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Midwife Myth Busters

The start of a new year can bring a lot of pressure, especially if you’ve had a baby recently. Everywhere you look, there’s messaging about “getting back to your pre-baby body,” feeling like yourself again, or being endlessly grateful. While well-meaning, these messages can leave new parents feeling stressed, inadequate, or like they’re “failing” at recovery. As a midwife, I want to bust some of the most common myths that can make postpartum life harder than it needs to be:

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Postpartum Truths No-one Tells You

Becoming a parent is magical, exhausting, exhilarating and, let’s be honest, completely overwhelming. As a midwives, we’ve seen countless parents navigate the first weeks and months after birth, and there’s one thing we know for sure: no one prepares you for the real postpartum experience. Here are the truths that every new parent should hear straight from a midwife’s perspective.

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Changes to your body during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time of wonderment, new life, excitement, and more bodily changes than you can shake a stick at. Some of these changes are well documented, but others may be annoying, or even alarming. We have pulled together some changes you are likely to experience during your pregnancy.

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The Cervix

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.