Love Birth Blog

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...

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