Did you know that 1 in 3 women having their first baby will have an assisted birth, using either forceps or ventouse? I’m not sharing that to frighten you. I’m sharing it because I think you deserve to know, and because knowing gives you the chance to do something about it. Forceps and ventouse aren’t…
When I had my first baby, I was so traumatized I said firmly and repeatedly, ‘I’m never doing that again’. I couldn’t even allow the idea to enter my head that I’d ever put myself through that trauma again. I was gutted because I always wanted a big family, I’m one of seven children, but…
Did you know only 4-5% of babies arrive on their due date? It can be more helpful to calculate your own date based on your cycle and date of conception. Healthcare providers often put pressure on baby being born within a certain length of gestation, pehaps by automatically booking you in for a medical induction…