by Jade | Aug 25, 2016 | Birth Story
This is the birth story of my third baby; I used HypnoBirthing with my previous 2 and had a refresher session with Jade a week before (2 weeks before I was due). My first was born in the midwife let unit in a birthing pool (7 hr labour), my second was born unplanned...
by Jade | Aug 19, 2016 | Birth Story
One month ago we welcomed our second daughter at home in Aberdeenshire – I’m finally attempting to get my birth story down in writing! Our first daughter, G, was born in hospital in Bristol. My waters broke around 11pm on Wednesday, with contractions starting the next...
by Jade | Aug 9, 2016 | Birth Story
On Friday morning I had my show. ‘Finally! A sign things are progressing’, I thought. I started having contractions on Friday late afternoon, the sensation was like a tightening or cramping from within. I’m not sure I fully noticed when they started...
by Jade | Jul 6, 2016 | Birth Preparation, Jade
The important task of packing a hospital bag is an exciting prospect for a Mum to be – even if you plan a home birth it’s worth having all your supplied together and a small bag packed in case of any transfers. I thoroughly packed my bag, in fact, first time round, I...
by Jade | Jun 1, 2016 | Postpartum
I’m going to share some of my favourite recipes for new Mums – these are great for gifts in the early weeks, but I have a list of guidelines which I try to follow: Recipes should be full of nutrients – I particularly found it hard to eat enough veg the first month or...
