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Read moreI still thought I was ages away from transition or the birth, but Adam told me later that the midwife had told him I was close! It was a good way to be, as I had in my mind “it’ll get worse so I won’t want pain relief yet”. But I was actually already at the strongest point, it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it may be!
Whether it be using Hypnobirthing or not, a woman's strength when she truly gives in to her body's innate ability to birth and really go in to herself, trusting every fibre of her being to birth her baby, is truly breathtaking.
Read moreMy husband starting packing everything into the car while shouting loving encouragement from afar every time he heard me breathing through the next surge. All of a sudden I was involuntarily pushing and I remember saying “uh oh” I knew it was too late. Chelsea
Writing birth preferences can be challenging to say the least, its not always about the actual content but often more about bringing awareness to your choices in the process of writing it up. Birth preferences are not a list of inflexible demands but merely a list of carefully considered preferences to be followed in the absence of medically indicated interventions.
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Breastfeeding through the colder months (especially overnight) can be really tricky.There’s the battle between trying to stay and also having accessible breasts without lifting and lowering layers and layers of clothes. Here, I share my top tips and secrets to surviving winter breastfeeding without getting cold and frustrated.
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Read moreI am so glad we did HypnoBirthing and will tell the world about it! I am not scared to back again even though it wasn’t exactly as we planned. I am so proud that I lasted 33 hours without any help at all and that I still got to have my beautiful baby girl as naturally as I could, and was still in control and part of the whole experience.
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The obstetrician and midwife told me afterwards I was one of the calmest labouring women they’d ever seen and Julian told me he was amazed by how calm, focused and zen I was throughout the whole experience and by my complete silence until the pushing stage!