Books To Help Prepare Siblings For The Arrival Of A New Baby
Before Aviya was born, I put together a list of books to help prepare Ameli for the whole home birth and childbirth thing. This list has increasingly grown and grown,…Continue Reading →
Post Partum Sitz Bath And Perineum Healing Herbs
Before each of my daughters births I put together herbs for a sitz bath, which after the birth, I was…
Mama’s Guide To Gentle Birth
This post is a compilation of the best posts on Diary of a First Child on childbirth. Many hours of…
Embracing Our Birth Stories
Ameli’s birth was the most amazing birth experience I could ever have dreamt of. As a first timer with no real experience and nothing but book knowledge, the 48-hour labour…Continue Reading →
A Birth Story
Last week I had the most amazing opportunity to assist a friend of mine in the birth of her second…
Birth Story of Squidgy – 13 March 2012
Our Squidgy girl’s birth story is a little bit of a lot of things. It’s still quite raw in my…
Activity Pack Ideas For Older Siblings At A Birth
Ideas for keeping a toddler busy during labour and child birth. Activity packs, joint activities and more.Continue Reading →
Announcing: Squidgy Is Here
If you follow on Facebook or Twitter, this is going to be old news to you now, but Squidgy is…
Pushing During Childbirth – Spontaneous Or Directed?
Despite having had an amazing home water birth with my first child, and having watched a few feature film lengths…
Great YouTube Birth Videos For Children
Preparing for a homebirth is one thing, but preparing your older child for a homebirth has been a whole different adventure. I think how much you’re able to prepare them depends…Continue Reading →