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12/12/2024

🌟 Pregnancy Weight Gain: What’s Normal? 🌟

“I’ve gained 8kg already, and my baby will only weigh around 3.5kg — do I need to go on a diet?!”

As a midwife, I’ve heard this concern a lot!
But here’s the thing: you’re growing a lot more than just your baby! 👶💪

🤰🏼What else are you actually growing?

⭐️ Placenta
⭐️ Amniotic fluid
⭐️ Extra blood volume
⭐️ Breast tissue
⭐️ Increased uterine size
⭐️ And more!

Current guidelines suggest that for someone with a healthy pre-pregnancy weight, average pregnancy weight gain is 11-16kg. But remember — your body is unique!

Factors that can influence your weight gain:

✔️ Your pre-pregnancy BMI
✔️ Activity levels
✔️ Twins/triplets 👶👶👶
✔️ Other health conditions

The real focus?

✅ Nourishing your body and staying active in a way that feels good for you. If you’re unsure or worried, check in with your care provider! 💬

You’re not just gaining weight — you’re creating life. ❤️✨

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03/12/2024

Worried about labour pain?

Let’s clear some things up!!

😧 Labour pain is NOT something that is terrible and inflicted upon you, it’s part of your NORMAL physiology!

😍 Understanding it is the first step to managing it!!

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19/11/2024

❓Baby Still Not Engaged? - Try this!! 🟣

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If you want to help your baby to engage, using a gym ball can be great help 😊

Big movements of the pelvis - PELVIC TILTS - not only change the orientation of your pelvis BUT they also help to modify the pelvic opening, actually increasing the available space - and this may be exactly what your baby needs 😍

⭐️ These movements can also be invaluable during labour!!

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29/10/2024

⭐️ 5 Benefits of Optimal Maternal Positioning ⭐️

Did you know the way you MOVE and POSITION your body can make your birth easier?

⭐️ Your body is designed for birth, and MOVEMENT and POSITIONING play a HUGE role!

📚 Here are 5 key reasons why movement and positioning matter!!

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04/02/2024

💦 The waves of labour can be likened to the waves of the ocean 💦

🌞 In the ocean, you don't tense and fight the waves. You allow them to gently lift you up and lower you down the other side.

😍 This can be a great visualisation when breathing through your surges.

Visualisation is POWERFUL and is definitly a great tool to help you ride the waves of your labour with ease 😍

Leave me a ❤️ if you like this visualisation 👇

28/01/2024

❤️Do you know how POWERFUL your breath is during labour?❤️

Focussing on your breath during your surges NOT only provides you with a great distraction from the sensations of the surge BUT it also enables you to stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system - your calming system 💞

This then allows you to relax and also promotes the release of ENDORPHINS - your natural painkiller - which is said to be 20-40 times more potent than synthetic morphine!! 😍

🥰 Your body is amazing!! You have everything within YOUR body to have a calm and relaxed labour and birth 🥰

➡️ Breathing techniques are a big part of my birthing courses. If you would like to learn about birth with me, click the link in my bio.

❓Did you use breathing techniques for your labour and birth?

21/01/2024

😍 YES you ARE!! 😍

❤️You and your birth partner have prepared for this birth.
❤️Your partner WILL be a strong advocate for your preferences.
❤️Your partner has learned all the tools and techniques to help you throughout your labour.

✨ All you need to do is surrender to the process and realise your innate ability to birth.

ENJOY your birth, you only get one go at it, so make sure it IS a good one.

❤️ I have helped 1000`s of women to achive the birth they want, land I would love to help you.
Click the link in my bio for more information.

14/01/2024

💥You are BORN to birth!!💥

👉Birth is a physiological body function.
👉It works just like any other body function.

Just as your body knows how to grow a baby, it knows how to finish the job!
You have an inbulit instict to birth - sometimes, you just need a little help to realise that!❤️

This is why birth education is SO important.

💞During my sessions, I help parents realise their innate ability to birth and equip you and your partner with all the knowledge and tools you need to help you achieve a beautiful positive birthing experience .

What birth prep are you doing?? Let me know below 👇👇

07/01/2024

🌟You are totally amazing!🌟

You should be excited!!! YOUR body is performing a beautiful MIRACLE:
💞 You are growing a whole new human being!

BIG POSITIVE BIRTH TIPS:
♦️Say, Listen and read Positive Mindset Messages EVERY day💥
♦️Visualise and feel the excitement of meeting your beautiful baby for the first time.
♦️Visualise your baby`s face, the tiny button nose, dazzling eyes & of course, that gorgeous newborn smell 🥰

When you do this, you are not only bonding with your baby and releasing beautiful positive birthing hormones 😍 YOU are also creating a positive birthing MINDSET which sets a GREAT foundation for an AMAZING birth experience ❤️

I LOVE sharing with parents the importance of Positive Mindset Messages & visualisation and how they can help you to achieve a beautiful positive birth experience.

Let me know YOUR favourite Positive Mindset Message below👇👇

24/12/2023

🌟YOU have an inbuilt INSTINCT to birth YOUR baby! 🌟

It’s just that being surrounded with so many negative birth stories and images of how the media portrays birth, often lays down negative beliefs and leads you to question your own ability to birth.

Unfortunately, approaching birth with to negative beliefs and self-doubt CAN seriously affect how your labour progresses and your birthing outcome!

FACTS:
🌟 Your body is AMAZING and you have an inbuilt instinct to grow & birth your baby.

🌟 Just as your body knows how to grow your baby without direction, it also knows how to birth your baby!

🌟 During labour and birth, your body & baby work beautifully together 😍 Labour starts and progresses smoothly, especially when your mind & body are well prepared.

I would love to help you realise your innate ability to birth and teach you all you need to know to prepare your mind and body for the AWESOME birth that you so deserve

❤️ Check the links in my bio to see how I can help you ❤️

17/12/2023

✨You are totally amazing!✨

I love this moment - when a woman looks at me with excitement (and not fear) saying she is ready to meet her baby!

When I first start working with couples there is often - nerves, anxiety, trepidation...

😍 BUT you should be excited!!! your body is performing a beautiful miracle -
You are growing a whole new human being!

Gaining understanding of this and what you can do to work with your body, rather than fight against it - makes a HUGE difference!

Visualise and feel the excitement of meeting your beautiful baby for the first time.
Visualise your baby`s face, the tiny button nose, dazzling eyes & of course, that gorgeous newborn smell 🥰

When you do this, you are bonding with your baby and releasing beautiful positive birthing hormones 😍

🌟Throughout my career I have helped 1000's of parents to achieve a beautiful positive birth experience and I would LOVE to work with you. Check link in bio to see how we can work together ❤️

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