When women come together, something magical happens. We deepen our connections with each other and with ourselves. We learn so much from each other. Come together and be seen and heard. This blog was written by Tracy Derrett, LushTums & WiggleBums teacher in Monmouth, Wales.

I’m in beginning stages of my Post-Natal Yoga Training and have started reading around the subject and just come across this brilliant little book – I had to share it with you all!

Regular yoga and breath work practice will put you in tune with your body. Here are some breathing techniques to use during the birthing process.

It is now commonly accepted that ideally mother and baby should be able to have skin to skin contact immediately following the birth…

Reserve this for any time during labour when, or if your partner hits an emotional low. She may suddenly express despair, weep, cry out…

Stay calm and relaxed. Be there for her. The adrenalin levels of those near a birthing women can be enough to make her …

Points to remember about Birth: Notes for a Pregnant Woman With thanks to ‘Blessings’ by Binnie A. Dansby, 1996

Combined with all of the pain relief options available, having a positive state of mind is tremendously important.

Having a positive attitude to the sensations of labour really helps you manage your perception and response to any pain.

It’s important to prepare yourself for birth and one way to do this is to know what to expect. We’ve put together this blog full of things you’ll need to know for each of the different stages of labour

It’s important to acknowledge the effects of fear on the body, and during labour in particular, and to understand how staying calm actually helps labour progress.

Dr Natasha Bijlani, a consultant psychiatrist at Priory Hospital Roehampton with a specialist interest in women’s mental health issues and pregnancy-related mood disorders, has put together information and advice on how to…

Contractions are strong muscular tightenings of the womb (uterus), which are needed to open the cervix (or neck of the womb) and to help move the baby down and essentially, push them out.

Being overdue is very common, especially with your first baby, so relax and don’t worry. Only 5% of babies are born on their due date…

Finally, you’re in labour! The culmination of months of anticipation, getting to this point can make you feel quite euphoric…

Today it is commonly assumed that a woman’s partner will take on the role of her birth partner. However this is a relatively modern expectation which only dates back to the 1970s/80s…

Here are some top tips to help when preparing for birth during the later stages of your pregnancy

As soon as women announce they are pregnant, they are bombarded with information. From well-meaning friends, relatives and people in the supermarket to a plethora of books…

We’ve put together some useful information if you are hoping to have your baby in hospital or a midwife-led birth unit or at home. Many women choose to have their babies in hospital where there is everything you need to help you birth your baby.

Dealing with due date pressure It is very exciting having a baby and when someone tells you your baby will arrive on this date you can’t help but get attached to that date. However as we know the realities of that happening are very slim.