Tag: Birth

How To Prepare For A Planned C-Section Delivery If you are planning to give birth to your baby through an elective caesarean section (C-section) there are a few

How to Look After Your C-Section Scar to Help it Heal Well After having a baby, it’s extra important to look after yourself to help your body recover

How To Prepare Your Body for Labour and Birth As one quote goes: “A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for

Things to do in the Third Trimester to Prepare Yourself for Birth I can’t believe I’ve nearly reached the third trimester already! This year (and this pregnancy) has

Why Testing for Group B Strep in Pregnancy is So Important This month is Group Strep B awareness month. Group B Strep is the UK’s most common cause

Book Review: How to Grow a Baby and Push It Out by Clemmie Hooper When I first found out that midwife Clemmie Hooper was writing a book about

Book Review: A Midwife In My Pocket by Emma Cook I am not pregnant at the moment, nor do I plan to be in the near future, but

Due Date & Labour Prep / Preparing for Birth Today is my due date! Let’s see if I’ll be one of the 5 percent of women who actually

Things that Surprised Me about Giving Birth When you’re pregnant you read all sorts of things about giving birth and you start to imagine how the event will

Pregnant With Baby No. 2 – Third Trimester Summary I still have about 3 weeks (if not more) left of my third trimester but you never know what

My Hospital Bag for Me & My Baby – A Minimalist Approach I’m 36 weeks pregnant now and have recently finished packing my hospital bag. After only using