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  • Mothers Day

    This isn’t the post I sat down to write about mothers day. I was looking for that post that will inevitably do the rounds, about how it’s about everyone, including women who have chosen not to be mothers.  It irks me every year, as does every single like and share of it. Mothers day is…

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  • We love supporting vegan mothers

    We love supporting vegan mothers

    If you are a vegan then you’re probably already very aware of how people perceive the vegan diet as somehow lacking. Add pregnancy into the mix and everyone is suddenly very concerned about your nutrition and will no doubt give you lots of unsolicited bullshit.

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  • Induction: Are women really free to choose?

    Induction: Are women really free to choose?

    When is induction an informed choice? If girls were brought up surrounded by women who gave birth undisturbed and breastfed openly, would they ever doubt their body’s ability to give birth? If a woman was taught to trust her intuition, to listen to her body and trust in the birth process, would she ever feel…

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  • The difference between pre-labour and true labour

    “We often hear about labour lasting days or even weeks, and this is often something that women worry about – particularly first time mums. Recognising the distinction between what pre-labour feels like in comparison to true labour can be the difference between your labour feeling like days/weeks long and it only feeling like a few…

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  • The NHS leaflet on unassisted birth and why it was a complete waste of time

    Two years ago, back in 2020 when homebirth services had been taken away from women, birth centres closed, many women were faced with choosing to either give birth on an obstetric unit where the risk of PPH, tears, episiotomies and instrumental birth is much higher, or at home unassisted. The NHS decided to create a…

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  • “What else can I do?” – Isabela Madrigal

    “What else can I do?” – Isabela Madrigal

    Okay so it’s about time we talked about Encanto! Firstly, love it and can’t get the songs out of my head. Secondly, yes yes yes to all these strong female characters!! Once you start making those decisions for yourself instead of feeling funnelled down a certain path, you will start to wonder “where is the…

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