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Physiological birth
Five months ago today, I went off to labour land for the day. I closed off from everything else around me that day, and focussed on the job
Lucy Flow & Tiggy's birth story
It was Thursday morning & we’d had such a stressful week with our 3 year old, Noah, having a horrid sickness bug for 5 days. Being so close
To have a sweep or not to have sweep!?
Should you have a sweep? No one can answer this question but you! BUT, before going ahead with any of your choices in birth, it’s...
One of the biggest obstacles in physiological birth is...
Biomechanics. Movement. Positioning. When planning a vaginal birth, preparing your physical well-being is VITAL in optimising your...
EPIDURAL & POSITIONING
You wouldn’t be blamed for thinking that having an epidural during labour takes away your choice of positioning. We rarely see real, raw...
How to encourage optimal positioning?
Your lifestyle really impacts your baby’s position ready for birth. Lockdown life has meant that many people are more sedentary than ever...
Biggest obstacles in physiological birth and how to avoid them!
Do you want to know what one of the biggest obstacles in physiological birth is?
Biomechanics. Movement. Positioning.
When planning a vagi
PAIN RELIEF DURING CHILDBIRTH - LIVE TALK
Here we discuss both medical and natural pain relief methods to use in labour and childbirth. We also discuss why pain levels can feel...
The Physiology of Birth LIVE TALK
A MUST WATCH FOR ANYONE WHO IS PREGNANT! How has labour been designed to work? What is the body doing? What might it feel like? Do you...
"I can't believe I did it'!
‘I can’t believe I did it’ - those were my exact thoughts as this photo was being taken. Little did I know that the birth of my water...
Postnatal Plans
Just like birth, your fourth trimester & postnatal journey deserves a plan and requires some thought.. Watch my full video on IGTV to know m
Not happy? Find your voice...
So, what if you DON'T feel wonderful about your birth experience? Perhaps you did all the courses, all the research, all the reading........
There is NO such thing as a DUE DATE!
Us women are impatient creatures at times. The most frustrating part of pregnancy is probably the ‘due date’ wait. To be given a date of whe
When labour begins IGNORE IT!
One of the best pieces of advice I read when I was planning my homebirth, was that when labour begins and surges start to make their first a
So, why do people lay on their backs to give birth!?
With all my chat about upright birth and active labours, you may be wondering why we have beds at all? If being upright is so important and
Evolution - move your pelvis!
Evolution is one of my favourite topics, & I have an amazing book I love to constantly go through, all about the evolution of the female. Th
PAIN RELIEF & BEING ACTIVE
Active birth!? But what if I want pain relief? It’s really important for everyone to know that it is TOTALLY ok to use pain relief dur
BREECH BABIES
Yoga postures and movements are amazing at turning breech babies head down, and I have had many clients help their babies to turn through my
ACTIVE BIRTH POSITION
Being active during your labour doesn’t mean you have to be standing up and walking about the whole time! Labour can be a lengthy process, e
Monitoring during an active labour?!
What do you think of when you hear a friend say ‘I was monitored during my labour’? It sounds restrictive, doesn’t it? It sounds...
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