Post Natal Depression: Mental Illness Or Natural Reaction?
By Robin Grille Post Natal Depression (PND) affects at least one in ten mothers around the world. While this painful and debilitating condition afflicts…
Pregnancy & Birth
Age 40+ Pregnancies: The Risks and Benefits
By Tanya Mayer Many women who are 40+ have the belief that they can’t carry and give birth to a healthy baby. But the…
5 Amazing Things Our Body Does During Pregnancy
By Hannah Mearns Sometimes it feels like trust in birth is at an all-time low here in the UK. Every week there seems to…
Don’t Leave Your Birth Plans To Chance
By Hannah Mearns Lately in the UK (or in the group of parents to be and parents that I know anyway), there has been…
I Am The TENA Lady: On Discovering The Importance Of The Pelvic Floor
By Cathy Oliver Readers with a sensitive disposition, look away now. This post will contain explicit content, such as the words ‘piss’ and ‘vagina’….
Super Chill: How to Survive a Summer Pregnancy
By Hannah Schenker When you are pregnant, it’s easier to feel hotter than usual as your body is incubating your little one and there’s…
Holistic Health and Wellbeing for New Mums: Reduce Your Exposure To Toxic Elements
By Belinda Falconar Becoming a new mother is a time of great change, transition and possible transformation. Amazing changes take place during pregnancy with…
The Essence of Mother Roasting (No Ovens Involved, I Promise!)
By Marta Willis As a new mother I ached to be held, nourished and taken care of. To be supported at a time when…
A Love Letter To The Previously Infertile Mum-To-Be
By Natasha Hogan Dear newly pregnant mummy, It’s a wonderful identity, isn’t it – ‘newly pregnant’? However, if you’re like me, you’ve been through…
If Ever There Was a Happy Place in Labour – This Was It
By Anna Stoyanoff After each of my first two births, I had nightmarish flashbacks for days. It took a while before I figured out…
Dear New Mama: You Can Do This
By Kimberly Poovey Dear New Mama, Hello from the other side. Sixteen months ago, I was you. I was laying in a hospital bed…
Your Postpartum Bods Are Awesome
By Hannah Schenker Stretch marks, swollen, leaky breasts, round belly, dark eye circles, unshaved legs and pits, unwashed hair and no makeup…Ordinarily you might…
Tips for Common Pregnancy Ailments
By Kari van der Heide I loved being pregnant. I had been looking forward to it for so long. I was proud of my belly and felt extremely…
Make the Most of the Last Days of Pregnancy
By Hannah Mearns Last week I went to my local Positive Birth Group Meeting, a monthly meet-up of mums to be and local birth…
Pregnant Women Should Sleep on Their Side, Not Their Back, Study Says
By Hannah Schenker A University of Auckland study has found that pregnant women should sleep on their sides toward the end of their pregnancy,…
Holistic Antenatal Classes From the Comfort of Your Own Home: Yes Please!
By Hannah Schenker Everything is online these days! It can be difficult to meet new people in our communities, and when it comes to…
What To Do When Birth Plans Change
By Hannah Mearns So you’ve taken your hypnobirthing course, you’ve put in your practice, you’ve printed your birth plan out and you’re finally, finally…
The Moment I Became a Special-Needs Parent And Lost My Name
By Kat Abianac, 2015 Two years ago I became the mother of a beautiful newborn. I sat upstairs alone in a hospital room the night…
Preparing for a Positive Postpartum
By Jo Arnold Alongside our homebirth preparations, trying to prepare my toddler Primrose for the new baby’s arrival and gearing up for the actual birth of this…
Why You Should Avoid Generic “Pregnancy” Teas
By Hannah Schenker There are plenty of reasons why drinking herbal teas are fantastic for pregnant women. Drying herbs and benefitting from their healing…