Bits and Boobs

It may reassure you to know that there are adjustments you can make to your lifestyle that will not only positively affect your chances to conceive, but which will also help pave the way for a healthier pregnancy and improve the wellbeing of your whole family.

That first postnatal poop can be scary, and lots of women dread it, for obvious reasons. Here are some hints and tips to help make it easier.

Adequate hygiene measures during pregnancy and after the birth of your baby can help improve your and your baby’s well-being and minimize infection risk. Here are some useful pointers to keep in mind.

For some women labour can be quick, but for most women early labour involves a latent phase, which can last for quite a few hours or even several days, before active labour and the birth of your baby.  

A rainbow baby is a baby born after the loss of a previous baby, either via early or late miscarriage, still birth or neonatal death. It refers to the new rainbow (baby) after a dark and stormy time (of loss).

This is the big question for many. Most women find it hard to imagine that their vagina/perineum/vulva will stretch enough to accommodate a WHOLE human baby during the expulsive stage of labour (also called second stage) without major trauma. Even if they have had a baby before, the thought of that last stretch before holding the baby is daunting.

As cliché as it may sound, we are what we eat – or, at least, we are in great part. Eating healthily not only makes us feel and look better, but it affects our body in ways we may not see.

Giving birth can seem daunting. The options seem endless, and yet sometimes restricted, depending on who you talk to during your maternity care and whether your midwife and/or doctor are supportive of choice, or less so.

The time following the birth of your baby is one of adaptation and has an impact on every aspect of your being. You will likely experience emotional, mental and physical changes that are normal and transitory. 

You are pregnant. Now what? You likely will go to see a midwife to get ‘booked in’ for your maternity care.

Find out more and pre and post natal mental health, recognising trigger and self help advice

Pregnancy can be a time of intense learning and discovery. From day one until the arrival of your baby, new questions and doubts are likely to arise daily.