I had been told throughout my pregnancy that my baby was ‘large’ and this had really worried me. I’m a bit of an over-thinker anyway but I was scared of tearing or of baby getting stuck & I found myself anxious at midwife appointments getting my bump measured to be told again ‘you have a big baby in there’. I spoke through this with Claire and from then on I prepared as much as possible, with perineal massage etc. I also refused any further measuring of my bump - I didn’t eve

Bryony and Ali's story Our journey with hypnobirthing started when I was recommended a book to read about it. I took so much from the...

My contractions started 2 days before I gave birth, but stopped around 6 hours later. During this time, I focused on my breathing as they...

After a tricky birth with my first baby I was extremely apprehensive about falling pregnant with baby number 2 and experiencing a hard...

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And the PROBLEM with these! All to often I hear women recounting birth stories and I catch sentences such as "I wasn't allowed to..." or...