Birth story of the week is from the lovely Tiffany! Thank you so much for sharing Tiffany! "...I'm sharing my story in the hope that it encourages others to trust their body, their baby and their instincts! Â My waters broke at 22:30 on Monday evening. As labour had...
Today I want to talk to you about what's going to happen once your baby finally arrives. Â It's not something that we often talk about in the lead up to a birth. Â We are absolutely consumed by creating the most positive experience, or hopefully you feel consumed by...
Today I want to talk to you about how you're going to do with your birth if you're already feeling the aches, pains and twinges during your pregnancy. Â View my explanation here. https://youtu.be/YHBcw9LahE8Â If I'm talking to you, the first thing I want to say is that...
Today, I would like to talk to you about meconium. Earlier on in the week, I did a Facebook Live on a conversation that we haven't had for a while, and that was around the fact that positive thinking is not going to guarantee you a perfect birth. Â The way that we...
Today I want to talk to you about early labour. Â This should be one of the most exciting times of your whole pregnancy. Â You have been waiting for months and months for this baby to arrive, and finally those twinges, maybe the cramping or the Braxton Hicks, are not a...
This week I am doing a little bit of myth-busting. Â I saw in one of the hypnobirthing groups I'm a member of somebody asking the age old question, is hypnobirthing only good for home births or does it work in birth centres and hospitals too. Here is my answer....
This blog post is about pain and why myself and The Calm Birth School instructors on the ground are not afraid to use the word. If you’re confused about whether you should be allowing the word to pass your lips, or are frightened about not being able to get...
Hey lovelies, today we are discussing why we sometimes have to be a bit of a bitch if we want to get the birth that we want. Â Here's the deal. Â I hear so many women talk about how frustrated, how hurt, and in some cases how violated they feel about their first birth...
Today I want to have a discuss with you on why we don't hear more about amazing births. Â Here's the deal, whilst there are a lot of women out there who have incredibly crappy births for numerous reasons, which we're not going to explore today, there are a growing...
Today's blog is all about removing the idea of Us and Them. Â Whether we are talking about birth or motherhood, there is some kind of movement or negativity in mainstream media that pits mothers against each other, but in our community at The Calm Birth School, it is...
