Baby loss – you are not alone

This week is ‘Baby Loss Awareness Week’ and I thought it important to broach this topic within midwifery. As midwives, we can care for women who experience the death of their baby and within my practice I offer advice and counselling support to women who have suffered a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. The silent…

A traumatic birth doesn’t have to be an emergency!

Birth is NOT a one-day event in our lives, it is an experience that will live with us for the rest of our lives.

Nutrition in pregnancy and beyond. How to make it work for you!

If you are like me, you probably have good intentions around food, but the realities of life can  sometimes make it hard to maintain. What I believe and try to advise is that you can have a little of what you want.

The Do’s and Don’ts when swaddling

There has been a lot of conflicting advice abut whether swaddling is safe for your baby or not. If you stick to some basic rules, you can be safe in the knowledge of how to swaddle your baby safely.

What is the difference between a Private Midwife and a Doula?

Every woman has different needs throughout pregnancy, birth & with the arrival of their baby. Both Doulas and Private Midwives offer vital support to women and their families, just in different ways. Find out here.

First steps in recognising when your baby is tired and how to influence sleep habits

A routine shouldn’t be established before 12 weeks. However, here are some helpful tips to help you on your way. I offer gentle techniques and one-to-one sessions to establish strategies that work for you. #emmamillsprivatemidwife

The unspoken truth of Bonding

I am going to talk about something many mums feel too ashamed to speak about and feel a deep sense of guilt to even think it. Will I love my baby as soon as I meet them?

Sleeping (or lack of ) in pregnancy! Strategies to help you survive

You will be told that ‘it is your body’s way to prepare you for those sleepless nights when your baby arrives’, but having some strategies can be helpful.

The essential nappy and poo guide

The fact is nappies are a great way for you to gage if your baby is getting enough food and remain well in themselves, especially in those early weeks after birth.

The truth & survival guide of Hyperemesis

Everyone seems to know about Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) in pregnancy now that it has affected a royal’s pregnancy. However, back in the ‘dark days’ this condition was often disregarded as ‘severe morning sickness’ and unless you were dehydrated, exhausted and clinically malnourished and in need of hospitalisation then women were often left to suffer at…