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Mama-of-two
Award-winning hypnobirthing guide & cheerleader 🤸‍♂️
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Can you imagine feeling this calm & amazing in the very advanced stages of labour?!! This pic gives me all the birthy feels! 😍 I've had the enormous pleasure of receiving another beautiful birth story this week 🙌 And this is one that is very close to my heart, from gorgeous friends of mine who joined one of my Zoom courses last year to prepare positively for the birth of their very precious and long-awaited second child 💕 I feel very lucky to have been able to be a small part of their incredible journey and I can't wait to share the full story with you so watch this space! Sarah, I love this picture! And I love that writing your birth story made you all emotional...for all the right reasons 🥰💪 😘😘 #secondtimemum #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #waterbirth #calmbirth #hypnobirthingworks
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“I felt like a SUPERHERO!” 💪🦸‍♀️ What an incredible way to feel as you give birth! 🙌 For some expectant mums, they have not even considered that they could feel this way giving birth….and why would they? For most of us our expectations of what birth will feel like are drummed into us from an early age….all those dramatic movie scenes of women screaming in agony, out of control, emergencies….all those horror stories friends, family & perfect strangers seem to love to share 🙄…birth is just an ordeal you go through to get your baby right?!😳 Well, if this is sounding even a little bit familiar, then there’s so much I need to tell you about how birth really doesn’t have to be that way at all!! But on top of getting yourself booked on a Little Passengers hypnobirthing course, a cracking place to start feeling SO much better about your upcoming labour is reading positive birth stories 😎 There are so many out there (yup, loads of women have fantastic birth experiences of all types of birth) that can help to counteract all the negative ideas and images about birth that you have banked up in your mind and get you understanding how wonderful it really can be! Here’s a lovely one to start you off, from a gorgeous couple who completed one of my Zoom courses last year and who I know will have spent their Christmas and New Year feeling completely blessed 🥰 It's taken me a while to post this, but Rachel, you ARE a superhero! I love that you have a birth experience you will cherish & smile about forever ☺️ #hypnobirthingbristol #empoweredbirth #birthstories #positivebirth #hypnobirthingsomerset #hypnobirthingworks #pregnantinbristol
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This is a little phrase I often share with my hypnobirthing clients and it seems quite fitting while I struggle to write a good ‘Happy New Year’ post… If you’re due to have a baby in 2022, then it’s set to be a very exciting and eventful year! But you may, like for lots of my clients, be finding that the unknowns of birth make it feel so daunting…and sadly, covid uncertainty is probably adding a whole new level to your anxieties 😳🤯 Often the things we feel we have no control over can be scary. It’s easy to overlook the bright side of what your birth experience might be whilst you worry about all the things you’ve heard about or seen on the telly that could go wrong! If you can’t see the possibility of birth being incredible & empowering, if you can’t imagine the best-case scenario…then how can you make it happen?! 🤷‍♀️ Informed optimism is very different from the false positivity you may THINK hypnobirthing is all about. Actually, it’s about having the right knowledge, understanding and tools to really influence not just how smoothly & comfortably labour & birth may happen, but very importantly how you FEEL about it…And when you learn ways to positively adapt to any curveballs you might be thrown, the amazing thing is that ANY type of birth can be incredible & empowering!💪🙌 Sounds good hey? Even better is being guided through all this by a local practising midwife, keeping things real and as up-to-date as you can get on the evolving covid situation in YOUR maternity unit 👌 At the moment, our in-person courses for the new year are still running with small, safe groups with appropriate safety measures in place. To take some the anxiety out of it for you, there will always be a (well-practiced) Plan B on offer should we enter another lockdown…or the option of a full refund if Plan B doesn’t suit you! ⭐️Just 2 spaces left for my award-winning course starting 9th Jan at Windmill Hill City Farm and limited availability for North Somerset couples starting 16th Feb in Congresbury⭐️link in bio Let us inform you with facts, science & physiology, inspire you, motivate you, help you plan for your dream birth….but be prepared for anything 😁
