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It's more than just Birth Plans: 5 ways to prepare for birth

Having a baby is a huge life event. It’s big for your body, it’s big for your brain and it’s transformative for you as a woman. Preparing...

5 Benefits of Colostrum Harvesting: How collecting colostrum in pregnancy can help you and your baby

Colostrum Harvesting has become quite a ‘thing’ since I had my baby in 2010. Most NHS trusts have fact sheets on colostrum harvesting,...

What is a Postnatal Doula? How every new mother can feel more supported by building her ‘village’

They say ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ and that can begin from birth. Experiencing those first few days, weeks and months with a...

Why should you do Pregnancy Yoga? How pregnancy yoga can help you to have a better birth

Pregnancy yoga can be a great way for women to support their emotional and physical health during pregnancy, and lead to better birth...

Pregnancy Yoga for Solo Mums: creating a supportive space for the solo mum sisterhood

Today I am juggling a twelve year old on school holidays, a dog that needs walking, a cat that needs feeding, work admin that needs...

Why every woman should have a doula: the positive impact a doula can have on your birth

Doulas can be seen as a luxury, but the care provided by a doula to women and their families during pregnancy and birth is seen by many...

Is Fertility Yoga all about getting pregnant? Going beyond conception with fertility yoga

Fertility yoga - is it all just about getting pregnant? The simple answer is no, sadly no one can offer guarantees of conception, but I...

Finding balance in your body & hormones: how I started to tune into my menstrual cycle & fertility

Fertility is not something I thought I would have to worry about... I'd had a baby (albeit under very difficult circumstances due to my...