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… Continue reading Baby loss – you are not alone
Category: Pregnancy
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.
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.
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.