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This is me...signing off for some quality crimbo time with my best boys 🥂🎅 Have a super-special few days whether you are patiently awaiting a precious arrival 🤰...or celebrating a first Christmas 🤱...or if like me, you're about to embrace the joy & chaos of Christmas with small kids! I'm so thankful for every one of my lovely clients this year....and those I'm already excited to meet in 2022! Thank you for choosing me to be the one to support you on your adventures into parenthood... and to those who have left me the most wonderful reviews, I am forever grateful 🙏😁 #christmasbreak #duein2022 #bristol #northsomerset #hypnobirthing #somersetmums #bristolmumstobe #midwife
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Have you noticed that feeling you get at the moment when you arrive home and walk in with all your twinkly fairy lights glowing on the Christmas tree?! 🎄 I don’t know about you but I get this instant hit of comfort and relaxation and contentment 🥰 Christmas lights are just the world’s best mood lighting aren’t they?! This kind of low lighting gets all our feel-good hormones flowing without us even knowing! In particular Oxytocin (which helps us to feel calm and gives us those warm & fuzzies) loves a bit of mood lighting – how different would your romantic dinner feel if you swapped out your atmospheric candlelight for harsh strip lighting?! 🤷‍♀️ So, if you’re pregnant right now…Christmas is a very easy time to feel relaxed and get those positive vibes going! Get lots of twinkly lights on the go around your house! You may find it useful to know that Oxytocin is your best friend in birth too, as it is the hormone responsible for producing and keeping contractions going 💪 So, the more of it you produce in your body during labour the better! Now, there’s lots of ways to encourage plenty of natural oxytocin during your labour for a smoother and calmer experience, but one of my top tips for the festive season would be NOT to pack away those twinkly lights in a couple of week’s time when Christmas is over! Keep them up and hold on to that feel-good effect…if you’re practicing hypnobirthing, the fairy lights will add a whole other layer to your relaxation practice 🙌 Then pop them in your hospital bag to help turn your birth space into a relaxing, sparkly, oxytocin-flowing little nest 👌😎 If you’d like to know a LOT more about how to nab yourself a great birth, feel more confident, informed and ready for anything….then why not secure a space for you and your birth partner on one of our antenatal & hypnobirthing courses coming up in the new year?! There are in-person groups planned for both South Bristol & North Somerset and Zoom courses too! Link for more info & booking in bio/top of FB page 😁 #oxytocin #hospitalbag #labourbag #toolsforbirth #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #bristolmums #somersetmums #pregnantinbristol #duein2022 #antenatalclasse
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School’s out! And everyone’s knackered! 🤭   I’m nearly wrapping up for Christmas after a whirlwind few months….I’ve been so quiet on here recently and that’s because out of everything (family, working shifts, supporting Little Passengers clients), social media was the only bit that I could put down for a while!! I’m slowly learning a little self-kindness, it’s always so hard to practice what I preach to other mums though 🤔😎   In Oct/Nov I had a zoom hypnobirthing group and an in-person group running at the same time – it is still so tricky in these covid times to know what the demand is for so I’m trying to cater for everyone! It’s so exciting now waiting for all those Little Passenger’s babes to arrive in the next couple of months or so…🤰🤰   I’m also just coming to the end of a 1-2-1 hypnobirthing course with THE most gorgeous couple who are expecting twins in the new year👶🏾👶🏾…I love doing private courses like this because I can really tailor things to exactly what the couple need & want and it has been such a blast teaching them in their own home, getting to know them and being part of their unique journey 😍   This month I’ve also developed and provided an all-new Calm Caesarean Workshop for a lovely couple who approached me to help them feel more confident & relaxed for their planned caesarean birth next spring! Thank you for the kick up the a*se (you know who you are!) and finally making me sort something I’ve had in my head for long time! It was a great success 🙌🏻  so lots more about this coming soon….   The amazing Belinda has also been doing brand new 4th Trimester workshops with our clients, getting them up to speed with loads of essential info from how to care for their babies once they arrive, to infant feeding and lots of strategies to make the transition to parenthood as easy as possible….👌🏻   Phew! Now where’s the prosecco & mince pies?!🎄🎅🥂
