by Jenna Foster | Oct 4, 2024 | Pregnancy
Home birth is sadly not a common occurrence in our society even though studies show it is “both safe and satisfying, that it leads to fewer interventions, a higher chance of breastfeeding success, and helps to make confident parents.”* Which is why I was...
by Jenna Foster | Sep 16, 2024 | Pregnancy
Dou-what? What is a doula?! The word doula has become more commonly known in recent years but it still stumps many people when I say it is my occupation! To be clear, according to Doula UK, “doulas provide continuous support for the whole family through pregnancy,...
by Jenna Foster | Apr 3, 2024 | Postnatal
I absolutely love the honesty of the second of our postpartum stories series. Amy attended pregnancy and postnatal yoga with me with her first child and is now back at pregnancy yoga with her second pregnancy. Amy’s story highlights many of the struggles new...
by Jenna Foster | Mar 13, 2024 | Pregnancy
Picture the scene, a woman is experiencing a labour that is not progressing despite other induction attempts, or maybe labour has slowed, it is not “progressing” as fast as she or the medical professionals around her might like. And so someone suggests “a little bit...
by Jenna Foster | Jan 30, 2024 | Postnatal
Just as with our birth stories, our postpartum stories can vary so differently that sharing them opens the eyes of mums and builds a connection, a knowledge that there are others out there going through the same highs and lows. Sophie attended pregnancy yoga...
