Doula support after a difficult birth.
This week I talked to Sophie Brigstocke, a birth and postnatal doula based in SW London. Together with Florence Etienne-Jackson, a doula in the West Midlands, she runs Nurturing Birth, training new doulas across the UK and beyond, providing mentoring…
Does feeling “broody” ever stop?
Does getting that broody feeling ever stop? Do you ever wake up and know that you don’t want anymore babies? Or is it more of a gradual thing where you learn that you have your family and in reality it’s…
38 weeks pregnant, Insomnia.
I’m 38 weeks pregnant – hoorah, and yet the excitement is short lived as I am too tired to really be anymore excited about things. You see, I am waking repeatedly in the night as I am to hot,…
Breasts, bras and pregnancy..
Boobs, breasts, tits, bosoms – whatever you call them, every woman however small or big chested has a different opinion on their assets and their choice of support. I am from the generation of girls who looked at that Wonderbra…
Hospital Bag Essentials.. 30weeks Pregnant!
Eek…30 weeks pregnant, I’m in the final countdown, and it is time to get organised! I think I am fairly organised for baby’s arrival, but for myself? Erm.. no..my organisation stops at having the baby’s moses basket sorted in honesty!
28 weeks Pregnant..
28 weeks, I can barely believe it, after the previous losses I am almost prepared to admit that I may be holding a baby in my arms at the end of this. I am not going to lie, this pregnancy…
27 weeks Pregnant – Third Trimester
I feel huge..like a gigantic whale..to think I was worrying if my bump was small a few weeks ago, I am now worrying it’s to big – mostly thanks to some charming old ladies on a train who told me…
25 Weeks Pregnant
25 weeks, time is flying by! I feel a little like a whale already, to turn over in bed I need the turning circle of a tanker and may consider getting fitted with a beeping warning sound to alert Mr…
24 weeks pregnant
I was pleased to see the midwife this week as I had some concerns. Long story short I’ve started to experience spells where I go incredibly faint, and it takes me a fair amount of time to recover. I felt…
22 Weeks Pregnant – Do you have bump envy?!
I read an article on bump envy, and sighed as I wondered how many people have bump envy – comparing their bump to other pregnant ladies and deciding whether their bump looks better than yours? It’s not something I do?…
Eco-Friendly Family Life