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#marchwithmidwives #marchwithmidwivesbristol Change has got to come...this is too important for too many people. Maternity care impacts EVERYONE at some time or other. ⭐WHEN MIDWIVES ARE SAFE, MOTHERS & BABIES ARE SAFE ⭐ so take a moment please to click the hashtags, get up to speed and sign the petition 🙏🙏
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🎃See what I did there?!🎃 If you’re expecting a little pumpkin of your own soon, you may well have reached the part of pregnancy where rolling over in bed has become a bit of an Olympic sport! Pregnancy can cause all sorts of havoc with your sleep, from sudden bouts of insomnia 😳, needing to pee all the time🚽, difficulty finding a comfy position with your growing bump🤰, or maybe a baby whose really active in the night time👶… In both my pregnancies, I remember being rudely awoken most nights with very sudden, agonising leg cramps🦵🦵 – it would frighten my husband to death when I’d leap out of bed, and try to walk/stretch it off whilst sounding like some kind of injured animal (one that knew some choice expletives!)😩🤬 Although drinking tonic water and eating bananas before bed are meant to help, I never did find a remedy for the awful cramps🤷‍♀️…but comfort-wise I couldn’t have managed without my trusty pregnancy pillow to cuddle and prop between my knees! 👌🤩 These are great for sleeping on either side, but can also be used as a wedge behind you to keep you from rolling flat on your back during sleep - being just slightly tilted like this prevents the weight of your baby resting for lengthy periods of time on your main blood vessels which can reduce the blood flow through your body... How are you getting comfy? What are your go-to sleep aids? Share some of your top tips for other tired mums-to-be in the comments… #pregnancytips #tiredmums #sleepinpregnancy #pregnancyinsomnia #growingbump #duein2021 #duein2022 #winterbaby #bristol #northsomerset #bristolpregnancy #bristolmums #thirdtrimester #secondtrimester #antenatal
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So, this month I had to complete a little (mammoth!) task called Revalidation. As midwives, every 3 years we have to present a portfolio of evidence of reflection on our practice, clinical hours worked, training for continuing professional development, etc, etc, etc…have a discussion meeting, and a confirmation meeting😳😳 This is so that we can continue to be on the NMC Register. I’ve known the deadline was coming for, well the last 3 years…but in my usual style I left it all until the last minute, putting myself under unnecessary pressure and kicking myself for not sorting it sooner and being able to relax!🤦‍♀️🤯 So, you’ll be pleased to hear I’m still a registered midwife! I got it done & dusted…and immediately forgot the trauma and stress I’d caused myself…🍷😁 Whilst I will no doubt keep repeating my time management error every 3 years and be absolutely fine, birth on the other hand, is an experience you’ll share only once with this baby…it is an incredibly precious event that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Perhaps you’ve had all these months of knowing that a birth was coming, but it’s starting to feel a bit real now?😳 Perhaps the niggling worries are setting in about how this baby is actually going to come out?! 😲 Maybe you’re stressing that your birth partner doesn’t have a clue how to be the amazing support for you in labour that you’d like them to be?😩 Please don’t end up thinking ‘if only…’ It is never too late to ease your anxieties, boost your confidence and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy feeling calm and ready for any eventuality. ⭐My next Zoom group course starts Monday 25th Oct and over 4 invaluable sessions I can equip you both with ALL the game-changing understanding you need plus tools and techniques that are so simple to learn & use, all with a big dose of local midwife insider info⭐ If Zoom isn’t your thing, I have an in-person course at Windmill Hill City Farm coming up in Nov too! So, what are you waiting for?! The link to book is in the comments/bio…
