Finding calm during COVID-19: Tips for new and expectant mums
Tips for new and expectant mums for finding calm for during COVID-19 (or other time of overwhelm)
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Valentine Gardener
- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
10 Self-care tips for new mums and mums-to-be during COVID-19
Simple tips for looking after yourself, amazing mums and mums-to-be that you are
Valentine Gardener
- Mar 18, 2020
- 4 min
How to survive pregnancy with a toddler in tow...
Pregnancy with a toddler is a different ball game!
This one is for you, mums of one or more embarking on the pregnancy journey again...
Valentine Gardener
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
How to be a BRILLIANT BIRTH PARTNER
This week it’s all about you, wonderful BIRTH PARTNERS, and the many things you can do and be, to support in birth and labour...Do not under
Valentine Gardener
- Feb 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Etiquette of visiting parents with a newborn
This week is all about essential tips for visiting a newborn i.e. What new parents would like visitors to know before coming over
Valentine Gardener
- Feb 13, 2020
- 3 min
Practical tips for a calm and relaxing birth environment involving your 5 senses
Practical tips for a calm and relaxing birth environment involving your 5 senses
Valentine Gardener
- Jan 30, 2020
- 6 min
How to keep calm and carry on in the different stages of labour...
How to keep calm and carry on in the different stages of labour
Valentine Gardener
- Jan 20, 2020
- 4 min
Postpartum Prep: How to prepare for the early days in the last weeks of pregnancy
Becoming a parent for the first, second or even 4th time is life-changing and although we cannot ever completely prepare for this...
Valentine Gardener
- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
AM I GOING TO BE PREGNANT FOREVER?
Tips to keep your sanity past due date… Due date been and gone without any sign of anything happening? Feeling like this baby is never...
Valentine Gardener
- Jan 6, 2020
- 1 min
Where is the best place to give birth?
Labour ward, midwife-led unit or homebirth? The best place for you to give birth is where YOU feel the most relaxed and safe!
Valentine Gardener
- Dec 19, 2019
- 2 min
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: 4 simple ways to feel more prepared for your birth
Informing yourself so that you are prepared to navigate any surprise that might arise during your birth
Valentine Gardener
- Dec 15, 2019
- 1 min
USE YOUR BRAIN
Helpful acronym for decision-making in pregnancy, labour and life!
Valentine Gardener
- Dec 8, 2019
- 1 min
Where the mind leads, the body follows
Why what we put in our minds has a direct effect on our bodies in childbirth
Valentine Gardener
- Nov 10, 2019
- 2 min
THE ULTIMATE HOSPITAL BAG
The MUST-HAVE items for your hospital bag - without you looking like you are moving in for a month!
Valentine Gardener
- Nov 3, 2019
- 1 min
My body and my baby know what to do
What gets in the way of labour? Fear and being observed!
Valentine Gardener
- Oct 27, 2019
- 3 min
Can you have a POSITIVE CAESAREAN BIRTH?
Practical tips to make a Caesarean section a more positive, gentle, and mum and baby-friendly experience.
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