Almost every soap opera or TV program depicts a woman in labour lying flat on her back on a hospital bed screaming, or in a lift or a car in a flat panic. Why? Because it makes good TV; we enjoy drama.
For most of pregnancy it’s recommended that you avoid lying flat on your back, why would this change on the day you are birthing your baby?
Being upright and forward (ie not lying down) is a far better way to birth.
What does buying a new house and being pregnant have in common? Apart from the fact sooo many pregnant couples set up a new nest - there’s a lot more than you might think.
THIS MORNING I made a smoothie. It looked gross; almost black, gritty and the kind of bitter that makes you pull your ugly face and shake your head.
Do you know why?
Boundaries are not barriers.
Boundaries are not always about OTHER people.
Boundaries are YOURS, created by YOU to support YOU in feeling happy, maintaining optimum state, and being productive in the world.
EVER WALKED past a scrap of paper on the ground and tutted because someone could easily have picked it up?
You know when you want your job to be different but nothing changes?
You know when you want a more active social life but nobody calls?
YOU’RE THE ONE who needs to make a decision and ACT NOW.
Motherhood (even if this baby isn’t your first) is a time of extreme transition.
You are no longer you WITH a new baby. You are a NEW YOU and a NEW BABY, which is why the six-week baby massage course starting on June 18 in Hebden Bridge is so much MORE than ‘how to help with colic’, but believe you me it will help with colic – a lot.