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Maybe some of my midwife friends/colleagues/followers on here can reassure me that it’s a normal side-effect of the job to see vagina-related things everywhere?!🙈😆 I just can’t see conkers at this time of year without being reminded of that incredible ‘Yessss’ 💪 moment when you catch a glimpse of gorgeous baby head peeking through the labia – cue inward happy little dance whilst outwardly very casually mentioning to the incredible woman in front of me that she’s very close to meeting her baby👌🥰 Crowning is the moment when the widest part of your baby’s head is passing through the opening of the vagina. This brings with it some fairly new and intense sensations as your perineum stretches (some will feel it as stinging or burning), and your midwife is very likely to try to make sure that you don’t push forcefully at this point, but instead breath through and allow the head to be born slowly and gently 💨 😎 Research evidence tells us that a slow birth of your baby’s head, using calm breathing techniques, is likely to reduce the need for stitches following birth when compared to ‘giving it some welly’ with directed or coached pushing – useful to know if you’re going to be doing this soon hey?! 💡💡 Tears and stitches are often up there as a common anxiety for expectant mums, so it’s really important to get up to speed with ways you can help yourself – knowledge is power when it comes to reducing anxiety because then you can take positive action and it all becomes a lot less scary! A few things you might like to consider instead of the ‘cross your fingers & wish for luck’ method: ⭐Get yourself onto one of my upcoming hypnobirthing courses to learn & practice those calm breathing techniques! ⭐Labour and/or birth in water, with the warmth & relaxation increasing the elasticity in your perineum as it stretches (a warm flannel on the perineum is a good alternative if you’re on ‘dry land’!) ⭐There is some evidence that perineal massage from around 35weeks of pregnancy can help reduce the need for stitches and in particular episiotomy (a small cut to the perineum) Tag a pregnant friend who needs to know this stuff! 💕
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Things you will NEVER hear said on a Little Passengers antenatal & hypnobirthing course: ❌“It’s all about that perfect natural birth” ❌“Avoid intervention at all costs” ❌“You won’t need any pain relief” There’s nothing airy fairy about our courses, we don’t make false promises or create rigid expectations of birth. We are midwives working on the frontline of YOUR local maternity services - we know that bodies, babies and birth can be unpredictable just like the rest of life and we know that these ‘unknowns’ are commonly what cause so much worry and fear for expectant parents 😱 This is why, along with providing you with knowledge & techniques to ensure that you are able to influence your labour & birth as positively as you can in favour of everything going smoothly & comfortably, we also give you all our insider knowledge & tools to handle any changes of plan just as calmly! 😎👌💪 Positive births come in all shapes and sizes…and hypnobirthing techniques are just as applicable (if not even more valuable) if plans do go off piste! So, if you’re thinking that an emergency forceps birth is pretty high on your list of things that would terrify you, then you NEED to hear what we have to tell you! Have a read of this positive birth story from a recent couple who have lovely memories of the calm forceps birth of their son, when they were able to use their breathing & relaxation techniques to help them roll with the changes 🙌🥰 Then, once you’ve realised that you deserve a bit more from your antenatal preparation than just the basics…if you like the sound of holistic AND realistic…get yourself and your birth partner booked on to one of our final courses of 2021 using the link in my bio/’learn more’ tab on my FB page! 😁 ⭐Zoom Course starting Mon 25th Oct (4 X Monday evenings) ⭐In-person at Windmill Hill City Farm 7th & 14th Nov (2 x full days) #hypnobirthingbristol #bristolpregnancy #hypnobirthingworks #antenatalpreparation #positivebirthbristol #informedbirth #hypnobirthingmidwife #confidentbirth #winterbaby #duedate #pregnantinbristol #calmbirth
