Birth Song Midwifery

08/12/2025

Recurrent thrush in pregnancy can feel never-ending — and so many people are told to “just treat it” without ever being offered a deeper look.

This week, a client of mine shared something. After struggling with repeated thrush throughout her pregnancy, she saw a Chinese medicine doctor. He suggested a possible link between low iron and persistent yeast or mucosal issues — not as a proven cause, but as a pattern sometimes recognised in traditional practice.

So I explored the research. While there isn’t clear evidence in western medical research, that low iron causes recurrent vaginal thrush, there are studies showing that low-iron status in pregnancy can:
• Disrupt vaginal flora
• Reduce mucosal immunity
• Increase the risk of infections

And that got me thinking again about how often Western healthcare treats symptoms in isolation.
Thrush? → Canesten.
Again? → More Canesten.
Maybe a swab. Maybe a urine test.
But rarely the question: “Why does this keep happening?”

As a private midwife working in Sussex, I’ve seen over and over how pregnancy symptoms are connected to the whole person — nutritional, hormonal, emotional, environmental. Nothing happens in isolation.

This isn’t about dismissing conventional care. It’s about widening the lens.
Because sometimes what shows up on the surface is only part of the story — and listening more deeply can change everything. 🌿

If you’re navigating recurrent symptoms in pregnancy, you deserve care that looks at the whole picture, not just a prescription.





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07/12/2025

02/12/2025

Pregnancy, birth and postpartum are not meant to be rushed through - they are profound thresholds that shape a woman’s whole life.

As an Independent Midwife supporting families across Sussex and Kent, my work is rooted in continuity, calm, evidence and deep respect for the body’s wisdom.

I support women who want:
Consistent, relational midwifery care
Known and trusted support through pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Evidence-informed guidance that honours your choices and decisions.
Space to explore your options without pressure or judgement.

Birth is a profound rite of passage and you are deserving of care that meets you exactly where you are.

✨If you’re seeking a midwife to walk beside you, you are welcome here.
Send me a message, visit my website or call me to start exploring your path today.

30/11/2025

Today marks the first Sunday of Advent—
and every year of my childhood, as a Waldorf student, I walked the Advent Spiral.
A quiet journey inward.
A reminder that even in the deepest winter, we carry light. ✨

During lockdown, my sister and I created the most exquisite spiral in our home—
a gentle turning toward stillness, reflection, and the soft glow that grows step by step.

Advent, at its heart, is a season of waiting, preparing, opening.
A time when darkness holds a promise.
A time when the smallest flame means signifies the light that is to come.

And birth is deeply woven into that story.
Pregnancy, too, has its own spiral—
a journey inward
a gathering of strength
a returning to the self
a slow brightening toward the moment when new life enters the world.

As a Sussex-based private midwife, supporting homebirth, pregnancy care, and continuity, this season reminds me how sacred that waiting is.
How evidence-based care can still be deeply reverent.
How every family carries a unique light, and my role is simply to help them protect it as it grows.

May your Advent be gentle.
May your winter be warm.
And may the light you carry—
whether for yourself, your baby, or your family—
glow a little brighter each day.

— with love,
Birth Song Midwifery
(Private midwife | Sussex | Homebirth | Continuity of care | Evidence-based support)

27/11/2025

26/11/2025

There is much distressing and restless conversation a foot around maternity care. From one extreme to the other.
But the families I support aren’t looking for sides —
they’re looking for someone who can hold the whole picture with them.

Someone who respects evidence and intuition.
Someone who believes safety and autonomy belong together.
Someone who understands that continuity is not an optional extra —
it is the foundation of trust.

My practice is built on this weaving-together:
the clinical, the emotional, the physiological, the personal.

Birth is not a battlefield of opposing ideas.
It is a tender, powerful unfolding that deserves care
spacious enough to meet every part of you.

If you’re seeking that kind of support —
grounded, gentle, individualised —
you’re in the right place. 💛songmidwifery

21/11/2025

So much of midwifery isn’t visible at first glance.
People see tools, checks, measuring, charting… antenatal appointments, hospitals, GP surgeries, scans… but the real work is in the relationship. It’s in the trust we build, the safety, your environment, your intuition.

Supporting you with my heart means:
• listening without judgement
• respecting your choices fully
• being steady when things feel intense
• keeping your experience at the centre

Supporting you with my hands means:
• safe, evidence-based clinical care
• experience and critical thinking
• knowing when to act, when to wait, and when to simply hold space

It’s the balance I bring to every family I work with at Birthsong Midwifery.
And I’m grateful for every journey I’m invited into. 💛










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17/11/2025

12/11/2025

Feeling so grateful for smooth collaboration and genuine teamwork 🫶 The team at The Conquest, Hastings are working beautifully alongside me — centring our clients needs and ensuring true continuity of care. It can be tricky at times, but when it flows like this, it’s such a gift. 💛