"There's no such thing as the right decision, just the decision you make at the time" This is what my Mum used to say to me when I was fretting about stuff in my 20s. Obviously now I can barely remember what those angst ridden issues were, but this saying, it's really stayed with me. And as I see more and more birth-ie social feeds telling women what to do ('challenge your induction!', 'don't consent to vaginal examinations!', 'give birth at home!' etc., etc.), it comes back

This is a phrase I used a lot when I had my first baby. I went from being someone who managed a team of people, who chaired big meetings for shiny well-known brands, who wore smart clippy heels and knew was I was doing.....and I became someone who didn't notice I'd opened the door to the postman with a boob hanging out. Someone who sobbed when I finally found my lost keys in the fridge (WTF?!). Who locked myself out of the house so often that my husband bought a key safe for

We all pretty much subscribe to the view that the more you know, the better able you are to make the decisions that are uniquely right for you. And there's a reason for that. When we make decisions we don't all weigh the same considerations. Here's an example; for some people, being at home feels to be the most safe & secure place imaginable. For others. home is good when it's sofa surfing _ pizza....but when there's a baby on the way, well, it's got to be hospital. Either wa

I want you to feel comfortable while you read this, so I'm just going to lay it all out right here in this opening paragraph. I am a birth coach. I have had 3 babies at home. But, I’m not a birth junkie, and I don’t have any strong opinions about how everyone has their baby. I’m just a little bit obsessed with what it means to have a ‘Good Birth’. 8 years ago I was terrified about giving birth. I always knew, theoretically, that I wanted to have children. I just couldn’t get