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F I N D Y O U R C A L M A 2hr virtual workshop for parents of toddlers/young children Weds 20th Oct 7.30pm – 9.30pm Are you getting frazzled by tsunami-like emotional meltdowns? One minute the world is ending because you gave them the wrong colour cup and then….they are OVER IT. Just like that…they’ve got their big feelings out and have moved on. Meanwhile, you’ve used up every last bit of patience & energy trying to handle it with empathy rather than shouting and adding to the chaos. Whilst they move on, you’re left with your own big feelings bubbling away – frustration, maybe a little rage, possibly anxiety at how the rest of the day is going to pan out! 😤🤯😨 What I always find is that while I’m carrying those difficult emotions around with me for the rest of the day, it’s unlikely to get any better…🌩I feel less like being playful and connecting with my kids, I handle any further challenges with less and less resilience as the day goes on, and find I’m less able to concentrate on tasks or work and be as productive as I need to be. Maybe you find the same? This is a COMMON thing for parents with littles…and is the reason why the Reset Button I teach on my Find Your Calm workshop is a popular one! It is a rapid 2-3 minute self-hypnosis technique that just detoxes those negative feelings there and then and lets you get on with a happier day – total winner for you…and your kids of course 🙌👌 ⭐If you’re in need of a reset button, my next workshop is running NEXT WEEK, the link to learn more & book on is in my bio/Learn More tab on FB⭐ Swipe through to read what other frazzled mums have thought....👆 #tiredmums #gentleparenting #calmmum #shoutymum #bristolmums #northsomerset #toddlermeltdowns #toddlermums #mumoftwo #calmparenting
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Aww, this lovely message from a repeat client of mine who attended my last Calm & Connect postnatal relaxation course gave me all the feels - she's a hoot! 😆🥰 Watch this space for my all new residential service coming soon!🤣 Seriously though, if you're a new mum (newborn - 18mo) and you need a little slice of 'me time' each week that will also provide you with lasting tools & techniques to calm the overwhelm, ease the sleep deprivation, boost your confidence as a mum & press the reset button on those really challenging days, then this is the course for you!👌💆‍♀️ My next block starts Oct 28th for 4 weeks, 8pm-9pm via Zoom, £45 and includes a set of MP3's and printable resources and access to a closed facebook group with support & motivation by the bucketload in between the sessions 😎🙌 The next best thing to moving me in... Tag a mum you know who might need this! ⭐More details & online booking via my bio/FB page ⭐
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If you hear the weird name 'hypnobirthing' and think it's not for you because you're not some hippy planning a drug-free homebirth to whale music...then think again! 🤪 The Little Passengers course is DESIGNED by me, a practising midwife, to be for any person, birthing in any location…and most importantly of all to prepare you for ANY type of birth! That’s because it’s so much more than just those simple but incredible techniques for relaxation & calm…it’s about exploring how your local maternity system works, how to gather the information you need to make the best decisions, how to positively handle any curve balls you may be thrown and feel as in control as possible if plans need to change. This gorgeous couple that I taught earlier in the year have been kind enough to allow me to share their story of just such a curve ball, and how they used every tool & technique of their hypnobirthing to adjust, empower themselves and ensure that their ‘Plan B’ was an experience they cherished 🥰👶 Check out how confident they were in discussing their options with their care providers, choosing the path that felt absolutely right for them and making it the birth they wanted 💪🙌😎 Liz & Jake, what an incredible team you make…and what an amazing birth! If you’re feeling anxious about all the unknowns of pregnancy & birth, and wondering how on earth you’d cope if anything unexpected cropped up then we are currently taking bookings for our November courses: ⭐ 7th & 14th Nov @ Windmill Hill City Farm (10am-4pm) ⭐ 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th Nov @ Congresbury Old School Rooms (7pm-9.30pm) ❤Find the link to book in my bio/on my FB page❤ Plan for your dream birth…but prepare for anything!
