Birth You In Love

24/12/2024

Matilda is 13! I am so proud of her in every way. It is a delight to be her mum. Yesterday, we took her to Sapporo Teppanki in Manchester for a birthday treat which she absolutely loved and we also had a few lovely friends over for vegan delights and wholesome chat ❤️

14/09/2022

Love this girl. Me and my eldest Matilda, aged 10 ❤️❤️❤️

08/08/2022

The Human Fruit Machine; one of the live installations on walk for very surprising surprise 40th birthday celebration! .vegan

16/02/2022

WHY I JOINED THE DRUM MACHINE COURSE by Andy Waterworth

“It’s just great to be part of something in Tod. I was in a Boys’ Brigade band as a kid, but it’s been thirty-five years since I last hit a drum. As soon as Aid started talking about the musicality of drums, the gaps between notes, I was sold. And the sound of lots of drums… absolutely fabulous. Plus, I live in Portsmouth, between Todmorden and Burnley, so it’s convenient for me. In fact one of my neighbours is in the group.”

Andy’s reaction after attending week two of our four week course. He’d played drums before, but all experience levels are welcome - including complete beginners!

The next one kicks off Monday 7th March, and runs every Monday for the remainder of the month, 7.30-9pm in .

Add your name to the waiting list and we’ll contact you with further details. Link in bio.

14/01/2022

How very sad for the people who want to give birth there. Home births or moving to another trust are great options for people who dont want to give birth on the birth suite at the hospital where it is statistically more likely people will end up with interventions…. Doula Kati

08/01/2022

Hey folks… Doula Kati here… if there are any pregnant mums out there, here is a lovely guided visualisation I made with my friend to help you stay calm and with your breath.

https://birthyouinlove.co.uk/work-with-me/hypnobirthing/a-guided-visualisation-tool-to-help-you-manage-your-labour/

PS Please get in touch if you if you are looking for support to help your birth experience be the best it can be or you are looking for antenatal education or hypnobirthing. I am a teacher trainer for Kg Hypnobirthing so you can be assured i know my stuff. I would love to hear from you.

Click here to access the audio meditation – “The Golden Thread Sunset Breath” connecting your mind and breath for an easier labour written and spoken by Kati Edwards MSc, BSc, Dip HB (KGH) (Founder Of The “Birth With Love” Birth Preparation Course, Teacher trainer for KG Hypnobirthing and ...

21/11/2021

I am teaching KGH (KGHypnobirthing) today with the fabulous, esteemed midwife Maureen Collins so we cannot be at the vigils but we are standing with the midwives!

Many cannot speak out freely about the issues for fear of reprisal; the lack of autonomy for midwives, increasing medicalised processes without evidence of improving outcomes, the underfunding and understaffing

March With Midwives UK

21/11/2021

I am teaching KGH (KGHypnobirthing) today with the fabulous, esteemed midwife Maureen Collins so we cannot be at the vigils but we are standing with the midwives today!

Many cannot speak out freely about the issues for fear of reprisal; the lack of autonomy for midwives, increasing medicalised processes without evidence of improving outcomes, the underfunding and understaffing

March With Midwives UK

16/11/2021

I wrote a poem to highlight the March With Midwives on Sunday 21st November at 2PM in a location near you!!! Please find your nearest vigil and let’s stand together

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It’s Time To Reassess

I am marching with the midwives
I am standing by their side
There’s a crisis needing action
An urgent call to stem the tide
For the system isn’t working
It is dangerous for all concerned
Understaffed and underfunded
It’s leaving families burned

And the midwives, they are leaving
a profession they once adored
For every 30 newly qualifieds
29 jump overboard

Top down pressures, fear of litigation
Toxic hierarchical management, stifling innovation
A trend of medical intervention
Coursing through the nation

A trend of medical compliance
Autonomy for midwives is lacking
The government really must take note
And support with financial backing

Midwives can no longer do the job
They really need to do
With no breaks and increasing workloads
It’s not possible to see it through

This protest harbours 4 demands
To fix the broken system
I’ll sum them up as best I can
Please listen whilst I list them

First, please listen to the stories
Of the midwives on the ground
Their situation’s untenable
Requiring urgent turnaround
And listen to the families
Who arent getting what they need
When women, parents and babies aren’t well
Society crumbles at speed

Second, is to fund the staff
Retain skilled and valued forces
Create the jobs for new recruits
Fund students midwifey courses

Third, please enable self employed midwives
To return back to their careers
There are 250 who cannot work
It makes sense for them to reappear

Fourth, reduce demands on midwives
Like admin and feeding support
3rd sector providers could take the reins
So midwives don't fall short

Birth is a time of new beginnings
A time of hopes and dreams
But everybody loses out
When the system’s ripping at the seams

Fixing our starts in life
Right at the beginning
Is a vital investment to society
And the only way we’re winning

The maternity system is broken
Negligence payouts are crippling the NHS
A system wide review is urgently required
It is time to reassess!

By Kati Edwards (Copyright)

PS If you want to use the poem at your event you have my permission (either my video or find someone to read the words) I’d love to know though so please let me know by DM or edwards_kati@yahoo.co.uk

22/10/2021

Look what landed at my door today. A signed copy of Katharine Graves’ revised edition of The Hypnobirthing Book: Childbirth with Confidence and Calm

I feel very fortunate to be able to teach these invaluable skills and knowledge as a Teacher Trainer for KGH (formerly KG Hypnobirthing).

In fact, I go through the information in this book and more with all my doula clients. I believe this knowledge and these skills to stay in control are so important when giving birth in the modern world.

I wouldn’t want to be at a birth where mum doesn’t have enough knowledge to make informed choices or doesn’t have a toolkit of techniques to stay calm.

PS Please get in touch if you are looking for a doula and you live within 1 hr of Ramsbottom (BL0) or you are wanting to study Hypnobirthing 1:1 as first time parents or parents wanting a very different experience to last time