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1. Don’t drink or eat anything about 2 hours before going to bed. This could cause heartburn or reflux which will keep you awake.2. Your spine will feel more pressure when you’re pregnant, so rearranging different sized pillows to elevate your body will help to relive your back pain and make you more comfortable.3. Temperature control is very important. Being pregnant, you may feel hot most of the time so reducing the temperature in your room will help with your comfort and sleep. Bein … read more

Your baby will have 300 bones:When your baby is born, he/she will have 300 bones in their body. Adults only have 206. Don’t be alarmed as the bones will end up fusing together to create the number we currently have.Your baby is hairy:All babies will develop a fine hair called lanugo which is all over the body. This creates a temperature-regulating layer. However, your baby will shed it into the amniotic fluid and will eat it and then excrete it out after it’s born. Now you know what their … read more

A birth plan is the perfect way to let midwives and doctors who will be caring for you during labour to know how you would like your birth to go. This can include things like preferences on pain relief, positions in labour and things you would like to avoid.It’s a great way to be organised and remove some of the stress and worry one may have about giving birth. It’s also vital to know that this plan is not set in stone as giving birth isn’t always as straightforward as what you see on TV. … read more

After birth, mothers and babies should be in direct contact for at least the first hour or two. This is because during pregnancy, babies are really close to their mother in terms of getting warmth, food, protection and oxygen. After labour, babies will unexpectedly find themselves without all of these essential needs. To resolve this, babies should be held naked against their mother’s skin, also known as skin-to-skin contact (or Kangaroo care). If due to birth complications and the mother … read more

Hypnobirthing is an education programme which aim to teach you ways to stay calm and in control during labour. This includes simple self-hypnosis, breathing and relaxation techniques.Hypnobirthing doesn’t necessarily mean attending classes in person. This can be done online, with books, CD’s, apps and even podcasts. So whichever way makes you feel more comfortable with learning the technique, you will still be able to embrace a different attitude towards labour and childbirth.The perfect t … read more