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So...a little thing happened over the summer that I'd like to tell you about - I won another award!!🥳🍾 Last year it was the Lux Life Parent & Baby Awards for 'most innovative hypnobirthing & antenatal course - UK'. So, to be judged 'Hypnobirthing Expert of the Year - South West' this year is the icing on the cake! I'm over the moon, particularly after the challenges of the past 18months ☺🤩 As a midwife, supporting expectant parents to feel excited & ready for anything in a down-to-earth, realistic and achievable way is such a passion of mine...and it's wonderful to be recognised for that 🥰 If you'd like to prepare positively & completely for your birth with the South West's Hypnobirthing Expert of the Year as your guide & cheerleader...there's still space available on my next course 3rd & 10th October at Windmill Hill City Farm!👌🙌💪 The link to book is in my bio/top of my FB page 😁 #hypnobirthingbristol #bristolmums #calmbirth #birthprep #awardwinning #antenatalclassesbristol #hypnobirthingclass #duein2021 #winterbaby #pregnantinbristol #informedbirth #positivebirth #pregnant #20weekscan #midwifemum #hypnobirthingmidwife #bristolhypnobirthing #bristolbirth
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Just finished a lovely hypnobirthing refresher session with a gorgeous couple who I first taught in 2018 😍 It can be so tricky finding the time or headspace to think about or plan for this next birth when you have a toddler around...but I LOVE seeing how these sessions re-ignite the excitement and focus a second time! 👌🏻 Not to mention watching them discover that the relaxation associations that they worked so hard to build years before just come flooding back 🙌🏻 And realising that bit of quality time together as a couple while they practice again is ⭐GOLDEN⭐ Loved every minute of seeing their faces again 😁 #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #pregnantin2021 #secondbaby #birthplanning #calmbirth #siblings #hypnobirthingrefresher #hypnobirthingworks #relaxation #birthpreparation #informedbirth #labourpreparation #positivebirthbristol #midwife #hypnobirthingmidwife
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Just a quick rundown of what's coming up this Autumn...🙌 We'd love to have you on board 😁 All the details and online booking can be found on the website (link in bio/on FB page) #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingnorthsomerset #antenatalclass #relaxation #calmparenting #calmbirth #newmumsbristol #pregnantin2021 #duein2022 #winterbaby #birthprep #toddlermums #gentleparenting
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If it seems like I've disappeared off the face of the planet... it's because I've been trying to be kind to myself this busy summer and also spend as much quality time with my little school starter as I can (just 6 days left 😳😭) I've very much still been working & teaching, but social media has taken a back seat lately... SO WATCH THIS SPACE! I'll shortly be posting up what we've got going on at the moment... and I'll soon be back, refreshed & ready to share loads of great birth stories, content and useful info for you 🙌🏻😎
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Less than a week to go! If you have a baby aged newborn up to approx. 18months then these will be invaluable sessions for you 🥰 Come join the other frazzled mums already booked on...and enjoy more calm, energy & resilience for whatever motherhood throws at you 😎💪 💖The link for more details and to book is in my bio/comments💖 #postnatalclasses #postnatalrelaxation #maternalmentalhealth #calmparenting #gentleparenting #bristolmums #bristolbaby #somersetmums #newmums #firsttimemum #newmumsclass #postpartum #fourthtrimester #4thtrimester #pandemicbaby #bornin2020 #bornin2021 #attachmentparenting #tiredmumsclub #sleepdeprived #bristol #northsomerset
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I was blown away to receive Ermi & Sean's wonderful birth story...but the message that came with it really made me emotional 🥰😭 “So I REALLY feared birth. It kept me from having a baby for years and years. I am so grateful I learnt about Hypnobirthing. I threw everything I had at it and I am proud to say I had absolutely no need for pain relief! I bragged about your Hypnobirthing classes to the midwives! My midwife said when she sees you next she needs to give you a handshake as your course must be top class! And it was. Thank you for giving me the privilege of having a positive birth story. You've changed my life and I’m passing on the message…” The only way to move past your fear and feel confident and calm is to address all those anxieties! If you're feeling 😳😱🤯 about birth, don't stick your head in the sand! Educate yourself, empower yourself, use proven methods to increase your chances of a straightforward and more comfortable experience...and if you don't know where to start, well that's what I'm here for 🙋‍♀️😁 Thank you Ermi & Sean for sharing the story of Kara's birth and being an inspiration to all those other expectant parents out there who struggle to believe that their birth can be amazing!
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I had some exciting news recently that a former client of mine @ermi_viljoen has written & published a children's book!! So, of course we've been enjoying reading Kara the Courageous: An Unafraid Unicorn in my house 🦄🥰 Always after stories with a positive message for my boys! The title of the book has been inspired by the arrival of Ermi's beautiful daughter Kara last year...with a birth which Ermi's friend called a 'unicorn' birth - i.e. a straightforward, pain-free one that no one believes exists!👌😁 🦄 Oh but they do!! Check out @unicorncalledkara ...and watch this space for Ermi's lovely birth story, I'll be posting it next!
