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Go the full distance
Friday, 19 September 2014 by Jo Watson
Each of us is different; which is so special as it makes us individuals. It is therefore a strange idea that all our baby’s will choose the exact 40 week gestation to enter the world. For reference, 280 days = 40 weeks = 9 months 6 days. It is a long time but hey you are growing a complex human baby!
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth, Newborn Care
Tagged under: birth, birth preparation, breastfeeding, labour, newborn, supporting your partner in labour
What’s in your birth plan? Is there a cake involved?
Wednesday, 13 August 2014 by Jo Watson
Being an Independent Midwife has allowed me to care for a small caseload and in that way I can get to know each woman really well and more importantly they get to know me.
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth, Working with UKBC
Tagged under: birth, birth preparation, Home Birth, labour, supporting your partner in labour, water birth
Beating the baby blues
Wednesday, 30 July 2014 by Jo Watson
You are probably aware that having a baby is going to change your life, and may I add, for the better! However, along with this change comes a multitude of emotions and it is good to have a support network around you to help you get through those early weeks as a new mother.
- Published in Labour, Labour & Birth, Newborn Care
Hugs not drugs!
Wednesday, 18 June 2014 by Jo Watson
Oxytocin is the hormone that drives the rhythm of labour and birth and the great news is that it is released when we hug one another!
- Published in Home Birth, Labour, Labour & Birth
