by Debs | Dec 28, 2017 | Birth Story, natural birth, Second births
Becky did group classes with me for her first birth: Grace’s homebirth story – which was a long labour that ended in an unplanned home birth. Becky had been told she was ‘too calm’ to be in established labour and sent home from hospital. This...
by Debs | Jun 12, 2016 | Birth, Breastfeeding, Care, doula, natural birth, natural pain relief, Pregnancy, Q&A with experts, Relaxation
Recently, a few of my clients have hired doulas, so I thought it’d be nice to catch up with local doula Grace Collins over coffee and cake and find out more about what being a doula actually involves. What is a doula? A doula is a birth attendant/companion who...
by Debs | Aug 19, 2015 | Birth, Care, Maternity Leave, natural birth, Pregnancy
Have you got your hospital (feel free to replace ‘hospital’ with ‘birth centre’ or ‘home birth’) bag ready? And if not, do you know what you want to take with you in said hospital/birth bag when the time comes…? So, I hate...