter course completely re-wrote Hannah̵

What is a TENS for labour?

What is a TENS machine? TENS for labour, what is it? It’s fancy full name is Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation 💁🏼‍♀️. It provides pain relief in the form of electrical impulses

What is Hypnobirthing? Facts or Fantasy.

What is hypnobirthing? Midwife Beth explains what actually is hypnobirthing, pulling out the facts from the fantasy.

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What is a Stretch and Sweep?

A stretch and sweep is also called a membrane sweep and is a way of trying to naturally start labour. You may have been offered a stretch and sweep, so here is everything you need to know. What is a s

Antenatal Classes Cirencester

Parents-to-be in Cirencester, come and join us at our Antenatal Classes! Each class is run by a qualified midwife to ensure you get the most accurate and up-to-date knowledge to support you in pregnan

What to pack in your hospital bag: Top 5 items

If you are expecting, you might be wondering what to pack in your hospital bag. Here are my top 5 items that you might not have thought of. Water bottle with straw Firstly – labour is thirsty wo

Does Hypnobirthing Work?

The NHS have set out plans to train more midwives in hypnobirthing. I think this is amazing. As a midwife myself who trained in hypnobirthing, I really do welcome more midwives doing the same. So R

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Second time mum; Small Graze

Second time mum Lily gave birth to her beautiful baby girl on her due date! She used a birth comb, gas&air, water, and pethidine for pain relief during her labour. Lily followed her midwife’

Kat’s Positive VBAC Birth Story

Second-time-mum Kat shares her empowering birth story. Kat had a previous emergency caesarean and here she shares her second birth story, a positive VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Caesarean) birth story.

Helena’s Positive Water Birth

Second-time-mum Helena shares her empowering birth story. Helena had a very positive water birth. Love reading positive birth stories? We’ve got lots more just for you! I bought the Bump to Baby

Birth Story: Blood in Waters

This birth story is with Rachel, who had some blood in her waters when they broke. Rachel was able to use EBRAN throughout to make informed choices and still have the birth she wanted. Love reading po

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Top 5 Online Groups if you’re Pregnant with Twins

So, you’ve been for your scan and they’ve found not one BUT TWO heart beats. Massive congratulations, mama! It can feel overwhelming to know that you’ve inadvertently just got yourse

Gifts for new mums in Cheltenham

Are you looking for the perfect gifts for new mums in Cheltenham? When a baby arrives, everyone wants to shower the baby in gifts. Blankets, comforters, sweet little baby grows, the list goes on. Some

The Best Podcast for Pregnancy

If you are currently pregnant, you may be in search of the best podcast for pregnancy. I am a big fan of podcasts and listen to them on the daily. I’m a mum of four and I cannot remember the las

Safety tips for when baby starts crawling

As a parent, the safety of your baby or child is always going to be at the very front of your mind. There are so many ways that we keep our little ones safe every single day. In fact, there are probab