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Love them or hate them?!!🤤/🤢 During session 3 of my hypnobirthing course we chat all about informed decision-making & handling changes of plan positively and as part of that we look quite in-depth at induction as it can be something that can cause women a fair amount of anxiety. My June group were just learning on Sunday all the things they can be proactive about and take control of as they move towards the end of pregnancy…they now know to forget about the pineapple and castor oil! Amongst other more enjoyable and effective things, they’ve got it in their diaries to get on the dates!💪😁 Several robust studies now support the effectiveness of eating 4-6 dates per day from 36 weeks of pregnancy in having a positive impact on birth in numerous ways. Though we don’t know exactly how or why they help, a diet that includes dates has been shown to influence the start and progress of labour - likely due to an effect on the hormone oxytocin which is responsible for contractions… . Overall, the results from studies in 2011, 2014 & 2017 tell us that women who began eating dates from 36 weeks of pregnancy: 🤰 went into hospital in more advanced labour 🤰 had a higher rate of intact membranes (in other words the waters did not break before labour starting) 🤰 were significantly more likely to go into labour spontaneously (i.e. without induction)⁠ 🤰 were more likely to progress through labour without needing artificial hormones to boost contractions at any point 🤰 had higher success rates of induction when it was needed 🤰 had less blood loss after birth and **Drum roll please** 🌟 had shorter labours – nearly half the length of first stage!🌟 compared to women who did not consume dates in the last weeks of pregnancy. ⁠So there you have it…worth knowing hey?!🤓 I’m not a huge fan of dates myself, but I did eat them in the lead up to both my labours and as far as I can tell, it worked for me! 🤷‍♀️ Did you use dates as part of your labour prep? If you’re expecting now, what do you think…are you going to set a reminder for 36 weeks?!
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Jun 29

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Finally it’s here! 🥳 It’s been a busy old time at LP HQ the past few months and I have positive birth stories literally stacking up to share with you from incredible hypnobirthing couples I have had the pleasure of teaching so watch this space🥰 But behind the scenes I’ve also been preparing a new course especially for mums in the throws of that first exhausting, wonderful, challenging year of life with their baby… Think much needed relaxation sessions but with guidance through simple strategies, techniques and calming self-hypnosis tools all weaved in to help you take LASTING steps to look after your emotional health, enhance all those gloriously sweet moments…and handle the tough times positively 😎💪 These 4 invaluable hour-long sessions over Zoom will cover: 😴 Techniques for maximising your limited rest & feeling refreshed - whether you've only slept a few hours or a few minutes 🧘‍♀️ Rapid in-the-moment tools to calm the overwhelm on those difficult days 💆‍♀️ Less immediate, deeper relaxation to reset and bring balance 🥰 Positive self-kindness and mindfulness habits 🤯 Strategies for overcoming emotional overload 🤱 How to feel more in control and confident in your own instincts as a mother All this…and with beautiful MP3’s, digital handouts and printable resources included 🙌 July/Aug & Oct/Nov dates are now live on my website… The link for more details & to book online is in my bio/top of my FB page Tag a sleep deprived mum you know who needs this!! #calmparenting #newmums #mumsmentalhealth #postpartum #postnatalclass #bristolbaby #bristolmums #somersetmums #sleepdeprived #fourthtrimester #newbaby #motherhood #attachmentparenting #gentleparenting #bristol #newmumsclass #newmumsrelaxation #postnatalrelaxation #parenting #newborn #borninbristol #bornin2020 #pandemicbaby
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It's International Homebirth Day! So it feels like the perfect day to bring you a wonderful positive homebirth story from a lovely couple from my March Zoom group... This was their second baby, they knew they wanted to make this birth a more positive experience than the first time round....So they learned all about how they could give themselves every advantage, they believed they could achieve their dream birth together...& they did 💪🙌 Have a read of how gorgeous baby Brodie's birth unfolded last week 🥰🥰 She's one of a very exclusive club of babies born in my pool, which is available for hire extremely affordably to Little Passengers clients 😊 P.s. hands up who would love to have a smile like this on their face during labour?! 🙋‍♀️😎 Thank you for inspiring us all Cheryl & Barry! I'm over the moon for you!
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