Wellness & Birth

Your baby isn’t the only one growing during pregnancy. 🤍

When people talk about pregnancy, they often focus on your baby’s growth.

The tiny fingers.
The heartbeat.
The weekly milestones.

But something else is growing too.

You. 🌿

Here are 5 ways you’re growing during pregnancy:

1️⃣ You’re growing in patience.
Pregnancy teaches you to wait in ways you’ve never had to before. One appointment, one week, and one milestone at a time.

2️⃣ You’re growing in strength.
Your body is adapting every single day to support new life. Even on the days you feel tired, it’s doing incredible work behind the scenes.

3️⃣ You’re growing in confidence.
With every question you ask, every appointment you attend, and every decision you make, you’re learning to trust yourself a little more.

4️⃣ You’re growing emotionally.
Pregnancy can bring excitement, uncertainty, joy, and vulnerability. Each emotion is part of preparing your heart for motherhood.

5️⃣ You’re growing into a new identity.
Long before you hold your baby, you’re becoming their parent. That transformation doesn’t happen overnight. It happens little by little throughout pregnancy.

Pregnancy isn’t only about bringing a baby into the world.

It’s also about becoming the person your baby will call home, comfort, and love.

And that growth deserves to be celebrated too. 🤍

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Midwife Explains: Birth Plans

A birth plan isn’t about planning every minute of labor.

It’s about helping your care team understand what matters most to you and making sure your voice is part of the conversation. 🌿

Here are 5 things to know about birth plans:

1️⃣ A birth plan is a guide, not a guarantee.
Birth can be unpredictable, and sometimes plans need to change. A birth plan helps communicate your preferences while leaving room for flexibility if circumstances change.

2️⃣ It’s about your preferences.
Your birth plan can include things like who you’d like in the room, your preferred pain relief options, positions for labor, music, lighting, skin-to-skin contact, and infant feeding preferences.

3️⃣ It starts important conversations.
Writing a birth plan encourages you to ask questions, understand your options, and discuss your wishes with your midwife or healthcare provider before labor begins.

4️⃣ Flexibility is part of a good birth plan.
The goal isn’t for everything to happen exactly as written. The goal is to feel informed, respected, and involved in decisions if plans need to change.

5️⃣ Your voice matters.
Whether your birth is straightforward or more complex than expected, you deserve to be listened to, kept informed, and involved in decisions about your care whenever possible.

A birth plan isn’t about controlling birth.

It’s about preparing for meaningful conversations, understanding your options, and helping create a birth experience where you feel informed, respected, and supported. 🤍

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🌷*The Most Common Breastfeeding Mistakes*🌷

• Wednesday 15 July
• ⁠9:00 PM HKT / 3:00 PM CET
• ⁠Zoom Meeting:
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One of the biggest mistakes I made with my first baby happened before she was even born.

I spent months preparing for pregnancy and birth, convinced I’d have plenty of time after delivery to snuggle up with my newborn and read all the breastfeeding and baby books then.

Oh boy, was I wrong.🥴🙈

It took me nearly a year to pick up a book again. Like many new mums, I also assumed breastfeeding would come naturally to both me and my baby. Instead, I discovered that breastfeeding is a learned skill, and that almost every parent faces the same questions, worries and misconceptions along the way.

That’s exactly why we’re hosting our next **Midwife Live Talk**!

Join *midwife and IBCLC lactation consultant Karin Siegler* and me, *Anna King* (mum of two and your moderator), for a free, interactive Zoom session for mums, parents-to-be and anyone supporting a breastfeeding family.

Together, we’ll tackle some of the most common breastfeeding misconceptions, answer the questions we’ve received from our WhatsApp community, and respond to your live questions during the session. If you’ve ever wondered whether your baby feeds too often, whether you’re making enough milk, whether pain in the beginning is „normal,“ or whether you’re doing something wrong - you are far from alone.

Come along for an honest, judgement-free conversation filled with practical, evidence-based advice. No question is too small, too personal or too embarrassing.

We’d love to see you there! 💖🌷

Midwife Live Talk WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EhuCkVUU1xPJmPHeGTNRgX