One of the things that amazed us most was learning about the negative effects adrenaline can have on labour. The pre-conceived idea of labour that most people have is a labour full of adrenaline. But this is just wrong! A …
The Forth Trimester – Tips To Aid The Transition
Yes you read it right, the fourth trimester! Everyone knows that pregnancy is made up of three trimesters. The first trimester where you may want to hurl when talking about, looking at or attempting to eat food either in the …
Mother Knows Best?
When it comes to birth there seems to be some confusion over who is in charge of the process. Is it the Mother or the Midwives and Hospital Staff? Every time this debate arises it is met with blank expressions …
Breastfeeding from the other side! A Dads View!
Breasts; they are not obscene, they are not vaginas or penises, they are not grotesque appendages that will put people off their dinner, they are just breasts! They are the food and drink, the sustenance, the everything to my 20 …
Be In Awe Of Yourself!
How many women go into labour unsure of what to expect? – Now I’m not talking about the ‘pain’ of labour, a contraction is a strange sensation and can be as individual as the person experiencing it – But in …
Support? Or…
Having just read this article (link via way back machine); I feel inclined to agree, I have witnessed friends and family members react to my partner in the exact same manner and I find it shocking. When we achieve, we …