Bodacious Birthing

01/03/2016

https://www.facebook.com/yogabelliesbirthrocks/posts/1367912273235045?fref=nf&pnref=story

International Women’s Day celebrates equality for women In recent years, society has witnessed a significant change and attitude shift towards women’s equality and rights. With female astronauts, medics and entrepreneurs being common place and with women  now holding a more dominant place within bus…

15/01/2016

Powerful new campaign! It's not just an embryo or fetus to many many women it's their baby and the loss is devestating!
https://www.tommys.org/Page.aspx?pid=1791

Tommy's is launching a campaign to end the silence around miscarriage and to raise funds to open UK's first national miscarriage research centre in April 2018.

13/01/2016

Improving maternal mental health ....
https://www.rcm.org.uk/news-views-and-analysis/news/pm-pledges-%C2%A3290m-for-maternal-mental-health-care

05/01/2016

Aquanatal is ON TONIGHT at Scotstoun Leisure Centre see you pregnant mamas soon x x

03/01/2016

Great video showing self attachment :)

http://themilkmeg.com/video-of-the-laid-back-breastfeeding-position-encourage-your-baby-to-self-attach/

29/12/2015

If you are anxious or worried about your birth and putting off preparing your mind and body for it then this article brings it all into perspective. :)

I'm going to come right out and say this. It's what every childbirth educator on the planet thinks and what we all talk about in our private forums, but what very few of us dare to say in public.

29/12/2015

Changing the language we use around birth .. "physiologic cord clamping" is the way forward ...:)

Physiologic cord clamping and the re-claiming of traditional knowledge and practice around birth.

25/12/2015

Big thank you to all my clients of 2015! Being part of your birth and new baby journey has been amazing and inspiring .. you all ROCK, bring on 2016's babies x x

11/12/2015

"Early admission to hospital (in latent phase) has long been recognised as a risk factor for subsequent labor abnormality and intervention (Bailit 2005) including prolonged labour, more need for analgesia, increased rate of caesarean section, increased PPH and postpartum hospital stay (Janna 2013)." So moral of the story stay at home for as long as you can :)

A recent article appeared on my fb feed, ‘My clients body is broken’ ( ) There is much I agree with what Angela has said, rest, relaxation, reassurance should be the first things any doula suggests...

09/12/2015

I am taking bookings for January's baby massage course. It starts on Tuesday the 19th of January. Please email [email protected] for more details or to book on. Spaces are very limited so don't delay. :)

07/12/2015

Interesting read into paracetamol and its use in early labour .... could it be prolonging the latent phase? It certainly appears that it could!! http://undercovermidwife.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/paracetamol-and-labour.html?m=1

29/11/2015

New piece of kit for next Sundays Baby ROCKS class ... :)

02/11/2015

Baby ROCKS running this Sunday 8/11/15 I have one space left if you and your partner would like to book on then email me at [email protected]

26/10/2015

It's that time again ... here my bump 2010! What's your bump looking like this halloween? ?

02/05/2015

Not that home births are the be all and end all (although they do ROCK) I though I would share a brief description of mine :)

Love this .. however forget the cup of tea I had a glass of bubbly in hand :):) and some warm toast, which is not on offer that much anymore in hospitals... Also my mum and dad visited straight away without any hospital rules stopping them!! (Although, I do believe my dad was dragged out of bed by my mum and made to walk shin deep in snow right enough, dec 2010) .. great experience all round x x p.s good first nights sleep in my own bed ... followed by hannah and melissa climbing into bed in the morning with their new baby brother .... bliss!

Want to help promote homebirth in your area? Download our generic homebirth poster and add details of your local meetings or group. Please print & share!
http://manchesterhomebirth.org.uk/homebirth-poster-download/

02/05/2015

Thank you for the new likes .. My 400th liker will get a prize :) get sharing in your birth/parenting community :)

28/04/2015

Let's talk about the perineum! (Yeah, high-five if you've got one - okay, it's no secret everyone has one.) It's a big concern among expectant moms, will my perineum make it out alive? Sometimes in...