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Birth & Recovery

Recovering from birth takes time – physically, mentally, and emotionally. Our expert blogs offer clear, compassionate advice to support your postnatal healing, whether you've had a vaginal birth or a C-section. From perineal care to emotional wellbeing, find the guidance you need for a smoother recovery.

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How to prioritise my recovery

Prepare for your postnatal recovery with tips from our in-house midwives. Your body and mind need care after birth to support healing and wellbeing, whatever birth you’ve had.

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Recovery After C-section

Take it easy, your body needs time to mend, so it needs rest and to have plenty of nourishment to do this. Eat healthily and arrange for help with normal day to day things, by asking your partner, family, older children, friends or hired help for extra assistance with daily chores and life.

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How to use Spritz for Bits

Spritz for Bits was developed by Lesley Gilchrist, co-founder and registered midwife to soothe and relieve bits immediately after birth, however Spritz for Bits also provides relief through pregnancy and beyond whether that be pregnancy piles, or swollen and itchy bits.

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Recovering From A Vaginal Birth

Allowing yourself time to heal and recover after childbirth is not often talked about in detail. We can sometimes expect to be up and about and resuming normal life just a few days after giving birth, but this can be both physically and mentally detrimental when trying to adjust to life with a newborn family member.

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My baby is overdue, what can I do?

A normal term pregnancy is defined as lasting between 37 and 42 weeks before the onset of labour. Some women will have their babies before 37 weeks and this is considered premature. Some women can have their baby after 42 weeks, and this is considered post mature / overdue.

Introducing our Midwives

We started at a kitchen table, not in a boardroom—because this brand was born out of real midwifery experience. My Expert Midwife was founded by a practicing NHS midwife who saw first-hand what mums were missing. Today, our team includes REAL, registered NHS midwives who help shape everything we do—from the products we make to the advice we share. Because when we say expert, we mean it.

Lesley Bland

Registered Midwife

Lesley Gilchrist

Registered Midwife and Co-Founder of My Expert Midwife

Charlotte Hoskin

Registered Midwife & Registered Nurse

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