So there had been a few days where we thought this baby was starting to come, with some stronger contractions and some regular pattern. This all started at 36 weeks!
All of that combined with finding out she was pregnant so early made it feel like Katie had been pregnant forever!
However with no poking or prodding, this baby came in her own time at 41 weeks and 1 day.
Read More…This will mean pregnancy is more comfortable, labour is more straightforward and babies are happier as they are less likely to be stuck in an awkward position.
Read MoreLike all things, as in life, so in birth. The best way to prep for the positive birth you want and the experience you want is to practice. If you want to trust your intuition and instincts then practice this every day.
Read MoreWork is continuing as normal, working with women in Newcastle, Durham, York, Harrogate and Teesside! I am also going to be working with another lovely woman and birth photographer this year too.
Read MoreHowever it is important to highlight that things aren't ideal for maternity care at the moment. With the majority of the measures in place to combat the spread of the virus are seriously impacting women's ability to birth. The NHS staffing was already stretched and this situation has made it so much worse. Antenatal and postnatal appointments are being done over the phone, and with limited frequency.
Read MoreI have just been at a beautiful birth at home where these hormones of labour were working perfectly together to facilitate physiological labour of her first baby.
She chose to birth at home because she wanted to feel safe and somewhere familiar when she was birthing. She didn’t want to be unnecessarily observed. She just wanted her husband and me, her midwife who she has seen for every appointment since she was 7 weeks pregnant. Just people who would help her to feel safe and able to relax while birthing her baby.
Read MoreWe need to be training midwives to be caring for someone as a living breathing, feeling person FIRST. Not just in the classroom but in the wards, interpreting a CTG is not enough.
Read MoreTogether we want to shake things up and remind you the power is in always your hands
Read MoreWhat is a birth plan? Why should I be writing one? What is the ‘golden hour’? Are you not getting enough time in your NHS midwife appointments to discuss everything that you want to?
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