by Debs | Jun 26, 2018 | Birth Story, natural birth, water birth, Water Births
Read third-time mum Aldine’s beautiful water birth story below. I love how her imagined birth story so matched her actual birth story and how her and Adam worked as a team, with him coaching her through her surges. Also, what Aldine says about hypnobirthing is...
by Debs | May 4, 2016 | Birth Story, Royal Berks Births Centre Births, Second births
Guest blog post from Donna and Jack Clayson. I love how this story is written by mum and dad, giving two different perspectives and showing how much the Wise Hippo Hypnobirthing techniques help mum and birth partner First time round Donna: I had heard about...
by Debs | Apr 26, 2016 | Birth, Maternity Leave, Newborn, Pregnancy
Pregnancy worries the first-time round Three years ago, when I was pregnant for the first time, all my fears were based on the unknown. How will I look after a baby? How do you change a nappy? Will I be able to breastfeed? How will I cope with hardly any...
by Debs | Jul 8, 2015 | Birth, natural pain relief, Q&A with experts, Uncategorized
Guest blog post by Siân Morriss, an acupuncturist based in Reading, To find about more about how acupuncture or acupressure can help you, you can get in touch with Siân directly. I decided to write this after just reading the news on Facebook of the long awaited...
by Debs | Jun 30, 2015 | Birth Story, Home Births, Longer Labours, Water Births
I love this third-time mum’s home birth story – totally inspiring and such a fun read They say that your third baby’s birth can be a bit of a ‘wildcard’, and won’t be as quick as your second birth – and this was true for me. I was hoping that this home...