I’ve always been very honest with my secondary infertility and our IVF journey. The birth of Bonnie our IVF miracle was the beginnings of Beautiful Births. I recently found out I was pregnant, naturally, no drugs, no wizardry just a wonderful magical miracle. The elation lasted seconds before the panic set in. I only have… Continue Reading
TRANSITION What I distinctly remember is leaning on a door frame and thinking “why on earth do women have more than one baby, what is wrong with them, this is awful” I also remember the midwife trying to tell me something about getting me down the corridor with no one else around, so I didn’t… Continue Reading
Confident me Here’s a extract from my journal from March/April 2018. I wasn’t always as positive and confident as the words written on those pages. Some days I would wake up and the waves of anxiety would literally consume me. I would feel panicked and nervous. Then I would feel guilty for not loving every… Continue Reading
CONGRATULATIONS! Exciting time’s right? You’re spending hours every night pintresting cute nursery ideas and your spare room is starting to resemble a baby shop show room! I’m going to hazard a guess that among the excitement there are moments of anxiety. You’ve heard the horror stories, watched the less than positive birth programmes on TV… Continue Reading
Fin and Bonnie Sex: Boy – Delivery: C-section Due date: 26/8/2009 Date of Birth: 16/8/2009 Plan: Elective C-section 18/8 on account of my medical history at the time. I asked very little and assumed that was the best plan for me and my baby. Water break: Like a pin in a water balloon at 4am… Continue Reading
Setting the scene You announce your pregnant. Quickly following the words congratulations, you hear. ‘It will hurt!’, ‘You’ll never feel pain like it…!’ Seemingly innocent tales from friends and relatives. Dramtisations in films or tricky real-life births on TV programmes. The message is consistent – bringing a baby into the world is no walk in… Continue Reading
What is hypnobirthing? Without a doubt the thought of giving birth can stir up many emotions. Fear, anxiety, excitement, or a mixture of all these combined. Indeed giving birth is such a pivotal moment in a woman’s life, which is why it is so important the experience is a positive one. As a result… Continue Reading
What is it? Essentially, the pelvic floor is a layered muscle that keeps your important pelvic organs – the uterus, bowel, bladder, rectum or top of the vagina – in the correct place. Pregnancy and childbirth increase the strain on these muscles. The Pelvic floor muscle carries extra weight while you are pregnant. Like any… Continue Reading
The third trimester, now what does that look like? I am going to assume you are over 28 weeks, you may even be into single figures and ticking down the days. However maternity leave may have started or be bobbing on the horizon. In other words the date circled in your best purple highlighter in… Continue Reading
Which mum are you? In general there are 2 kinds of mums when it comes to hospital bags. Undoubtedly there are the mums at 39+ weeks with the ‘ah no rush’, I will just chuck a few nappies in a bag. On the other hand there are the mums, like me who have it packed… Continue Reading
