Introducing Birth & Baby Focus
Useful posts for expectant and new parents
I've spent the last few months slowly developing content and ideas, thinking about a way to provide ongoing information, support and reassurance, as well as engagement, for busy expectant and new parents.
I want to offer something meaningful and consistent where you can read, watch, ask questions and gather the knowledge, perspective and confidence that you need.
As a member of this community - which is for expectant and new parents everywhere - you can:
● read a range of birth & baby posts, share comments and ask questions
● access a library of courses & guides in your own time
● take part in monthly Q&A conversations
● watch birth & baby videos and ask questions
Membership is starting at £4.50 a month and it's specifically focused on supporting you as you prepare for birth & baby, and as you navigate the first few months as a parent with a new baby.
The posts and videos will be short, useful and easy to read and you will be able to access it all in your own time.
■ My aim is to grow the number of community members slowly, to develop it in a responsive way, so it never gets too busy that parents feel lost within it.
The Birth & Baby Focus posts will look at:
What is labour?
Baby development, behaviour & baby cues
What is birth?
How you might feel – early weeks & months
What do you want your birth story to be?
Realistic expectations & Postnatal challenges
Spotting the signs of labour
Unsettled babies
How you might feel in labour and birth
Sleep, exhaustion and rest
Where to have your baby
Change & feeling vulnerable
Sleep and rest
Managing stress, overwhelm & panic
Worry & guilt
The role of instinct & feeling safe
What do you need as a parent?
Gas and air
Recovery, looking after you
TENS
Getting out with your baby
Diamorphine
Feeling isolated
Epidural
Growth spurts
Eating and drinking in labour
Routines
Being at the centre of your care – communicating your needs
Feeling vulnerable
Using the loo
Acceptance
Midwifery care
Priorities
Contractions, energy and endurance
One step at a time, be present
When labour becomes medical
Support
Acceptance & focus, take it one step at a time
Making comparisons
Birth space – home & hospital
Feeding & combination feeding
Going to hospital
Co-sleeping
Crowning and fears of tearing
Relationships
Meeting your baby, skin-to-skin and the first hours with your baby
Postnatal preparation
confidence & identity
As a practitioner, I have worked with expectant and new parents for over 20 years.
My experience means I listen, inform, support and reassure. I am honest, open and passionate about working with you as an individual so you can focus on what matters to you.
Developing this space for expectant and new parents is really important to me so I can provide good information, a place for questions and discussion, consistency, an experienced perspective and greater awareness of the challenges.
My role is not to tell you what to do, it is to give you knowledge and confidence so you can prepare, plan, make decisions, know your options and manage the challenges.
