The power of love and oxytocin by Sophie Fletcher Those who know me know I am a little obsessed with oxytcocin. I love it, I think it's an extraordinarily hormone, and I'm always testing it out in my daily life. Oxytocin makes me feel good and it makes those around me smile. It’s contagious, ... Read More about The Power of Love, Birth and Oxytocin
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I’m going to be have a labour induction can I use hypnobirthing? Yes!
A Labour Induction and hypnobirthing. I know mums who have had a labour induction because of medical reasons, but I also know mums who have been induced because they’ve gone over their dates and have chosen to have a labour induction rather than be monitored. In another blog I talked about the ... Read More about I’m going to be have a labour induction can I use hypnobirthing? Yes!
I’m going to give birth! How is my body going to do it?
Understand how your body is designed to birth your baby. by Sophie Fletcher I never really thought much about how I'd get the baby out; to be frank I'm a genuinely in the moment person, I tackle things as they happen and I don't get scared of much, expect for missing my train and being ... Read More about I’m going to give birth! How is my body going to do it?
Put away your phone and look at your baby! This is your baby bonding moment.
Social Media is interfering your baby bonding moment. by Sophie Fletcher Roll up roll up, we’ve just had a baby, yep, just a couple of minutes ago. Let’s get our baby onto our social networks, Facebook/tweet/pinterest our birth, hell why not go the whole hog and broadcast the birth, live? The ... Read More about Put away your phone and look at your baby! This is your baby bonding moment.
What’s it like to be a birth partner?
My first experience as a Doula really taught me how it is to be a birth partner. By Sophie Fletcher I’ve been teaching antenatal hypnosis classes for nearly 7 years now, and designed the Mindful Mamma class with my friend and colleague Mia Scotland. So I’ve learned a lot, read a lot, ... Read More about What’s it like to be a birth partner?