Our little girl Sophie arrived on Friday morning after a spontaneous labour and vaginal birth that went very smoothly.
I was able to utilise breathing techniques, the tens machine, and the power of knowledge from our Calmbirth classes.
I advocated for myself throughout the end of pregnancy – allowing me to avoid an unnecessary induction by asking the right questions – what if we wait? … and took that skill in to my labour and birth to empower my choices – even as they changed.
It was all exactly what I needed to help overcome the fears formed by my first birth.
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Navigating Grief: The Heartache of Losing a baby by The Calm Blogger October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and, in a world, where we have seen the uprise of cancel culture and trigger warnings on almost everything…it’s important that we don’t erase or silence conversations about grief or talking about someone’s loss. Grief is a profound and universal human experience,…
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