The second stage of labour, when the cervix is fully dilated and you push the baby out, is the part when things get pretty intense and a bit messy, so skip the rest of this post if that makes you feel uneasy. 😊 But it is also the best part in my opinion, because that’s Read More
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My positive birth story – part 1
My second time giving birth was a positive experience. Not easy, enjoyable nor pain-free (I wish!!) but positive nonetheless. I was not afraid, I didn’t doubt my ability to cope, and in the end I achieved to have the perfectly natural and unmedicated labour I had hoped for, without any interventions or even examinations. Was Read More
Hypnobirthing – hippy-dippy nonsense or worth looking into?
I was debating on whether or not to write about hypnobirthing before giving birth because obviously it’s too early for me to say whether it’ll help on the big day. But I’ve come to realise that regardless of what will happen when I go into labour, having taken the hypnobirthing course and having practiced the Read More
Fear of labour – finding the courage to do it again
“I birth fearlessly” said the note given to me by my yoga instructor. She told me I don’t need to learn to give birth, my body knows how to do that. This I of course know since it’s already done it once and did an excellent job at it. But my instructor is absolutely correct Read More