New mum Suzanne (forum id Soozi) shares with us her journey through breastfeeding her new born baby India… Soozi also runs Lush Tush and is  WAHM… Work At Home Mama!
“India was born at 14.27 on …

I had a terrible pregnancy and birth with Bella, to the extent that I was terrified of doing it again. It was also revealed to me that I had pre-eclampsia with Bella’s …

I went in on the thursday 26th July for my induction and had my first prostin gel that morning, then i had 2 more 6 hrs apart on the friday. Then on the saturday morning …

Sebastian Daniel Peter, born at 8.45, 15th Dec 07.
I woke at 2.30am on Saturday morning, with contractions. I had been having them on and off for about 3 weeks, but those ones were just gearing …

Baby still has no name lol
Ok I will skip all the boring prelabour for weeks and weeks and then early labour since saturday evening cos we all know about that!
Anyway, pick up where I left …

Where to begin…
Firstly, my little boy wasn’t due until the 18th of November! At 31 weeks gestation, a Friday, I realised that I was having contractions, and had had them for a few days, steadily …

Sunday Morning 2am
I woke up with pains… having had a few false starts I didn;t want to get my hopes up but really couldn;t get comfortable. Pains seemed fairly regular – every 5 mins – …

On the 26th feb i had a baby boy at 7:05am weighing 8lb 12.5oz. we have called him ollie isaac was having mild contractions from around midnihgtish on the 25th but wasnt sure, …

On wednesday 7th oct I was one fed up preggie mummy!remember saying to my mum that day that I never thought my baby was ever going to arrive!!after dinner, we decided to go …

One of the most common questions during a woman’s pregnancy is “Is this safe to take?” when speaking about medicines. Where as pre pregnancy you wouldn’t have given much thought to grabbing an antihistamine or …

Are you trying to conceive and need to estimate when your next fertile date is? Or perhaps you already know you are pregnant and would like to know your estimated due date?
Hopefully this calculator will …

Homebirth ~ Midwives views
Survey Compiled – December 2007
If you are considering a homebirth or maybe you are simply curious what the opinions of midwives is regarding this matter then we hope this gives you …

For a full list of birth stories visit the forum Birth Story Section below is a selection of the most read!
Here is Orla’s birth story by Hazel [Crafty n Clothy] some of you may have …

Hopefully this section will give you some clue as to what all the abbreviations and jargon are on your medical notes… if you can’t find what you want then email us and we will add …

HcG levels
How to test for pregnancy.
When a women becomes pregnant  her body starts to produce a hormone called HcG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) this hormone is what is detected in both urine and blood based tests …

Registration has to be in person at the Register Office.  If the parents are married, only one parent is required at time of registration.  If the parents are unmarried, both will need to attend.  If …

The words shoulder dystocia bring fear to the heart of every doctor and midwife. This means that the one, less frequently both, shoulder(s) of the baby are not entering the pelvis during the birth as …

First off… what does OFP mean.
Optimal Foetal positioning.
What???
Ok why do I need to know about OFP?
Many difficult labours result from ‘mal-presentation’, where the position of the baby makes it hard for the head to move …

Use this section of the website to find your nearest birth provider for midwifery and more by entering your town or post code below ..Please mention MAMA PACKS when contacting the providers below…. …