Love Birth Blog

If you're hoping for a physiological birth (that's a birth that unfolds without medical intervention, led by your body and baby), you might be wondering where to even begin?! The good news is that there's plenty you can do in pregnancy to give yourself the best possible chance of a calm, confident birth. Here are my five favourite places to start. 1. Think about your birth environment Birth is a bit like sleep or going to the toilet: it works best when we feel safe, private a

If you're interested in hiring a doula but don't really know what we do, then read ahead! If you don't know some one who is a doula, has worked with a doula or have never been pregnant before then it's not uncommon to have never heard of us before. So I wanted to write this blog post to break it down simply, honestly, and without any pressure because understanding what doula support actually looks like might just change how you feel about your pregnancy, birth, and those earl

When you’re pregnant, you’ll hear a lot of advice. Some helpful, some not so much and one thing I hear a lot is "go with the flow" because birth doesn't follow a plan. And yes, birth can be unpredictable. Having a super strict birth plan with only one way you want things to go isn’t realistic. But here’s the thing: there are SO many ways you can get ready for your birth. It’s absolutely okay to have preferences about how you want things to happen. Nothing’s guaranteed, but yo

When people first hear the term hypnobirthing, they often think of something that's a bit 'out there' and can be a bit put off. In...

Going into this pregnancy, I knew I wanted a home birth if possible. So, when I found out that the Burton & Derby home birth team had closed due to staffing issues, I was gutted. I immediately made it clear to my community midwife at my first appointment that I still wanted a home birth. While she was supportive, she also mentioned that the home birth team might not reopen in time for me. Thankfully, my pregnancy was smooth sailing, with no issues for me or the baby. However,

I thought I'd start off the blog by writing a bit about the birth of my wonderful son, Theo. I found out I was pregnant on 20th March 2020...3 days before the first UK lockdown (yikes!) and Theo was born at 40+6 on 23rd November 2020 (in another lockdown...yay!). There are definitely a few things I know I'll want to do differently next time around but it was an amazing and positive birth! Pregnancy It was a bit of a strange experience having my entire pregnancy working from h