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My third homebirth experience

My homebirth experience with my third baby, Ruben.

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Top baby yoga movements

Baby yoga is a wonderful way to connect with your growing baby, and support their development, comfort and sleep. I've been teaching baby yoga in Cirencester for nearly 6 years, and these are my favourite yoga moves to do with your baby, across a range of ages.

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Your emotional recovery after birth

After having a baby, there is often a big focus on your physical recovery and getting back on your feet. Your emotional recovery goes hand in hand with your physical recovery, one informs the other. This blog explores the importance of this, how you can support your emotional recovery and sleep deprivation, as you navigate postpartum.

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4 lifestyle habits that will help your postnatal recovery

Sharing some of my top postnatal lifestyle habits that will help maintain balance and comfort in the body.

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Tips for starting baby yoga

Have you recently had a baby, and are wondering how to start practising yoga with your newborn? This blog will focus on just how you can go about starting yoga together with your little one, packed full of tips to help you, as you begin.

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How should I prepare antenatally for birth?

There can be SO much information out there around antenatal preparation, it can feel overwhelming. What should I read? Which class should I attend? What course should I invest in? I offer a few tips in this blog to help you find what feels right for you. I also signpost you to some amazing evidenced based sites that will help you access the right information when and if you need it through pregnancy.

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Positive birth story

A beautiful waterbirth at Stroud Maternity, I attended as Holly and Pete's Doula

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A healing home birth

I’d been waking up in the night for the last week or so with ‘cramps’ with Braxton hicks tightening that would come and go…but every morning I’d wake up and they were gone (much to my disappointment)! Monday 6th April was my 13yr anniversary with my hubby. We had an evening of cosy sofa...

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Yoga in the first trimester

I can’t quite believe I’m well into the third trimester already for baby #2! It got me reflecting on the beginning of this pregnancy and, although it’s not quite a distant memory yet (!), I’m definitely in a better place than I was. Here I’m sharing some of my first trimester experiences from this pregnancy and my previous one, and some of the things that helped get me through it – hoping it offers some support for others going through it.

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