Did you know up to 70% of pregnant women experience some sort of back or pelvic pain and ache at some point in their pregnancy, and almost 80% experience insomnia in the third trimester. This blog post gives a few tips to consider to find more comfort and improved sleep in pregnancy.

This post shares the number reason why you need to prepare your mindset for birth including tips and practical suggestions from my own experience and practice.

This inspiring and uplifting story about Lisa’s VBAC birth demonstrates the power of preparation and practice when it comes to getting your mind and body ready for birth. The good old story of ‘once a c-section, always a c-section’ is just not always the truth, as vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) can be an option. In fact, studies have shown a 60 to 80 percent success rate for women who attempt VBAC.

Sometimes women are faced with complicated clinical challenges with breastfeeding such as insufficient glandular tissue and tongue tie, but often the common challenges to breastfeeding are actually simple roadblocks that can be overcome. This post gives 6 simple solutions to supporting a breastfeeding mother with the exhausting and overwhelming job of breastfeeding a baby on demand.

Hypnobirthing is a generic term used to describe a specific approach to educating and teaching women calm birth practices. A common misbelief, due to the name of the method, is that it is just about using hypnosis visualisations and tracks as a coping strategy for labour. This could not be further from the truth, learn more about this comprehensive childbirth education course in this post!

A woman’s posture and a baby’s position matter in pregnancy, labour, and birth, very much so! And there are specific maternal positions and body balancing techniques that a women can do with her body to assist her baby find the optimal position for birth.

Did you know that the biggest factor that can undermine a woman’s labour is fear? I believe the biggest challenge we have now is mindset one, not a medical one – hence my number one tip! Learn how to relax and calm the body in pregnancy. In this blog, I will tell you what to do, why to do it and how to do it.

Five easy ways to prepare your birthing muscles for a shorter and less painful birth by using prenatal yoga with Zoe Blakeney, Bella Mama