I know I’m a total Birth Nerd but is there really anything more astounding than the act of growing a  human being and birthing them gloriously into the world? I don’t think so. For over a decade now I have

You think getting some is hard with a newborn?! Try doing it whilst you’re still preggers! (We’re talking SLEEP, not sex – you filthy lot!) Picture this… it’s 3am.  I’m 40 weeks pregnant and awake.  Again.  I’ve peed a gazillion

We’ve all heard it, and many of us have said it, likely during our first pregnancy.  In most contexts the ‘advice’ to ‘go with the flow’ during labour comes from well-intentioned friends and family and even more likely, midwives.  But

I know, it sounds f*cking impossible, right?! But trust me; it happens! One of the first babies I ever saw being birthed, swam earthside after no more than two gentle, breathy pushes, after mum had been resting – sleeping, even

Thanks to the brilliant initiative of Millie Hill, positive birth is quickly becoming the new gold standard of achievement for pregnant mamas.  For me, a positive birth means an empowered one.  Here are my 6 savvy steps to achieving a birth that’ll

I was never much into exercise.  Throughout my twenties I’d enjoyed a frivolous and fun existence, never really giving much tought to my physical health.  Until I needed to… after a dodgy routine smear result I decided to give my

Could THIS be the thing that helps you to conceive? If you’re trying to conceive #TTC at the moment, firstly my thoughts , love and excitement are with you.  Secondly if you have been TTC for some time now and

Book Review: The First 40 Days; The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou. My obsession for deliciously healthy and lovingly prepared food goes waaaaaaaay back to when my teenage years.  My mum raised my brother and