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Our Founder Teya's Positive Birth Story
Every minute I contracted felt unbearably long and I was only getting a minute or so break in between each one. I really felt at this point I was so close to asking for the epidural which is not what I wanted (There absolutely nothing wrong with asking for an epidural btw, it just wasn’t in my personal plan, and I really wanted to try to birth without it so I wasn’t delivering lying on my back). -
What is a Labour Comb?
There are several theories as to why the birth comb may actually help to support pain relief in labour.
1. It offers a very easy way to distract the labouring mother from the pain associated with a contraction.
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Hypnobirthing. A natural approach to a calm and positive birth
Hypnobirthing is fast becoming an increasingly popular topic in the maternity space. Thousands of couples all around the country have participated in this training with the intention to equip themselves with the knowledge and resources they require for a positive...
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My experience transitioning from one child to - Two under 2
Something that I found the hardest about transitioning from one to two (especially when both are so young), and that nobody ever really speaks about or prepares you for is having to essentially -
How to Write your Birth Plan
Birth rarely goes to ‘plan’ so let’s be realistic about that first and foremost. But you are still 1000% entitled to have an idea of how you would prefer your birth experience to go. After all this is your body and you are in control of birthing your baby. It makes sense that you would have at least imagined how you would like this to go doesn’t it?! -
Should we build our village before we give birth?
So does it make sense for us to build a pregnancy village and what would this look like? We wouldn’t expect a new mother to do everything alone yet we are comfortable for women to literally share their body with an entire person (or maybe two or three in the case of multiples) and experience all the challenges this brings without offering support.