My Expert Midwife
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Breastfeeding
Read more →How you feed you baby is something that can be explored at any stage in pregnancy. Your midwife will normally spend time with you explaining the benefits of breastfeeding for both you and baby, so this blog is designed to help you purchase necessities ahead of time and plan for the support that you will most likely need in the early days. What Apparatus Will I Need? Not much really. Some women prefer to cover their breasts and baby with a muslin while others invest in clothing that makes feeding discrete, such as the ‘breast vest’. Following on from establishing...
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What to Expect in the 4th Trimester
Read more →Initial Recovery From Childbirth – What to Expect Post birth recovery differs for many women and for many reasons. For the most part, physical recovery from a vaginal birth (including forceps births) is quicker than for a Caesarean section, although not always. Its why My Expert Midwife developed their range of unique, award winning pregnancy and postnatal products. If we focus for the moment on the physical aspects of a vaginal birth recovery, that too differs depending on the type of birth you have, the amount of blood you lose and the length of your labour. What appears to be...
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How can I ease constipation in pregnancy?
Read more →Along with delights that pregnancy can throw at you, sickness, swollen feet, heartburn to name but a few, over half of pregnant women will experience constipation at some point during their pregnancy and it’s certainly nothing to feel embarrassed about. There is a perfectly simple explanation for it. Hormones play a key role in creating constipation when you’re pregnant, by simply causing the muscles in your bowel to relax. In doing so, these muscles become sluggish which means that food hangs around for longer in the digestive tract and this causes bloating, gas, irregular bowel movements and understandably generally overall...
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Thank you!
Read more →#letsbehonest…..a bit like pregnancy (and labour if we are really honest) it’s been a long but incredible journey making, naming and bringing My Expert Midwife into the world. There have been a few special people that have really helped us along the way and we would like to take this space to say thank you, a really BIG thank you to... Our incredible testers, clients and models for contributing beautifully to our product range, website & literature with images, quotes and essential feedback. Our website is now peppered with stunning personal images that help tell our story. Patrick Procter and...
