The days and weeks leading up to birth are really important. There’s lots that you can be doing whilst on maternity leave to help you prepare for labour, don’t worry it’s a list of nice things.

Find out what you really need to pack in your hospital bag ready for labour. Here I talk about my own birth bag and what I used from it during labour. You might be surprised to find out my top 3 essentials to pack for labour.

I gave birth without telling any of my family or friends that I was in labour. Here’s why I would do it again.

Giving birth is often used as the benchmark for measuring pain in life. But what if I told you that there are ways to reduce the amount of pain you might experience during labour, to make yourself more comfortable when having contractions. It is possible, using hypnobirthing techniques.

What do you really need for a newborn baby? I asked my Instagram followers what their most essential items were for the fourth trimester and popped it in a blog post for you.

A group hypnobirthing course run in Wakefield for expectant parents who want to feel confident, informed and fully prepared for their upcoming birth. A full birth preparation course that will equip you with techniques for a calm and empowered labour whilst you get the opportunity to meet other local expectant parents.

Lauren initially wanted a planned caesarean birth until she did a hypnobirthing course, hear how she used her hypnobirthing techniques in this blog post.

Where can you give birth in Leeds and Wakefield and what should you consider about each place.