Not to confuse the usual judgement (damned if you do, damned if you don’t on all mothering styles), taboo things usually seem to be announcing pregnancy too soon, infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth and serious childhood illness or death of a child, Post Natal Depression, birth trauma, relationship breakdown – the kind of things people find very …
Shhh…we can’t mention that. The Taboos of Motherhood Read More »
One area of particular semanticity (yes, that is a real word) in motherhood is how we feed our babies and the language we use with mothers. Do we talk about risk of formula, or do we talk of benefits of breastfeeding? Does it really matter? Why do we need to paint everyone with the same brush. …
I wish everyone felt like bragging about their birth experience.
Book Review by Catherine Bell I LOVE this book. I love this book so much, that I am including it in my ‘information starter pack‘. This book explains the current maternity system and helps you find how you fit into it. Where is your comfort zone? The circle of influence around you makes a …
Birth With Confidence: Savvy choices for normal birth by Rhea Dempsey Read More »
When I was seven I watched The Wizard of Oz…at least until the Wicked Witch scared me so much that I stopped. I did not see the end of the movie. I was too scared. Over the next year, I had the …
