RealBirth

There is so much to consider when planning a vaginal birth! Whether you’d accept vaginal examinations, labour and birth positions, pain relief ….

Congratulations! You’ve got that positive pregnancy test and you’re starting on a new journey together with your growing baby. What happens now? What should you expect in the early days of pregnancy?

Everyone bleeds from their vagina after they have given birth, no matter how they gave birth. But what is this blood, how long should it go on for and when ....

The most that many of us think about our baby’s amniotic fluid – our ‘waters’ – is whether they will break in bed and ruin the mattress, or in the middle of the supermarket ....

You’re reaching the end of your pregnancy! You can’t wait to meet your baby – and maybe you’re a little anxious, too!

With induction rates running at around 40% in some hospitals, chances are that as you reach the end of your pregnancy you’ll be offered an induction for one reason or another.

During your pregnancy you will be offered at least two ultrasound scans, and possibly more. This article and the article in the second trimester section explain ....

The second routine scan that you will be offered is around 18-21 weeks of pregnancy and this is commonly called the anomaly scan. It doesn’t really sound particularly comforting!

The breastfeeding bubble…sounds lovely! It is the powerful interaction of hormones that are produced and released when a woman breastfeeds her baby.