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Understanding Baby Weight Loss After Birth: Supporting New Mothers on Their Breastfeeding Journey
Let’s talk about one of the big surprises new parents face: baby weight loss. Yes, after nine months of growing your beautiful little...
thecountrymidwife
Sep 13, 20246 min read
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Gentle Parenting in 2024: Navigating Early Days with Calm, Love, and Patience
Welcoming a new baby into your life is a beautiful, life-changing experience, but it’s also a time that can feel overwhelming. As...
thecountrymidwife
Sep 9, 20244 min read
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Celebrating National Breastfeeding Week: A Journey of Love, Support, and Policy Change
Breastfeeding can be challenging, but it offers immense rewards of joy, love, and a profound appreciation for the incredible work your...
thecountrymidwife
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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Navigating Plus Size Pregnancy and Birth: Empowerment, Challenges, and Personal Stories
Pregnancy is a unique and transformative journey for every woman, regardless of her size. However, plus size women often face additional...
thecountrymidwife
Jul 9, 20245 min read
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Comprehensive Postnatal Support: Nurturing Mothers and Babies
At The Country Midwife, we believe that the journey of motherhood should be filled with support, care, and understanding. Our...
thecountrymidwife
Jul 4, 20247 min read
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The Birth of Kourtney Kardashian's Fourth Child: A Wry Look at Modern Childbirth and Media Influence
Kourtney Kardashian, the queen of reality TV, recently gave birth to her fourth child, a healthy baby boy. Her journey to this joyous...
thecountrymidwife
Jul 2, 20245 min read
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Supporting Expectant and New Parents: Start with your 20 minute Discovery Call
Becoming a parent is an incredible journey, but it can also be filled with questions and challenges. Whether you're pregnant and brimming...
thecountrymidwife
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Navigating the Beautiful and Complex Journey of Breastfeeding: Embrace Your Unique Path
Motherhood is a journey filled with countless moments of joy, challenges, and deep connections. One of the most intimate and rewarding...
thecountrymidwife
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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The Bath & Wiltshire Parent Magazine "The Country Midwife – providing pre- and post-natal care for new mums and mums-to-be"
Read the Full Interview, as featured in the Bath & Wiltshire Parent Magazine. Esthea Wortham speaks to Ian Waller about her decision to...
thecountrymidwife
Jun 17, 20244 min read
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Anticipating the Arrival of Your Second Baby: Thoughts, Feelings, and Tips for a Smooth Transition
Welcoming a new baby into your family is an exciting and transformative experience, filled with anticipation and a myriad of emotions. As...
thecountrymidwife
Jun 3, 20243 min read
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Induction of labour...
With over a third (32.6%) of all births in the UK now being medically induced, one might be forgiven for thinking perhaps somewhere along...
thecountrymidwife
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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"My baby is crying... again!
"I must be doing something wrong?"... wrong! Experiencing your baby crying can be really overwhelming as a new parent, particularly if...
thecountrymidwife
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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Your body's natural pain relieving hormones...
Endorphins. When we experience stress or pain, our body responds by producing calming and pain-relieving hormones called endorphins....
thecountrymidwife
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Adrenaline. Your body's "fight or flight" response.
Feeling worried and anxious about birth but haven’t yet done any birth preparation? You’re setting yourself up for a rollercoaster of a...
thecountrymidwife
Jun 16, 20211 min read
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The Realities of Pregnancy
Having been a Midwife for the best part of a decade, you might reasonably assume that when it came to my own pregnancy, I would be...
thecountrymidwife
Jun 5, 20212 min read
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The Love Hormone
Scientifically known as Oxytocin. Our understanding of the complex orchestration of hormones required for birth is limited. But one thing...
thecountrymidwife
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Birth Environment
A birth environment that is calming and reduces stress supports physiological birth. (Buckley, 2015). In hypnobirthing, we talk a lot...
thecountrymidwife
May 29, 20211 min read
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Mother's Intuition
Pregnancy can be one of the most spirited, connected, intuitive times of your life. You may feel more ‘in touch’ with yourself than ever...
thecountrymidwife
May 26, 20211 min read
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What does it mean to have a positive birth?
Let’s get straight to the nitty gritty! Your birth experience matters! The long term affects your birth experience has on your physical...
thecountrymidwife
May 22, 20212 min read
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Aromatherapy and Birth
Research has shown that the use of essential oils in labour can improve your overall experience of labour. When used as part of...
thecountrymidwife
Apr 21, 20212 min read
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