@gentlebirthofficial

class="content__text" Be part of our community and change your birth journey!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #gentlebirthapp #gentlebirth #hypnobirthing #positivebirth #braintrainingforbirth #laboranddelivery #mindfulpregnancy #mindfulbirth #pregnant #fitbump #midwife #doula

February 16, 2023

class="content__text" #Repost @growsupportandwellness ・・・ Going to take @pamjdpilates slant on Valentine’s Day & speak up about how important birth partners are. Whether they are in an intimate relationship with you or a friend or another family member, they are the ones that love you so much that they know every single birth preference of yours. They know them all & they know the WHY behind the choice. I’ll never forget someone saying to Dave when I was pregnant for the first time that he’d never feel so useless in his life. Well that my friends is so untrue. Dave was the most useful person in my pregnancy & birth space. Your birth partner deserves to know why you are choosing what you are choosing to do when it comes to your pregnancy & birth of your baby. And should be supported to support you in those decisions. They are the ones who have the voice when you are at your most vulnerable at 37-42 weeks when you are being met with talks about admissions, inductions, extra monitoring, interventions & guess birth dates. They are the ones who will hold you (& your bump) up when you may feel beaten down in your birth preferences by someone who doesn’t agree with them or when they don’t conform to the ‘guide’lines or policies. They are your rock. Your hip squeezer. Your hand holder. Your thirst quencher. Your counter pressure. Your rebozo holder. Your face caresser. Your cheer-leader. And potentially your baby catcher. They fuckin rock & that’s why they need to get educated too. To be all of these & more & to feel proud that they did everything in their power to support you in birthing your baby Earthside. That’s why we chose to do @mama.doula Shelly‘s @gentlebirthofficial course together & @pamjdpilates course together. Not alone. You should not be alone in the most magical & vulnerable time of your life. Find your rock, whoever it may be that you trust & that TRUSTS you. And ask them to learn & to grow with you growing your baby. They’ll be thrilled & realise that they don’t have to feel useless on the day. Happy valentines day birth partners! Take a bow! Tag your birth partner to let them know how much you love them for learning & educating themselves with you ❤️ #gentlebirthapp

February 15, 2023

class="content__text" Here's to a lifetime of Valentine's Days with you.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #gentlebirthapp #gentlebirth #hypnobirthing #positivebirth #braintrainingforbirth #laboranddelivery #mindfulpregnancy #mindfulbirth #pregnant #fitbump #midwife #doula

February 15, 2023

class="content__text" Who are your fav obstetricians and midwives to follow on Instagram? Who would you add to the list? @drsarahjmurphy@drsarawickham@avrilflynn_com #positivebirth #evidencebasedpractice #obstetrics #mindfulbirth #mindfulpregnancy #gentlebirth #gentlebirthapp #pregnant #duein2023 #episiotomy #hypnobirthing #perinealmassage

February 14, 2023

class="content__text" UK Obstetrician Flo Wilcock shares her insights from the Lithotomy Challenge. Most US hospital births are in this position. Can we get a US #lithotomychallenge going? Trigger warning: Birth loss, birth trauma. Florence is a consultant obstetrician working in NHS maternity services and specialises in improving women’s experience of maternity care and working with midwives to support women with personalised birth preferences. Florence is also a lead obstetrician for perinatal mental health, has a joint clinic with perinatal mental health colleagues and a member of her local Maternity Voice Partnership. Florence Wilcock begins her TEDxNHS talk like no other. Reflecting on her years of clinical and personal experience, she shares stories, challenges the status quo, and most importantly, makes us smile, to uncover what is truly important about this life-changing experience. @FWmaternity@theobspod #positivebirth #midwifery #lithotomy #evidencebasedcare #cesarean #epidural #obstetrics #laboranddelivery #homebirth #antenatalclass #nhs #laborinduction #inductionoflabour #choice #tedtalk

February 14, 2023

class="content__text" Free Live Online Q&A with Marnie & Lisa!⁠ Join Us for ProTips & Insider Secrets⁠ Avoid Traumatic Birth⁠ Create Winning Strategies for Your Best Hospital Birth!⁠ Get Answers to Your Vital Questions! ⁠ Comment Me to send you by DM the sign-up link⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #sponsoredbygentlebirth #freelive #avoidtraumaticbirth

February 14, 2023

class="content__text" Join the free prenatal yoga class now. It’s virtual and free. Tag & share.⁠ Let’s make time for us.⁠ Link in the Bio.⁠ ⁠ #yoga #meditation #freeclass #bookyours #virtualclass⁠ #gentlebirthapp #gentlebirth #hypnobirthing #positivebirth #braintrainingforbirth #laboranddelivery #mindfulpregnancy #mindfulbirth #pregnant #fitbump #midwife #doula

February 14, 2023

class="content__text" Repost from @dorabarensfotografie ⁠ ⁠ "When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change."⁠ Marie Morgan⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ #gentlebirthapp #gentlebirth #hypnobirthing #positivebirth #braintrainingforbirth #laboranddelivery #mindfulpregnancy #mindfulbirth #pregnant #fitbump #midwife #doula

February 13, 2023

class="content__text" You've been birth basking for months and are feeling ready to rock your birth... you get the news today that due to an unexpected complication your birth preferences have to change significantly. (Maybe you're a doula or midwife and your client just received this news).⁠ ⁠ These changes can knock you off balance emotionally and leave parents reeling - trying to salvage what you can to make this the best birth possible.⁠ ⁠ There is something you can do for yourself today. The practice of self-compassion meditations is associated with so many positive benefits it's hard to list them all here.⁠ ⁠ In these circumstances self-compassion practices help parents to to let go of specific goals more easily and re-engage with new goals with more positive emotions. Self-compassion meditations are a buffer to negative emotional states - and take only a few minutes.⁠ ⁠ Self-compassion training engages the soothing network of the brain (oxytocin) and is a specific mindfulness training. Think of mindfulness as training for the mind and compassion practices as training for the heart. These practices will be even more important AFTER your baby arrives so you can intentionally nurture yourself as you nurture your newborn.⁠ ⁠ #gentlebirthapp #selfcompassion #mindfulpregnancy #homebirth #positivebirth #midwifery #obstetrics #laboranddelivery #mindfulbirth #hypnobirthing #compassion #braintrainingforbirth

February 12, 2023

class="content__text" Repost from @de.geboortefotograaf ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #gentlebirthapp #gentlebirth #hypnobirthing #positivebirth #braintrainingforbirth #laboranddelivery #mindfulpregnancy #mindfulbirth #pregnant #fitbump #midwife #doula

February 11, 2023

class="content__text" Hmmm no option to appeal the decision this time… #birthphotography #stopcensoringmotherhood

February 11, 2023

class="content__text" This course counts as a continuing education credit for DONA International!⁠ ⁠ #gentlebirthapp #gentlebirth #hypnobirthing #positivebirth #braintrainingforbirth #laboranddelivery #mindfulpregnancy #mindfulbirth #pregnant #fitbump #midwife #doula ⁠

February 10, 2023