by Julie @ Mama Birth & Baby | Oct 9, 2021 | Birth, Pregnancy
“Geriatric Pregnancy” “Inhospitable Womb” “Incompetent Cervix” “Failure to Progress” These are just some of the terms regularly used to describe the pregnancy and birth process. These medical phrases can often be...
by Julie @ Mama Birth & Baby | Jul 12, 2017 | Pregnancy
And so finally – the definitive Bloke’s Guide to Birth! I heard the Author of this new book, Mark Harris, being interviewed on Radio 2 this afternoon while I was driving back from teaching a class. He came across as being warm, honest and knowledgeable. It...
by Julie @ Mama Birth & Baby | Jul 12, 2017 | Pregnancy
Is it the hormones? Is the extra fluid? Is it the extra metabolic activity? Whatever it is, you are going to find yourself overheating at some point. If you are in your Third Trimester during the summer months, or if you live in a hot climate – you are going to...
by Julie @ Mama Birth & Baby | Jul 11, 2017 | Pregnancy
SOME OF THEM MAY SURPRISE YOU……. As your body starts to change shape, to stretch and to open up. As your ligaments lengthen and your spine gets pulled out of shape, you may assume that you just have to put up with those aches, pains, niggles and...
by Julie @ Mama Birth & Baby | Jul 11, 2017 | Birth, Pregnancy
How to Turn a Breech Baby If you are planning a natural birth, one of the last things you want to hear is that your Baby is in the Breech Position. Most Hospital guidelines in most developed countries will summarily schedule you in for a C-Section near your due date....
by Julie @ Mama Birth & Baby | Jul 9, 2017 | Pregnancy
It’s the First Trimester of your Pregnancy. You’re over the moon. Excited. Delighted. But you’re also tired. Nauseous. Aching. And the worst part – you haven’t spread the word yet, so hardly anyone knows that you are currently growing a...
