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When They are ready

This week I want to talk about babies arriving when they are ready to. The medical world at some point decided that they knew better than babies on the subject, and so inductions were born. They play with women’s emotions and the fact that they are tired and want to meet their baby. Most of the time they are successful

Labour at Home as Long as Possible

Labouring at home can be the best thing to do for an undisturbed natural birth outcome. How to labour at home? Many women like to know the answer to that.Hiring a Doula is the best way to labour at home most effectively.Some women prefer to labour at home to keep their labour smooth,short and straightforward. Oxytocin: This hormone flows better

Getting Cervix Ready for Birth

Let’s talk a bit about our fantastic muscle, our uterus. The muscle at the centre of labour is as we should all know, the uterus.The cervix is the pathway between the uterus and the vagina. Let’s think of the cervix as doors that have to open up, before baby can exit or go through the doors.The role of each contraction,

Doulas are labour and birth coaches

After being a couple for some time, couples decide one day that they are ready to take the leap into Parenthood. For many that’s all it takes, and voila, we are having a baby! Thus the journey and the excitement of it all begins. At first, it is just Mom’s little secret as to not raise expectations until a confirmation

You and Your Birth Wishes

What an awesome time in a couple’s life, a new Baby! The two of you sit together to discuss your dream birth. Moms come prepared and instinctively know how to birth their babies. You, as a support partner, that is another story. This dream of simply being able to support your partner while they welcome your baby into the world