For those of you who don't know what Doula UK is, it's the largest, longest established doula organisiation in the UK. It's run by doula volunteers for the benefit of its members. It mentors and supports both its doula members and the doula trainers it accredits. It strives to help create the best Continue Reading
Fathers’ Home Birth Handbook
This book has just been published and I think it is so well written and will fill a much-needed void in the information available for Fathers. It is written by the lovely Leah Hazard, a doula colleague of mine and I'm proud to say that a couple of the fathers who tell their stories are the husbands Continue Reading
New breastfeeding DVD for all Mothers Launched Today
Draft Breastfeeding DVD Press Release Free DVD offering breastfeeding support & tips for all UK pregnant mums launched today ‘From Bump to Breastfeeding – following real mothers’ stories to find out how’ A new free DVD is launched today to all pregnant women in the UK to help them with Continue Reading
Fit to Bust
I've just read this really funny book by Alison Blenkinsop called Fit to Bust. Alison is a Lactation Consultant who I met briefly at the Womb to World Conference this month. The book celebrates breastfeeding in Alison's unique style of song, rhyme and word-play. A must read, especially as the Continue Reading
Why we need to make informed choices about the drugs we take while breastfeeding
I wasn't aware til recently quite how much an effect codeine can have on us and our newborns when we're breastfeeding. I've recently been supporting a mother who was very sleepy and extremely constipated around 1 week postpartum. Her baby was also very sleepy indeed and just not taking the breast at Continue Reading
A Birth Film For Fathers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVf4rzam0Xo This trailer looks interesting. It looks like it will be a film that aims to empower fathers to protect their babies and partners during labour, birth and immediately postpartum. Filmed in the US. Continue Reading
Babies hit the Bottle
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outrage behind bars
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1184614595/bctid1772034200 Continue Reading
It’s September already!
New Month, New LifeHi, I'm back! Feel like it's been a long time since I was able to sit down at my keyboard and waffle. Since I last posted, we have moved house, the children have started their new school, I've had a tooth abcess and root canal work and Linda and I have started off another group of Continue Reading
Love what this woman can do - take a look at this:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11866448 Wonderful for educating children - maybe preparing older siblings for being at a homebirth? Continue Reading