I’m proud of what we did and think it was all for the best – she was fighting fit when she came out and is a calm and serene baby

By Kat | June 3, 2014

Well, she finally arrived (@43 weeks) last Thursday afternoon by C-section, after what felt like a 3 week period of never-ending negotiations with the Whittington! They’d been keen to induce since 40+4, but when they…

“It’s about what’s right for YOU and ensuring you have the tools and information to own the experience, however that may go.”

By Kat | April 3, 2014

My due date came and went, and at 40+5 we went in for a routine check up. Immediately my midwife tried to book me in for an induction. When we asked about alternatives she told…

Interesting thoughts on “sweeps”

By Kat | February 25, 2014

Some thoughts on ‘sweeps’ from a meeting of one of the Positive Birth Movement London groups: “At last night’s positive birth group, a midwife explained to us the pointlessness of doing sweeps – the intervention…

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