In the busy rush of every day life, most mums don’t actually get a minute to themselves! We all know what it is like to literally not have time to brush our hair or pop some lippie on, to go to the loo with a small person either hanging off  you or sat watching you.

I owe you a massive apology. For years I punished you for not meeting an imagined standard of perfection. I have starved you, inhaled poisonous toxins to suppress my appetite and look “cool”, pinched you, painfully strapped you in, ripped hair out.

The journey to Willow was one of the wildest rides I think I’ll ever have been on.
I’ve always thought of myself as very intuitive, I’m in tune with my emotions & I tend to just have an incling that certain things will happen or play out a certain way,

What. A. Week.

Five full days in the friendly home of an absolute wonder of a woman (and her doggy).

Pregnancy yoga training. It’s good to have, right? Keep your pregnant yogis safe. I’ll be honest, since I trained as a yoga teacher…

The six weeks post-birth can be one the of the craziest, life-changing and tumultuous times in a women’s life.

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